Penny McLean

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Penny McLean
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Background information
Birth nameGertrude Wirschinger
Also known asBarbra Münzer
Born (1948-11-04) 4 November 1948 (age 75)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Genres Soul, pop, disco
Occupation(s)Singer, author
Years active1965–1985
Labels Ariola, Jupiter

Gertrude Wirschinger (born 4 November 1948), better known as Penny McLean, is an Austrian vocalist who initially gained acclaim with the disco music act Silver Convention, but also had exposure as a single recording artist. As a solo singer, she is most remembered for her million seller "Lady Bump". She is also an author.

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Early life and career

Gertrude Wirschinger was born in Klagenfurt. [1]

In the early 1970s, under the name Barbra Münzer, she was part of the duo Barbra & Helmut. They released "Hideaway" bw "Stop" on the Telefunken label in 1972. [2] Late she was a member of the trio Tony & Liza & Penny. In 1973, they released a single on the Ariola label, "Öffne Die Tür" ("Open The Door") bw "Der Fremde" ("The Stranger"). [3] By the mid-70s, she was a member of Silver Convention, a group that also included Linda G. Thompson and Ramona Wulf. [4] [5] They had hits with "Save me" and "Fly, Robin, Fly". [6] Around mid 1977, McLean left Silver Convention. She was replaced by Zenda Jacks. [7] In October 1976, her single "Devil Eyes" was released on the Ariola label. [8] Around July 1978, her album The Best of Penny McLean was released on Jupiter Records. [9] In 1979, she released the single, "Tut-Ench-Amun" which was written by Bernd Meinunger, Horst Hornung and Christian Dornaus. Backed with "Child of Egypt", it was released on Jupiter 100 698. [10] By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster. [11]

Hits

Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey, Dance" and more. [12]

"Lady Bump"

By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos. [13] In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts. [14] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey. [15] The single itself sold 3 million copies. [16]

Writings

As a popular author, she has written on spiritual and numerology matters. [17] [18] Some of the books she has written are Lass los, was dich festhält. Von der Kunst, du selbst zu sein, Numerologie und Schicksal. Ihr Leben ist berechenbar and Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele. [19]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[20]
CAN
[21]
SWE
[22]
US R&B
[23]
Lady Bump
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
1247359
Penny
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
22
Midnight Explosion
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
NOR
[24]
SWE
[22]
Success
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP
1116
The Best of Penny McLean
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
Star Discothek
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
Profile
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7
Lady Bump
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Jupiter
  • Formats: LP, K7

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[20]
AUT
[26]
BEL
[27]
CAN
[28]
GER
[29]
NET
[30]
SWE
[22]
SWI
[31]
US
[32]
US Dan.
[23]
US R&B
[23]
1972"Acapulcobanjopolka"
1974"A Letter from Miami"
1975"Lady Bump"91215142448290Lady Bump
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"108
1976"1-2-3-4... Fire!"11113209
"Devil Eyes"2117
"Nobody's Child"4915
1977"Zwischen Zwei Gefühlen"
"Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance"2617Penny
"Mambo Mama"
1978"Wild One"The Best of Penny McLean
"Midnight Explosion"Midnight Explosion
1979"Tut-Ench-Amun"
1980"Love Is Love"Profile
1982"Words"
"Wenn Die Träume Flügel Kriegen"
1985"Don’t Ever Leave Me Now"
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

Film and television

Film & television
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Das Wunder  [ de ]Woman of cards Eckhart Schmidt 1985Actress [33] [34]
Lieder gehen um die Welt [35] Singer Dieter Pröttel 1982Made for television
BistroOtto Draeger1973Television series [36]

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