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!!!Albums produced for Music/MikeLove
* 1996 - ''Music/CatchAWave''
* 1998 - ''Music/SaluteNASCAR''
* 2001 - ''Music/SummertimeCruisin''
* 1996 - ''Music/CatchAWave''
* 1998 - ''Music/SaluteNASCAR''
* 2001 - ''Music/SummertimeCruisin''
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* Series/EurovisionSongContest: He wrote and produced two songs for ''A Song For Europe'' ("Miss Caroline Newley" with the band M Squad and "Don't Panic" with Liquid Gold) which didn't get selected for the european song contest. "Don't Panic" still charted despite that.
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Starting his music career in the late sixties, he got signed to Epic Records and released in 1975 his first solo album ''Into A Dream'' from which he got a hit with a cover of Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons' "Sherry". He had another success by writing and producing the song "Dance Yourself Dizzy" for the band Liquid Gold which reached the UK charts' Top 10 as well as their next single "Substitute". In the late seventies, he formed the band Gidea Park whose most known songs are medleys dedicated to The Four Seasons and The Beach Boys (on top of constantly covering their songs live). It's probably thanks to these numerous tributes that Music/MikeLove asked him to join The Beach Boys as a touring guitarist and falsetto singer. He had three periods filling that role, starting in the early eighties, continuign in the early nineties and ending from the late nineties to the mid-2000s. Outside of touring, Adrian was a recurring collaborator in Mike Love's solo career, producing a handful of albums (and one bootleg in particular being named ''[[{{Pun}} Baker's Dozen]]'' which features material recorded by the two.
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Starting his music career in the late sixties, he got signed to Epic Records and released in 1975 his first solo album ''Into A Dream'' from which he got a hit with a cover of Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons' "Sherry". He had another success by writing and producing the song "Dance Yourself Dizzy" for the band Liquid Gold which reached the UK charts' Top 10 as well as their next single "Substitute". In the late seventies, he formed the band Gidea Park whose most known songs are medleys dedicated to The Four Seasons and The Beach Boys (on top of constantly covering their songs live). It's probably thanks to these numerous tributes that Music/MikeLove asked him to join The Beach Boys as a touring guitarist and falsetto singer. He had three periods filling that role, starting in the early eighties, continuign in the early nineties and ending from the late nineties to the mid-2000s. Outside of touring, Adrian was a recurring collaborator in Mike Love's solo career, producing a handful of albums (and one bootleg in particular being named ''[[{{Pun}} Baker's Dozen]]'' which features material recorded by the two.
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Adrian Keith Baker (born January 18th 1951) is a British singer/songwriter/[[RecordProducer producer]] who remains known in the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom UK]] for his producing work for various acts and in the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates US]] for being a former touring member of Music/TheBeachBoys from the [[TheEighties eighties]] to the [[UsefulNotes/The2000s 2000s]].
Starting his music career in the late sixties, he got signed to Epic Records and released in 1975 his first solo album ''Into A Dream'' from which he got a hit with a cover of Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons' "Sherry". He had another success by writing and producing the song "Dance Yourself Dizzy" for the band Liquid Gold which reached the UK charts' Top 10 as well as their next single "Substitute". In the late seventies, he formed the band Gidea Park whose most known songs are medleys dedicated to The Four Seasons and The Beach Boys (on top of constantly covering their songs live). It's probably thanks to these numerous tributes that Music/MikeLove asked him to join The Beach Boys as a touring guitarist and falsetto singer. He had three periods filling that role, starting in the early eighties, continuign in the early nineties and ending from the late nineties to the mid-2000s. Outside of touring, Adrian was a recurring collaborator in Mike Love's solo career, producing a handful of albums (and one bootleg in particular being named ''[[{{Pun}} Baker's Dozen]]'' which features material recorded by the two.
He was also a touring member for The Four Seasons and is now part of the band Papa Doo Run Run which specializes in surf rock covers.
!!Discography
!!!Solo albums
* 1974 - ''Disco Beat'' (with Roy Morgan)
* 1975 - ''Into A Dream''
* 1991 - ''ABCD''
* 2004 - ''Surfers Paradise!''
* 2006 - ''Runaway Tracks''
* 2013 - ''Summer Of Gold''
!!!With Gidea Park
* 1981 - ''Gidea Park'' (also named ''California Gold'')
* 1987 - ''Live! In Concert At Sheffield'' (live album)
!!His work provides examples of:
* AffectionateNickname: Mike Love has referred to Adrian with the honorific title "Sir".
* AscendedFan: From covering Beach Boys and Four Seasons songs to performing with them live as a touring member.
* AuthorAppeal: Adrian likes to use a drum machine on songs he produces.
* TheCameo: In the James Bond film "Film/AViewToAKill" from which he covered the song "[[Music/SummerDaysAndSummerNights California Girls]]" for the opening's soundtrack.
* ChristmasSongs: "Everyone Needs Someone At Xmas".
* CoolKey: He received The Key To The City of Hickory in North California.
* CoverVersion: Covering "Sherry" by The Four Seasons guaranteed his first hit in the UK.
** A majority of his discography includes covers of various artists, but mostly The Beach Boys.
* FaceOnTheCover: On all of his solo albums.
* HalloweenSongs: "Poltergeist".
* IAmTheBand: Gidea Park has sometimes been presented with the subtitle "featuring Adrian Baker".
* {{Jingle}}: He also wrote and produced radio jingles as a solo artist and later did Sonic advertising music with The Beach Boys.
* GenreRoulette: His career is a mix of pop-rock (Gidea Park), disco (Liquid Gold) and surf rock (his late solo discography).
* LiveAlbum: With Gidea Park: ''Live! In Concert At Sheffield''.
* LocationThemeNaming: Gidea Park, named after a neighborhood in Eastern London.
* LongRunner: Still active since he started his career in the late sixties.
* PopStarComposer: Along with Gidea Park, they covered The Beach Boys' "[[Music/SummerDaysAndSummerNights California Girls]]" for the opening of ''Film/AViewToAKill''.
** He also produced "Bop Bop On The Beach" (along with Music/MikeLove and Music/JanAndDean) for the soundtrack of ''Film/TheKarateKid''.
* RecordProducer: For his solo career as well as other artists.
* RenaissanceMan: Singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and performing artist when it comes to music.
* SelfBackingVocalist: Thanks to his falsetto voice.
* ShoutOut: To the Beach Boys and The Four Seasons, mostly.
* SillyLoveSongs: Recurring on his first album.
* WildHair: His hair was constantly fuzzy until the nineties where it got smoother.
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Adrian Keith Baker (born January 18th 1951) is a British singer/songwriter/[[RecordProducer producer]] who remains known in the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom UK]] for his producing work for various acts and in the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates US]] for being a former touring member of Music/TheBeachBoys from the [[TheEighties eighties]] to the [[UsefulNotes/The2000s 2000s]].
Starting his music career in the late sixties, he got signed to Epic Records and released in 1975 his first solo album ''Into A Dream'' from which he got a hit with a cover of Music/FrankieValliAndTheFourSeasons' "Sherry". He had another success by writing and producing the song "Dance Yourself Dizzy" for the band Liquid Gold which reached the UK charts' Top 10 as well as their next single "Substitute". In the late seventies, he formed the band Gidea Park whose most known songs are medleys dedicated to The Four Seasons and The Beach Boys (on top of constantly covering their songs live). It's probably thanks to these numerous tributes that Music/MikeLove asked him to join The Beach Boys as a touring guitarist and falsetto singer. He had three periods filling that role, starting in the early eighties, continuign in the early nineties and ending from the late nineties to the mid-2000s. Outside of touring, Adrian was a recurring collaborator in Mike Love's solo career, producing a handful of albums (and one bootleg in particular being named ''[[{{Pun}} Baker's Dozen]]'' which features material recorded by the two.
He was also a touring member for The Four Seasons and is now part of the band Papa Doo Run Run which specializes in surf rock covers.
!!Discography
!!!Solo albums
* 1974 - ''Disco Beat'' (with Roy Morgan)
* 1975 - ''Into A Dream''
* 1991 - ''ABCD''
* 2004 - ''Surfers Paradise!''
* 2006 - ''Runaway Tracks''
* 2013 - ''Summer Of Gold''
!!!With Gidea Park
* 1981 - ''Gidea Park'' (also named ''California Gold'')
* 1987 - ''Live! In Concert At Sheffield'' (live album)
!!His work provides examples of:
* AffectionateNickname: Mike Love has referred to Adrian with the honorific title "Sir".
* AscendedFan: From covering Beach Boys and Four Seasons songs to performing with them live as a touring member.
* AuthorAppeal: Adrian likes to use a drum machine on songs he produces.
* TheCameo: In the James Bond film "Film/AViewToAKill" from which he covered the song "[[Music/SummerDaysAndSummerNights California Girls]]" for the opening's soundtrack.
* ChristmasSongs: "Everyone Needs Someone At Xmas".
* CoolKey: He received The Key To The City of Hickory in North California.
* CoverVersion: Covering "Sherry" by The Four Seasons guaranteed his first hit in the UK.
** A majority of his discography includes covers of various artists, but mostly The Beach Boys.
* FaceOnTheCover: On all of his solo albums.
* HalloweenSongs: "Poltergeist".
* IAmTheBand: Gidea Park has sometimes been presented with the subtitle "featuring Adrian Baker".
* {{Jingle}}: He also wrote and produced radio jingles as a solo artist and later did Sonic advertising music with The Beach Boys.
* GenreRoulette: His career is a mix of pop-rock (Gidea Park), disco (Liquid Gold) and surf rock (his late solo discography).
* LiveAlbum: With Gidea Park: ''Live! In Concert At Sheffield''.
* LocationThemeNaming: Gidea Park, named after a neighborhood in Eastern London.
* LongRunner: Still active since he started his career in the late sixties.
* PopStarComposer: Along with Gidea Park, they covered The Beach Boys' "[[Music/SummerDaysAndSummerNights California Girls]]" for the opening of ''Film/AViewToAKill''.
** He also produced "Bop Bop On The Beach" (along with Music/MikeLove and Music/JanAndDean) for the soundtrack of ''Film/TheKarateKid''.
* RecordProducer: For his solo career as well as other artists.
* RenaissanceMan: Singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and performing artist when it comes to music.
* SelfBackingVocalist: Thanks to his falsetto voice.
* ShoutOut: To the Beach Boys and The Four Seasons, mostly.
* SillyLoveSongs: Recurring on his first album.
* WildHair: His hair was constantly fuzzy until the nineties where it got smoother.
