Added: Sep 11, 2008
From: ReStartMusic
Duration: 3:51
Dear Christine by Klaatu Words By: John Woloschuk Music By: John Woloschuk and Dino Tome Lead Vocal: John Woloschuk Backup Vocals: John Woloschuk Instrumentation: John: Piano, organ, bass guitar,acoustic guitar, bells Dee Long: Electric and acoustic guitars Terry Draper: Tambourine, drum overdubs (in fade ending) Recorded At: Sounds Interchange, Toronto Canada Recording Period: November 1977 to May 1978 (mixed in early June 1978) Initial Release Date: August 1978 ("Sir Army Suit" album) Remarks: From Klaatu's inception in January 1973 and continuing on through May 1977, one important factor in making possible the production of the group's recordings had been access to studio time at Toronto Sound Studios made available by producer Terry Brown (who was then part-owner of that studio). But by the autumn of 1977, TSS had ceased operations and was in the process of being dissolved. When recording of Klaatu's third album ("Sir Army Suit") got underway in November 1977, the group was booked into another of Toronto's leading studios, Sounds Interchange, under the pseudonym "The Plastic Mosquitoes". The first song recorded by Klaatu at Sounds Interchange was "Dear Christine". The basic rhythm section (consisting of piano, electric guitar, and drums) was recorded "live" off the floor on November 28, 1977 with Terry Brown producing and Mike Jones engineering. (The "distorted" electric guitar track recorded on that first session was subsequently replaced with a "clean" electric 12-string guitar.) The sound of a Bosun's whistle which appears briefly midway through this track was provided courtesy of Frank Davies, who was then president of Daffodil Records (the record label that released Klaatu's recordings in Canada at the time).
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Rating: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='6' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings) Views: 15004 Comments: 21
f1nuts Says:
Sep 30, 2008 - Thanks from a real Canuck! They paved the way for the Tragically Hip, The Barenakedladies, and Great Big Sea. God Bless.
mikeinie1 Says:
Oct 3, 2008 - Many years ago Klaatu opened a concert in a small venue in Toronto on the Danforth (it may have been the Roxy Theatre). They opened for Prism, and although Prism was OK, everyone there was so to see Klaatu. When they were done, most left leaving Prism to play to an almost empty theatre. I felt sorry for Prism whos song Armageddon was very good, but Klaatu stole the show hands down.
heatherbeth99 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - GREAT band!!!!! Been a fan since the 70's when they started..... Logging in under an ex's name.....
rnargi Says:
Feb 15, 2009 - Haven't heard this in about 25 years...awesome!
monkeybutt711 Says:
Mar 26, 2009 - great song! my name's christine so i really like it! =)
GumbytheUnstoppabIe Says:
May 16, 2009 - Awesome tune, awesome lyrics!
patrkcirtap Says:
May 21, 2009 - amazing
GumbytheUnstoppabIe Says:
Jul 12, 2009 - The best song ever! On my top 10 list every time I make one. Too bad nobody I know is familiar with it, but they like it if I get to play it for them.
northernsummergirl Says:
Aug 9, 2009 - what a lovely song.. nice someone told me about it.. or I'd have missed it. haven't heard it in years. thanks for the post ReStart :)
FlamingSquirril Says:
Sep 30, 2009 - KLAATU is why God gave us ears.
blackdogleg Says:
Sep 30, 2009 - One of the last of a great era. An era of hope for the life, Now we have rap and anger for what? Not having everything?
pumpkin90210 Says:
Nov 3, 2009 - I haven't heard Dear Christine since I was a teen in the 70s. The beauty and love in this song haven't changed in 30 years. Thank you for posting it.
xander7ful Says:
Nov 22, 2009 - This is a very nice song. I vaguely remember hearing it long ago. I'm glad ReStart put it up. You don't hear music like that anymore these days, so that's a treat.
halohms Says:
Dec 19, 2009 - I was there too. It was AWESOME! I later got the band members to sign photos of that concert when they played at the Hard Rock Cafe on Yonge Street. From a sold out Theatre to a bar! SAD. But I got to see them close up then!
chillatuvm Says:
Jan 8, 2010 - ... don't hate. i make good rap.
jackisaboy Says:
Mar 18, 2010 - When I was a junior-high student, I heard this song everyday. I loved it,
pmoyer50 Says:
Apr 10, 2010 - Wow ! Been a long time since I heard this group and the rumor that it was really members of the Beatles expressing their feelings. Whatever. Just loved hearing this group again. God bless.
ArpyJaby Says:
Apr 18, 2010 - @f1nuts I'd say The Barenaked Ladies got way more influence from Doug and the Slugs who popularized offbeat humorous pop music as a style in Canada. Maybe I'm wrong, but that was the first thing I thought of when the BNL came out.
ChristineDiana Says:
May 22, 2010 - Yay!
wagtunes Says:
Jun 27, 2010 - They just don't make 'em like this anymore. :(
. . . . . . . because these video appear directly from youtube.com which we cannot control it.)
mikeinie1 Says:
Sep 14, 2008 - Klaatu was a great Canadian band. Should have made it bigger.