Jamie Morgan (musician)

Jamie Morgan is a British photographer, filmmaker, and former musician.[1]

Music career

Morgan formed half of the duo Morgan-McVey[2] who released just one single, 1986's Stock Aitken Waterman-produced "Looking Good Diving" b/w "Looking Good Diving with the Wild Bunch". The B-side would later evolve into Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance", which reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and the Top 10 around the world in 1988.

As a solo artist under the name Jamie J. Morgan, he released a cover of the Lou Reed song "Walk on the Wild Side" in 1990, which reached the Top 30 in the UK and Australia, and number one in New Zealand.[3] An album, Shotgun, was also released in 1990.

Photography and filmmaking

Since retiring as a recording artist, Morgan has concentrated on photography and filmmaking. He has directed numerous music videos and the 2007 documentary film The Workshop.[4][5]

Discography

Albums
Year Album title
1990 Shotgun

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album
UK
[6]		 IRE AUS NZ
1986 "Looking Good Diving" (as Morgan-McVey) ———— single only
1990 "Walk on the Wild Side" 2722251 Shotgun
"Rocksteady" 97———
1992 "Why" ———— single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References
  1. "Jamie Morgan - Photographer". Show Studio. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. Hitlåtens historia, "Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance", Sveriges Television, 3 January 2012.
  3. "JAMIE J. MORGAN - WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (SONG)". charts.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. "Jamie Morgan - Biography". Serlin Associates. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. "The Workshop". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. "Official Charts Company: Jamie J. Morgan". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-04-21.


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