Martin Eden (Billie Hughes song)

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""Martin Eden""
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Single by Bill Hughes
from the album Dallo sceneggiato televisivo omonimo
B-side"Mexicana and Martin Eden (Instrumental)"
Recorded1979
GenreSoundtrack
Length3:28
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
Music video
"Martin Eden" on YouTube
Dream Master
with Martin Eden (Original Soundtrack)
Studio album by
Billie Hughes
ReleasedGermany, 1979
RecordedRome
Los Angeles
Genre
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
LabelCBS
Producer

"Martin Eden" Martin Eden is a song by American singer-songwriter Bill Hughes written for the 1979 TV mini-series Martin Eden based on the Jack London novel Martin Eden, directed by Giacomo Battiato and starring Christopher Connelly. The song is the vocal version of the composers' theme with music written by Italian composers Ruggero Cini and Dario Farina and lyrics by Bill Hughes.[1][2][3]

CBS/Epic arranged the collaboration between Hughes in the US and Ruggero Cini and Dario Farina Italy.[4] Hughes wrote the lyrics and flew to Rome for the recording.[5]

Martin Eden was released as a single in Europe by CBS. The song charted in several territories including Sweden, where it entered the chart on January 31 and peaked at number 2 on March 7, 1981.[6][7]

In Germany, it was first broadcast on Sunday, October 12, 1980, and the three following Sundays.

CBS Germany released "Martin Eden" both as a single and as an additional track on Hughes "Dream Master" album, with "Martin Eden" appearing as the first track.  A still photo of Christopher Connelly from the Italian film appears as the album cover artwork with a thumbnail inset of the photo of Hughes from the original "Dream Master" album cover artwork in the upper right-hand corner.  Both of the titles, "Dream Master" and "Martin Eden", appear on the vinyl disc cover art.[8]

Tracklist[]

No.TitleLength
1."Martin Eden"3:28
2."Mexicana"3:28
3."Martin Eden (Instrumental)"3:28

Formats[]

Title Label Catalogue Number Country Year
Martin Eden (7", Single) CBS CBS 9510 Netherlands 1980
Martin Eden (7", Single) CBS 8041 Sweden 1979
Martin Eden (Original Soundtrack Theme) (7", Single) CBS CBS S 8041, CBS 8041 Germany 1979
Martin Eden (7", Single) CBS CBS S 8041, CBS 8041 Germany 1979
""Tulák Po Hvězdách""
Tulak po Hvezdach single cover artwork.jpg
Single by Petr Rezek
B-side"Rozdily (A Presto TE MAM RAD)"
Released1984
GenrePop
Length2:57
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)

Petr Rezek version[]

Czech artist Petr Rezek recorded "Martin Eden" with the Czech lyrics and title "Tulák Po Hvězdách" (Wandering in the Stars) as a single in 1984. It was recorded with his band Centrum.

"Tulák Po Hvězdách (Martin Eden)" was included in the Peter Rezek retrospective album Pop Gallerie, released by Supraphon in 2008.[9][10][11]

Cover versions[]

  • Smugglers, Poland, 2009
  • Las Mejores Series de TV Vol. 2, 2014[12]

Background[]

Christopher Connelly sailed in his schooner over the waves on Lake Como, not Alaska.  He went looking for gold in Romania.  The interior shots were taken in Rome.

References[]

  1. ^ "Billie Hughes; Recorded 'Welcome to the Edge'". Los Angeles Times. July 18, 1998. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "MARTIN EDEN (1979)". BFI. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Pesselnick, Jill (August 21, 1998). "Billie Hughes". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dario Farina | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Epic Record's Worldwide Expansion". Billboard. February 17, 1979.
  6. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. March 7, 1981. p. 73.
  7. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. January 31, 1981. p. 61.
  8. ^ "Martin Eden – Cast | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  9. ^ a.s, SUPRAPHON. "POP GALERIE – PETR REZEK". supraphon.cz (in Czech). Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Pop Galerie – Petr Rezek | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved May 2, 2021
  12. ^ Las Mejores Series de Tv Vol. 2, retrieved May 3, 2021
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