From: Milltown, Dublin
Active: 70s onwards
Style: Pop
Bio:
Brian Hurley AKA Red Hurley (born 1949) fronted The Colours (1969-70), The Wheels (1970-71) and
The Nevada (1971-74), replacing the departing Roly Daniels and joining his brother Liam Hurley in the latter.
He scored hit singles with
all of the above, and established himself as one of Ireland's top pop singers.
He launched his solo career with his own Red Hurley Band
in 1974 and enjoyed a lengthy
solo career. He appeared on TV in Ireland and the UK many times. He represented
Ireland at Eurovision with 'When' in 1976 and was signed to Red Bus Management (UK)
for a number of years in the mid-70s, resulting in a number of continental singles,
but his career remained centered in Ireland until the 90s, when it began to waine and
he moved to the USA.
Like many Irish entertainers of the 70s, his career in Ireland enjoyed a boost thanks to a
wave of nostalgia which engulfed the country in the early 21st century.
Between his stints with The Wheels and The Nevada, Red Hurley recorded
one song 'Going Away' for the 1971 National Song Contest.
Was this released as a single?
Brother of manager/producer Liam Hurley.
Discography
• Red Hurley & The Colours - A Poor Man's Roses / I Didn't Even Know
7" - Target Records – 7N.17771 – IRL - June 1969
7" - Pye Records – 7N.17771 – UK - 25 July 1969
Reached #14 in the Irish Charts
• Red Hurley & The Wheels - Black Rose / Good Time Girl
7" - Target Records – 7N.17872 – IRL - 1970
7" - Pye Records – 7N.17872 – UK - 23 January 1970
• Red Hurley & The Wheels - Isadora / Amigos
7" - Target Records – 7N.17945 - IRL - May 1970
Reached #14 in the Irish Charts
• Red Hurley & The Wheels - Take Me Tonight / Let's Get Started
7" - Target Records – 7N.17982 – IRL - September 1970
Reached #20 in the Irish Charts
• Red Hurley & The Nevada - Sometimes / I'll Be Home
7" - Play Records – PLAY 03 – IRL - April 1971
Reached #1 in the Irish Charts in July 1971
• Red Hurley & The Nevada - Kiss Me Goodbye / Bring Back The Good Times
7" - Play Records – PLAY 06 – IRL - October 1971 - PS
Reached #1 in the Irish Charts
• The Best Of Red Hurley
LP - Play Records - PLAY 1002 - IRL - 1971
• Red Hurley & The Nevada - Hold Me / Trudy
7" - Play Records – PLAY 19 – IRL - April 1972
Reached #3 in the Irish Charts
• Red Hurley & The Wheels - Isadora EP
7" - Pye Mini Monster – PMM 604 - IRL - 1973 - PS?
Reissues four tracks from the three 1970 Pye singles recorded with The Wheels
side one:
Isadora
Take Me Tonight
side two:
Let's Get Started
Black Rose (1970)
• Red Hurley & The Nevada - Arkansas / Hold Me Just One More Time
7" - Play Records – PLAY 53 – IRL - February 1973 - PS
Reached #2 in the Irish Charts
• Red Hurley & The Nevada - I Never Said Goodbye / I’d Like To Teach You
7" - Play Records – PLAY 63 – IRL - August 1973
Reached #5 in the Irish Charts
• I Know / I Can't Wait To Love You
7" - Release Records – RL 741 – IRL - 1974
Reached #5 in the Irish Charts
• Hit Singles AKA Hits
LP - Play Records - PLAY 1010 - IRL - May 1975
Reached #1 in the Irish Charts
• Love Is All / Grannies Got A Painted Leg
7" - Release Records – RL 766 – IRL - 1975
Reached #1 in the Irish Charts
• Broken Promises / Prelude
7" - Release Records – RL 801 - IRL - January 1976
7" - Golden Irish Favourites/Release - GIFT 011 - IRL - 19?? - reissue
Reached #1 in the Irish Charts
• When / You Are Mine
7" - Release Records – RL 808 – IRL - March 1976
• When / Just A Little Love
7" - Pye Records – 7N.45583 – UK - 19 March 1976 - PS
7" - Pye Records – 16 805 AT – Germany - Apr 1976 - PS
7" - Pye Records – 45 PY.14078 – France - 1976 - PS
Irish Eurovision Entry for 1976, reached #4 in the Irish Charts
• Tennessee Special / Morena
7" - Release Records – RL 827 – IRL - 1976
7" - Red Bus/EMI Records – EMI 2527 – UK - 1 October 1976 - PS
7" - Red Bus/Negram Records – NG-759 – NL - 1976 - PS
7" - EMI Records – 1C 006-98069 – Germany - 1976 - PS
Reached #3 in the Irish Charts
• America Calls / Listen To The Children
7" - Red Bus/Negram Records - NG 806 - NL - 1976 - PS
A-side by Yellowstone & Voice, produced by Roberto Danova
• When (AKA The Tennessee Special)
LP - Release Records – RRL 8002 – IRL - 1976
Reached #2 in the Irish Charts
• Listen to the Children / Just A Little Love
7" - Red Bus/EMI Records – EMI 2575 – UK - 14 Jan 1977
7" - EMI Records – 1C 006-98689 – Germany - 1977
• In Shame Love, In Shame / Listen to the Children
7" - Release Records – RL 855 - IRL - February 1977
Reached #3 in the Irish Charts
• You're My Day, You're My Night / Morena
7" - Release Records – RL.878 – IRL - July 1977
7" - EMI Records – EMI 2641 – UK - 17 June 1977
7" - Red Bus/Negram Records - NG 878 - NL - 1977 - PS
A-side by Yellowstone & Voice, produced by Roberto Danova
Reached #2 in the Irish Charts
• Angel In Your Arms / There Goes My First Love
7" - Release Records – RL.895 – IRL - 1977
• You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
7" - Release Records – RL ??? - IRL - May 1978
Reached #5 in the Irish Charts
• With Love
LP - Release Records – RRL 8006 – IRL - 1978
Reached #8 in the Irish Charts
• Irish Startime
LP - Irish Startime Records – IST 4443 – IRL - 1978
• You're So Good To Me / Stepping Aside Is Easy
7" - Spider Records – WEB 003 - IRL - June 1979
Reached #9 in the Irish Charts
• The Furey Man / Look Up To Love
7" - Spider Records – WEB 016 - IRL - November 1979
Reached #6 in the Irish Charts
• I Believe In You / Magnolia
7" - Spider Records – WEB 032 – IRL - 1980
• Sincerely
LP - Harp Records – HPE 626 – IRL - 1980
• I Want To Live With You / Perfect Love
7" - Spider Records – WEB 036 – IRL - January 1981
Reached #29 in the Irish Charts
• Hey / Cut Across Shorty
7" - Crashed Records – CAR 38 – IRL - February 1983
7" - Mint Records – CHEW 80 – UK - 1983
• Hey / title?
7" - Crashed Records – RED 001 – IRL - 198?
Reached #15 in the Irish Charts
RED 001 is a reissue of CAR38 with different B-side
• Danny (A Peace Trilogy) / On The Shelf
7" - Crashed Records – CAR 51 – IRL - September 1983
Reached #15 in the Irish Charts
• Warm / You Are Here
7" - Crashed Records – CAR 65 – IRL - 1984
Both sides from the LP 'Warm Red'
• Warm Red
LP - Crashed Records – MPI 2001 – IRL - 1984
Reached #23 in the Irish Charts
• Bryan Red Hurley - For You / You Are Here
7" - Crashed Records – CAR 75 – IRL - 1985
• I Believe I'm Going To Love You / Cryin Time
7" - Dolphin Records – DOS 186 – IRL - June 1985
Reached #21 in the Irish Charts
• Let The Heartaches Begin / I Only Live To Love You
7" - Dolphin Records – DOS 191 – IRL - June 1987
Reached #20 in the Irish Charts
• For Always / Ain't Nobody
7" - Dolphin Records – DOS 198 - IRL – April 1989
Reached #19 in the Irish Charts
• Give Her All The Roses /
7" - Photoplay Music Ltd. – PML 101 - UK – 1989 - PS
LP:
1978 Red Hurley With Love (Irish Charts Peak Position No 8)
Reached #8 in the Irish Charts
1981 Warm Red (Irish Charts Peak Position No 23)
Reached #23 in the Irish Charts
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Last update: 27 September 2010.
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