Obywatel GC

Obywatel G.C.
OriginPoland
GenresRock, art rock, new wave
Years active1986–1992
Past membersGrzegorz Ciechowski
Jan Borysewicz
Wojciech Karolak
Krzysztof Ścierański
José Torres

Obywatel G.C. was a Polish supergroup band created by Polish rock musician Grzegorz Ciechowski. The band was formed in 1986, after Ciechowski attempted to pursue a solo career after breaking up with another band called Republika. The group had different musicians from different genres, chosen by Ciechowski as the best jazz men and rockers in Poland. These people were Jan Borysewicz,[1] one of the founders of Lady Pank, Wojciech Karolak, a notable jazz and blues musician, Krzysztof Ścierański, bass guitarist, and José Torres, a Cuban-Polish drummer. In total, they have had a total of 5 LPs and several singles. The band became notable in 1988 with the album Tak! Tak!, which had at the most 300,000 copies circulating and was awarded a gold disc. The band was disbanded in 1992, when Ciechowski reentered Republika.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1986 – Obywatel G.C., Tonpress
  • 1988 – Tak! Tak!, Polskie Nagrania Muza
  • 1989 – Stan strachu (made for the Janusz Kijowski film Stan strachu, Polskie Nagrania Muza)
  • 1992 – Obywatel świata (made for the film/play Obywatel świata, Arston)

Compilation albums

  • 1993 – Selekcja, Sonic
  • 2007 – Gwiazdy polskiej muzyki lat 80., TMM Polska / Planeta Marketing

EP

  • 1989 – Citizen G.C. (EP), ZPR Records

Box

  • 2004 – Kolekcja (box), EMI Music Poland – antologia zawierająca albumy Obywatela G.C.

Single

  • 1986 – single "Spoza linii świata" / "Mówca", Tonpress
  • 1986 – single "Paryż – Moskwa 17:15" / "Odmiana przez osoby", Tonpress

Music Charts

Year Title Item on the list
LP3[2]
1986 Błagam, nie odmawiaj 5
1987 Paryż-Moskwa 17.15 1
Kaspar Hauser 9
Spoza linii świata 25
1988 Przyznaję się do winy 3
Nie pytaj o Polskę 1
Tak... tak... to ja! 1
Podróż do ciepłych krajów 9
1989 Ja Kain, ty Abel 8
1991 Piosenka dla Weroniki 3
1992 Zasypiasz sama 26
Umarła klasa 21

References

  1. ^ "Wywiad z Grzegorzem Ciechowskim w magazynie "Razem"". ciechowski.art.pl (in Polish). 1986. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Obywatel GC na Liście Przebojów Programu Trzeciego" (in Polish).