Penny McLean
Background information
Birth nameGertrude Wirschinger
Also known asBarbra Münzer
Born (1948-11-04) 4 November 1948
Klagenfurt, Austria
GenresSoul, pop, disco
Occupation(s)Singer, author
Years active1965–1985
LabelsAriola, Jupiter

Gertrude Wirschinger (born 4 November 1948), better known as Penny McLean, is an Austrian vocalist who initially gained acclaim with the disco music act Silver Convention, but also had exposure as a single recording artist. As a solo singer, she is most remembered for her million seller "Lady Bump". She is also an author.

Early life and career

Gertrude Wirschinger was born in Klagenfurt.[1]

In the early 1970s, under the name Barbra Münzer, she was part of the duo Barbra & Helmut. They released "Hideaway" bw "Stop" on the Telefunken label in 1972.[2] Late she was a member of the trio Tony & Liza & Penny. In 1973, they released a single on the Ariola label, "Öffne Die Tür" ("Open The Door") bw "Der Fremde" ("The Stranger").[3] By the mid-70s, she was a member of Silver Convention, a group that also included Linda G. Thompson and Ramona Wulf.[4][5] They had hits with "Save me" and "Fly, Robin, Fly".[6] Around mid 1977, McLean left Silver Convention. She was replaced by Zenda Jacks.[7] In October 1976, her single "Devil Eyes" was released on the Ariola label.[8] Around July 1978, her album The Best of Penny McLean was released on Jupiter Records.[9] In 1979, she released the single, "Tut-Ench-Amun" which was written by Bernd Meinunger, Horst Hornung and Christian Dornaus. Backed with "Child of Egypt", it was released on Jupiter 100 698.[10] By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster.[11]

Hits

Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey, Dance" and more.[12]

"Lady Bump"

By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos.[13] In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts.[14] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey.[15] The single itself sold 3 million copies.[16]

Writings

As a popular author, she has written on spiritual and numerology matters.[17] [18] Some of the books she has written are Lass los, was dich festhält. Von der Kunst, du selbst zu sein, Numerologie und Schicksal. Ihr Leben ist berechenbar and Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[20]		 CAN
[21]		 SWE
[22]		 US R&B
[23]
Lady Bump
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
 1247359
Penny
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
 ——22—
Midnight Explosion
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
 ————

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
NOR
[24]		 SWE
[22]
Success
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP
 1116
The Best of Penny McLean
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
 ——
Star Discothek
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
 ——
Profile
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
 ——
Lady Bump
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
 ——

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[20]		 AUT
[26]		 BEL
[27]		 CAN
[28]		 GER
[29]		 NET
[30]		 SWE
[22]		 SWI
[31]		 US
[32]		 US Dan.
[23]		 US R&B
[23]
1972 "Acapulcobanjopolka" ——————————— —
1974 "A Letter from Miami" ———————————
1975 "Lady Bump" 91215142448190 Lady Bump
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" —————————6—
1976 "1-2-3-4... Fire!" —1111—3209————
"Devil Eyes" ————21—17————
"Nobody's Child" ————49—15———— —
1977 "Zwischen Zwei Gefühlen" ———————————
"Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance" ————26—17———— Penny
"Mambo Mama" ———————————
1978 "Wild One" ——————————— The Best of Penny McLean
"Midnight Explosion" ——————————— Midnight Explosion
1979 "Tut-Ench-Amun" ——————————— —
1980 "Love Is Love" ——————————— Profile
1982 "Words" ——————————— —
"Wenn Die Träume Flügel Kriegen" ———————————
1985 "Don’t Ever Leave Me Now" ———————————
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

Film and television

Film & television
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Das Wunder Woman of cards Eckhart Schmidt 1985 Actress[33][34]
Lieder gehen um die Welt[35] Singer Dieter Pröttel 1982 Made for television
Bistro Otto Draeger 1973 Television series[36]

    References

    1. ↑ Kleine Zeitung (16.11.2012) Was wurde aus Penny McLean Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    2. ↑ Barbra & Helmut – Hideaway / Stop Discogs Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    3. ↑ Tony* & Liza* & Penny* – Öffne Die Tür (Light Up The Fire) Discogs Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    4. ↑ Music, The Top 10 music acts of the 70s from Germany Number 4: Silver Convention Deutsche Welle. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    5. ↑ GG The Show to Prise You from TV Set - The age (October 12, 1976) Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    6. ↑ Knevels, Edmond (07/02/2016) "Men wil die schreeuw iedere keer opnieuw horen" De Redactie.be Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    7. ↑ Roth, Robert (15 October 1977). Silver Convention. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. ISSN 0006-2510.
    8. ↑ Anthonissen, Jull (9 October 1976). From the music capital of the world. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510.
    9. ↑ Spahr, Wolfgang (22 July 1978). The Music Capitals Of The World. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 90–. ISSN 0006-2510.
    10. ↑ Ultratop - Penny McLean – Tut-Ench-Amun
    11. ↑ Spahr, Wolfgang (15 November 1980). Jupiter Label Leaves Ariola For Teldec. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 88–. ISSN 0006-2510.
    12. ↑ Companies Expand. Vol. 90 (26 ed.). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 July 1978. pp. 62–. ISSN 0006-2510.
    13. ↑ Disco Action. Vol. 87 (46 ed.). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 November 1975. pp. 38–. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
    14. ↑ Pat Downey; George Albert; Frank W. Hoffmann (November 1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-56308-316-7.
    15. ↑ Truest, Dick (July 25, 1976). "Music Survey". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
    16. ↑ Spahr, Wolfgang (27 June 1992). Germany/Switzerland/Austria, German Independents Do It Their Way With House, Instro's And "Nuevo Flamenco". Vol. 104 (26 ed.). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. ISSN 0006-2510.
    17. ↑ Die Seele muss man pflegen (27. April 2013) Badische Zeitung. Retrieved June 16, 2016
    18. ↑ Ist das Leben nun doch berechenbar?(08. April 2013) Badische Zeitung. Retrieved June 16, 2016
    19. ↑ Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele goodreads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    20. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    21. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 24, No. 26 March 27, 1976". Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). RPM (magazine).
    22. 1 2 3 "Sverigetopplistan > Penny McLean". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
    23. 1 2 3 "ALLMusic Awards>> Penny McLean". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). AllMusic.
    24. ↑ "Norway Charts>>Silver Convention, Penny McLean, Ramona Wulf, Linda G. Thompson - SUCCESS (album)". Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-20.. norwegiancharts.com.
    25. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). ifpihk.org.
    26. ↑ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 > Penny Mclean". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
    27. ↑ "Ultratop > Ultratop 50 Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
    28. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 24, No. 23 March 06, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved 2012-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). RPM (magazine).
    29. ↑ "GfK Entertainment Charts > Penny McLean". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
    30. ↑ "Single Top 100 > Penny McLean". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
    31. ↑ "Swiss Hitparade > Penny McLean". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
    32. ↑ Billboard Hot 100: Peak positions for Penny McLean Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016
    33. ↑ Penny McLean - Biografia filmweb.pl Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    34. ↑ Penny McLean - Filmography imdb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016
    35. ↑ Lieder gehen um die Welt moviejab.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
    36. ↑ Bistro - Serial TV (1979) cinemarx.ro. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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