Glass Tiger

Glass Tiger

Genres: rock, 80s, Canadian, classic rock, pop rock

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About Glass Tiger

Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, formed in 1981. The band's members include vocalist Alan Frew, bassist Wayne Parker, keyboardist Sam Reid, and guitarist Al Connelly, with drummer Michael Hanson as part of the original lineup. The band was initially called Tokyo before changing its name to Glass Tiger in 1983. Glass Tiger has released five studio albums. Their 1986 debut, "The Thin Red Line", produced by Jim Vallance with a vocal cameo by Bryan Adams on the lead single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)", went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. Both "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and "Someday" reached the top 10 in the U.S. charts. The band won three 1986 Juno Awards for Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and Most Promising Group of the Year, with Vallance receiving Composer of the Year. They won additional Juno Awards in 1987 and received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Glass Tiger toured the United States with Journey and Europe with Tina Turner. The band's second album, "Diamond Sun" (1988), was certified triple platinum in Canada and featured the single "I'm Still Searching", which peaked at number two in Canada. Hanson left the band following this album. Their third album, "Simple Mission" (1991), was released by Capitol Records, received radio play in Canada and Europe, and was certified platinum in Canada. The band went on hiatus in 1993 and reformed in 2003 with new drummer Christopher McNeil. Glass Tiger has participated in performances for Canadian Forces in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010. They toured Canada with Roxette in 2012 and performed at various festivals and Canada Day celebrations, including in Leduc, Alberta, in 2013 and Prince George, British Columbia, in 2017. In 2018, the band released the album "31" to mark 31 years together, produced by Johnny Reid with contributions from Julian Lennon, Alan Doyle, Véronic DiCaire, Susan Aglukark, and David R. Maracle. Their fifth studio album, "33", was released in May 2019, after which they joined Corey Hart on the Never Surrender cross-Canada tour and performed at the Sopot International Song Festival in Poland. Studio albums The Thin Red Line (1986) Diamond Sun (1988) Simple Mission (1991) 31 (2018) 33 (2019) Songs for a Winter's Night (2020)

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