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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Terry Callier
| image = Terrycallier.jpg
| alt = Callier onstage singing
| caption = Callier in 2008
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Terrence Orlando Callier<ref>{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=4419085&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=BMI : Repertoire Search |publisher=Repertoire.bmi.com |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|5|24}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]],
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|10|27|1945|5|24}}
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| origin = Chicago, U.S.
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Soul music|Soul]]|[[folk music|folk]]|[[jazz]]|[[funk]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stubbs |first1=Dan |title=Singer-songwriter and Massive Attack collaborator Terry Callier dies |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/terry-callier-1248692 |website=NME |date=29 October 2012}}</ref>}}
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| years_active = 1962–1983, 1991–2012
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'''Terrence Orlando "Terry" Callier''' (May 24, 1945 – October 27, 2012) was an
==Life and career==
Callier was born in the North Side of
He met [[Samuel Charters]] of [[Prestige Records]] in 1964; the following year, they recorded his debut album. Charters then took the tapes away with him into the Mexican desert, and the album was eventually released in 1968 as ''[[The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier]]''.<ref name=guardian/><ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|author=Jason Ankeny |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/terry-callier-mn0000027916/biography |title=Terry Callier | Biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> Two of Callier's songs, "Spin, Spin, Spin" and "It's About Time", were recorded by the [[psychedelic rock]] band [[H. P. Lovecraft (band)|H. P. Lovecraft]] in 1968, as part of their ''[[H. P. Lovecraft II]]'' album.<ref name=unterberger>{{cite web|author=Richie Unterberger |url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/hplove.html |title=H.P. Lovecraft/H.P. Lovecraft II Liner Notes LOVECRAFT II |publisher=Richieunterberger.com |date=May 1, 1968|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> H. P. Lovecraft featured fellow Chicago folk club stalwart [[Ethan Kenning|George Edwards]], who would go on to co-produce several tracks for Callier in 1969.<ref name=unterberger/>
He continued to perform in Chicago, and in 1970 joined the Chicago Songwriters Workshop set up by Jerry Butler. He and partner Larry Wade wrote material for Chess and its subsidiary [[Cadet Records|Cadet]] label, including [[The Dells]]' 1972 hit "The Love We Had Stays on My Mind", as a result of which he was awarded his own recording contract with Cadet as a singer-songwriter. Three critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful albums followed, produced by [[Charles Stepney]]: ''Occasional Rain'' (1972), ''[[What Color Is Love]]'' (1972), and ''I Just Can't Help Myself'' (1974). These demonstrated that Callier's influences included R&B, soul and jazz. Subsequently, he toured with [[George Benson]], [[Gil Scott-Heron]] and others. Cadet and its parent label [[Chess Records|Chess]] were sold in 1976 and Callier was then dropped from the label. The Songwriters Workshop closed in 1976. The following year, he signed a new contract with [[Elektra Records]], releasing the albums ''Fire On Ice'' (1977) and ''Turn You to Love'' (1978).<ref name=allmusic/><ref name=myspace>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/terrycallier |title=Terry Callier | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2014-04-25}}</ref> The opening track of the latter album, "Sign Of The Times", was used as the theme tune of radio [[DJ]] [[Frankie Crocker]] and became Callier's only US chart success, reaching # 78 on the [[R&B chart]] in 1979 and prompting his appearance at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]].<ref name=allmusic/><ref name="whitburnr&b">{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=62}}</ref>▼
▲He continued to perform in Chicago
Callier continued to perform and tour until 1983, when he gained custody of his daughter and retired from music to take classes in computer programming, landing a job at the [[University of Chicago]] and returning to college during the evenings to pursue a degree in sociology. He re-emerged from obscurity in the late 1980s, when British DJs discovered his old recordings and began to play his songs in clubs. [[Acid Jazz Records]] head [[Eddie Piller]] reissued a little-known Callier recording from 1983, "I Don't Want to See Myself (Without You)", and brought him to play clubs in Britain. From 1991 he began to make regular trips to play gigs during his vacation time from work.<ref name=allmusic/><ref name=callier>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrycallier.net/ |title=親知らずを抜歯するなら歯科医に任せよう: いろんなパターンがある |publisher=Terrycallier.net |accessdate=2014-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421102813/http://terrycallier.net/ |archivedate=April 21, 2014 }}</ref>▼
The following year, [[Don Mizell]] signed him to a new contract with his [[Jazz Fusion]] Division at [[Elektra Records]], resulting in the R&B-oriented ''Fire On Ice'' (1977) and ''Turn You to Love'' (1978).<ref name=allmusic/> The opening track of the latter album, "Sign Of The Times", was used as the theme tune of radio DJ [[Frankie Crocker]] and became Callier's only US chart success, reaching No. 78 on the [[R&B chart]] in 1979. The single prompted his appearance at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]],<ref name=allmusic/><ref name="whitburnr&b">{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=62}}</ref> where Mizell presented him in the Elektra Jazz Fusion Night showcase alongside [[Grover Washington]], [[Dee Dee Bridgewater]] and [[Lee Ritenour]]. When Mizell moved on to work with [[Stevie Wonder]] in 1980, Callier was dropped from the label.
In 1994 [[Urban Species]] released their debut album ''Listen'', the title track containing a sample of the bass line and guitar riff from Callier's 1973 recording "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/67037/Urban%20Species-Listen_Terry%20Callier-You%20Goin'%20Miss%20Your%20Candyman/ |title=Urban Species's "Listen" sample of Terry Callier's "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman" |publisher=WhoSampled |date= |accessdate=2014-04-25}}</ref> In the late 1990s Callier began his comeback to recorded music, collaborating with [[Urban Species]] on their 1997 EP ''Religion and Politics'' and contributed to [[Beth Orton]]'s ''[[Best Bit]]'' EP in 1997 before releasing the album ''[[Timepeace]]'' in 1998, which won the [[United Nations]]' Time For Peace award for outstanding artistic achievement contributing to world peace. His colleagues at the University of Chicago did not know of Callier's life as a musician, but after the award the news of his work as a musician became widely known and subsequently led to his dismissal by the University.<ref name=guardian/><ref name=callier/>▼
▲Callier continued to perform and tour until 1983, when he gained custody of his daughter and retired from music to take classes in computer programming, landing a job at the [[University of Chicago]] and returning to college during the evenings to pursue a degree in [[sociology]]. He re-emerged from obscurity in the late 1980s, when British DJs discovered his old recordings and began to play his songs in clubs. [[Acid Jazz Records]] head [[Eddie Piller]] reissued a little-known Callier recording from 1983, "I Don't Want to See Myself (Without You)", and brought him to play clubs in Britain. From 1991 he began to make regular trips to play gigs during his vacation time from work.<ref name=allmusic/><ref name="callier">{{cite web |title=The official site of Terry Callier |url=http://www.terrycallier.net/
As well as touring internationally, Callier continued his recording career, releasing five albums after ''Timepeace'', including ''Lifetime'' (1999), ''Alive'' (2001), ''Speak Your Peace'' (2002), featuring [[Paul Weller]] on the single "[[Brother to Brother (Terry Callier single)|Brother to Brother]]", ''Golden Apples of the Sun'' (2003), featuring the words of [[W. B. Yeats]]' poem ''The Song of the Wandering Aengus'', and ''Lookin' Out'' (2004). May 2009 saw his album ''Hidden Conversations'' featuring [[Massive Attack]] released on [[Mr Bongo]] records.<ref name=myspace/><ref name=callier/> In 2001, Callier performed "Satin Doll" for the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation album ''[[Red Hot + Indigo]]'', a tribute to [[Duke Ellington]], which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing [[AIDS]] awareness and fighting the disease.▼
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[[File:Terry Callier Queen Elizabeth Hall.jpg|thumb|alt=Callier and his band onstage as shot from above with a large Massive Attack banner on the side|Callier opening for [[Massive Attack]] on tour in 2008]] One of Callier's last live gigs in the UK was at Trentham Gardens, Stoke on the night that Diana, Princess of Wales died in 1997.
▲As well as touring internationally, Callier continued his recording career, releasing five albums after ''Timepeace'', including ''Lifetime'' (1999), ''Alive'' (2001), ''Speak Your Peace'' (2002), featuring [[Paul Weller]] on the single "[[Brother to Brother (Terry Callier single)|Brother to Brother]]", ''Golden Apples of the Sun'' (2003), featuring the words of [[W. B. Yeats]]' poem ''The Song of the Wandering Aengus'', and ''Lookin' Out'' (2004). May 2009 saw his album ''Hidden Conversations'' featuring [[Massive Attack]] released on [[Mr Bongo]] records.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''[[The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier]]'' ([[Prestige Records|Prestige]],
* ''[[Occasional Rain]]'' ([[Cadet Records|Cadet]], 1972)
* ''[[What Color Is Love]]'' (Cadet,
* ''[[I Just Can't Help Myself]]'' (Cadet,
* ''[[Fire on Ice]]'' ([[Elektra Records|Elektra]], 1978)
* ''[[Turn You to Love]]'' (Elektra, 1979)
* ''Time Peace'' ([[Verve Forecast]]/[[Talkin' Loud]]/[[PolyGram]], 1998)
* ''Lifetime'' ([[Blue Thumb Records|Blue Thumb]]/Talkin' Loud, 1999)
* ''Speak Your Peace'' ([[Mr Bongo Records|Mr Bongo]], 2002)
* ''Lookin' Out'' (Mr Bongo, 2004)
* ''Hidden Conversations'' (Mr Bongo, 2009)
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* ''Alive'' (Mr Bongo, 2001) recorded live in London 2000
* ''Welcome Home'' (Mr Bongo, 2008) recorded live in London 2008
===Singles and maxi singles===
*"Look at Me Now" (Chess, 1962)
* "I Just Can't Help Myself" (Cadet, 1973)
* "Ordinary Joe" / "Golden Circle of Your Love" (Cadet)
* "Look at Me Now" / "Ordinary Joe" (Cadet)
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* "In a Heartbeat" – [[Koop (band)|Koop]] feat. Terry Callier (Superstudio Grå/[[Sony Music]], 2002)
* "Lookin’ Out" (Mr Bongo, 2004)
* "[[Live with Me (Massive Attack song)|Live with Me]]" – [[Massive Attack]] with Terry Callier (Virgin, 2006)
* "Advice" – Hardkandy featuring Terry Callier (Catskills, 2006)
* "Wings" (Mr Bongo, 2009)
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* Hodgkinson, Will. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/oct/15/1 Open Secret]. ''Guardian Unlimited''. October 15, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2006
* Ruffin, Mark. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130131094637/http://www.jazzusa.com/stories/tcallier.htm Terry Callier, Reluctant Musician]. ''JazzUSA 'Zine''. Retrieved April 5, 2006.
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