Penny McLean | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Gertrude Wirschinger |
Also known as | Barbra Münzer |
Born | Klagenfurt, Austria | 4 November 1948
Genres | Soul, pop, disco |
Occupation(s) | Singer, author |
Years active | 1965–1985 |
Labels | Ariola, Jupiter |
Gertrude Wirschinger, better known as Penny McLean (born 4 November 1948), 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.
She was born Gertrude Wirschinger in Klagenfurt, Austria. [1]
In the early 1970s 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] By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster. [10]
Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey, Honey, Dance" and more. [11]
By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos. [12] In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts. [13] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey. [14] The single itself sold 3 million copies. [15]
As a popular author, she has written on spiritual and numerology matters. [16] [17] 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. [18]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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AUS [19] | CAN [20] | SWE [21] | US R&B [22] | ||
Lady Bump | 12 | 47 | 3 | 59 | |
Penny |
| — | — | 22 | — |
Midnight Explosion |
| — | — | — | — |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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NOR [23] | SWE [21] | |||
Success |
| 11 | 16 | |
The Best of Penny McLean |
| — | — | |
Star Discothek |
| — | — | |
Profile |
| — | — | |
Lady Bump |
| — | — |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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AUS [19] | AUT [25] | BEL [26] | CAN [27] | GER [28] | NET [29] | SWE [21] | SWI [30] | US [31] | US Dan. [22] | US R&B [22] | |||||||||
1972 | "Acapulcobanjopolka" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1974 | "A Letter from Miami" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1975 | "Lady Bump" | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 90 | Lady Bump | ||||||
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | ||||||||
1976 | "1-2-3-4... Fire!" | — | 11 | 11 | — | 3 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"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. |
Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
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Das Wunder | Woman of cards | Eckhart Schmidt | 1985 | Actress [32] [33] |
Lieder gehen um die Welt [34] | Singer | Dieter Pröttel | 1982 | Made for television |
Bistro | Otto Draeger | 1973 | Television series [35] | |
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