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Clare Torry was born in November 1947 in Marylebone, London, [1] to Geoffrey Napier Torry (1916–1979), who combined careers as Lieutenant-Commander in the Fleet Air Arm and Flight Lieutenant in the RAF, and his wife Dorothy W. Singer (1916–2017), who was secretary to six BBC Directors-General.
"The Great Gig in the Sky" is the fifth track [nb 1] on The Dark Side of the Moon, a 1973 album by English rock band Pink Floyd. The song features music by keyboard player Richard Wright and improvised, wordless vocals by session singer Clare Torry.
The song was originally recorded in September 1974 by a group of session singers (including Tony Burrows and Clare Torry) for a TV advertisement for McVitie's biscuits. Guys 'n' Dolls were formed to cash in upon the popularity of the jingle and to present it as a single.
"The War Song" is a song by British band Culture Club, featuring background vocals from Clare Torry. It was released as the lead single from the band's third album, Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984), in September 1984. The song became the group's seventh top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart.
A music video was also produced. Critical reception ... Background Vocals: Clare Torry, Stephanie de Sykes; Produced by Meat Loaf, Paul Jacobs and Mack; References
It is one of only three Pink Floyd recordings with a guest singer on lead vocals, the others being "The Great Gig in the Sky" (1973) with Clare Torry and "Hey Hey Rise Up" (2022) with Andriy Khlyvnyuk. The song, written by Waters, is his critique of the rampant greed and cynicism so prevalent in the management of rock groups of that era.
Clare Torry in 2003. Wright's "The Great Gig in the Sky" features Clare Torry, a session singer and songwriter and a regular at Abbey Road. Parsons liked her voice, and when the band decided to use a female vocalist he suggested that she could sing on the track.
Clare Torry – lead vocal (track 7) Lesley Duncan – lead vocal (track 9) Chris Rainbow – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7–9), lead vocal (track 5) Andrew Powell – orchestral arrangements, choral arrangements, conductor; The Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera care of Eberhard Schoener. Sandor Farkas – leader; Curtis Briggs – coordinator