Jobriath
Jobriath was born Bruce Wayne Campbell and was signed with Elektra Records … Read Full Bio ↴Jobriath was born Bruce Wayne Campbell and was signed with Elektra Records which, according to legend, had high hopes of turning him into 'the great American glam singer.' His debut album Jobriath (released in 1973) was hyped heavily, including the purchase of an immense billboard in New York's Times Square to advertise it. While the album was well-received by some critics who cited a distinct show tunes and/or vaudeville influence, despite the album intentionally being produced to sound like David Bowie, the American public was reluctant to give such a hyped-up recording artist even half a chance...especially as he was the first openly gay mainstream rock musician. (While queer musicians of any variety definitely existed before 1973, such as Noel Coward, it is contextually important to note that Jobriath was always very public about being gay, whereas Coward et al. proceeded as though no one knew about them besides their lovers. Even Freddie Mercury posed as merely bi-curious for most of his career.)

Jobriath's second album Creatures of the Street was released in 1974, and consisted of the remaining session recordings that weren't used for the first album. Jobriath's career was regarded as Elektra's (and the entire recording industry's) biggest faux pas and most expensive advertising failure. He was quickly dropped by Elektra. Although he briefly toured with his band after that, even he soon distanced himself from the Jobriath image and performed a cabaret act under the name Cole Berlin.

Pre-Jobriath, Campbell played the presumed-gay character Woof in the Broadway musical HAIR, and was a member of the folk-rock band Pidgeon (one album for Decca, 1969).

In 1983, on August 3rd, he died at his apartment in New York's Chelsea Hotel from AIDS-related complications. His death pre-dated Klaus Nomi's by three days, making him the first known recording artist whose death was AIDS-related.

The posthumous retrospective Lonely Planet Boy was released in 2004.
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Jobriath Lyrics


Amazing Dope Tales Dope Everything is coming out the capsules Dope Everyo…
As The River Flows Oh woe Ay ya ya ya As the river flows…
Be Still Do you have to show up on every corner Won't the…
Blow Away O how the strings retch And how the horns moan They play…
City Freak My old lady is a city freak You would laugh…
Ducky Lullaby The people that you meet When you walk down the…
Earthling Earthling I love the way that you walk Earthling I love the …
Ecubyan See her colored in brown Tinted in gold Lovely and fine sh…
Gone Tomorrow A lonely crowd, just off the street With their darting eyes…
Good Times Hey! Is that the sun coming up! Sure is! Well make it…
Heartbeat You're a voice on the street You're the faces that I meet…
I'm a Man I maman So I'm an elegant man I'm a man Clara bowes and…
I'maman I maman So I'm an elegant man I'm a man Clara bowes and…



Inside Outside of my window The rain's fallin' down It's fallin' so…
Liten Up ...Oh yeah... Listen he makes the best girl The worst boy …
Little Dreamer Poor little dreamer While away the hours Nostalgic for t…
Morning Star Ship Who was that sneaking up the stairs Taking a hairpin from…
Movie Queen I've always wanted a movie queen To call my very own That…
Ooh La La What you want? Baby you can have What you need? Honey…
Rock of Ages So what if a-wop-bop-a loo-bam boom didn't rhyme Billy Haley…
Scumbag "Scumbag" Sits on his milk crate all day long [bleat] From…
Sister Sue Early Looks a cracked on Sister Sue Found her in a bag An…
So Long Miss Jagger So what if “Oh why ba-ba-lu-ba-bam” didn’t rhyme Austin-He…
Space Clown You're so entertaining and amusing And God knows everybody l…
Street Corner Love I need more than religious affection I need more than your…
Take Me I'm Yours I'd do anything for you or to you I'm a fool…
What a Pretty What a pretty girl! What a lovely brow! What fantastic ban…
Wildfire In Memphis Wildfire in Memphis Hurricane in Jacksonville Blow ’way …
World Without End O my brothers Please may I remind you Not by way of…


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