7th Heaven is a Chicago, Illinois-based rock band[1] created by guitarist Richie Hofherr, Tony Di Giulio, and Michael Mooshey. Formed in 1985, it has continued up to present day with changing band members.[2] The band was named by co-founder Michael Mooshey in 1985. The band name 7th Heaven was named after the line "we'll be right in 7th heaven" from the song "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | NTD Records |
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About
edit7th Heaven is currently managed by NTD Management and signed to NTD Records. They were previously managed by Alec John Such of Bon Jovi and James Young of Styx in 1997-1998. They have sold 100,000 CDs to date. Their acclaimed Silver 30-tracks double CD released in 2004 was a popular release.[3][4][5]
The title of their 2008 release 14-track album USA-UK comes from joining of the Northern Ireland singer, Keith Semple joining the American AOR band.[6] Semple had been in Popstars: The Rivals a UK singing competition and had eventually become a member of boy band One True Voice during the period 2002-2003, before the band broke up. Semple had a gold record with One True Voice mainly through their double A side hit "Sacred Trust/After You're Gone" that had reached #2 in the British music charts.
The band released the album entitled Jukebox in 2010 on the occasion of the band's 25 years. It contains 15 cds with almost 300 of the band's song from its start to then.[7] They have also recorded another Semple-led album entitled Pop Media in 2011 containing 22 new songs.[8]
In January 2013, Keith Semple left the band and was replaced by Anthony Fedorov as lead singer.[9] In June of that year, they released the album Synergy. On August 22, 2013 the band announced that Fedorov was no longer in the band. After Federov's departure, Keith Semple became the band's temporary lead vocalist.[10]
On December 1, 2014, Adam Blair was announced as the new lead singer. Adam has also been in bands such as Dot Dot Dot, Adam and the Go Comets and The Fabulous Janes. Dot Dot Dot was featured on FOX's The Next Great American Band.[citation needed]
Besides performing around 200 shows a year in the Chicago area, 7th Heaven performs on the "Chicago Music Cruise" every January in the Caribbean; as well as Las Vegas every couple years.[citation needed]
Members
editCurrent members
edit- Richard Hofherr - guitars, vocals, keyboards (co-founder)
- Adam Heisler - lead vocals, guitar
- Mark Kennetz - bass, vocals
- Nick Cox - guitar, vocals
- Frankie Harchut - drums
Former members
edit- Tony DiGiulio (co-founder)
- Michael Mooshey (co-founder)
- Tony Golec
- Danny Weymouth
- Andrew Blake
- Dan Miller
- Mark Jones
- Matt Clark
- Erica Heiden
- Stephen Jensen
- Alby Odum
- Dave Carozzo
- Dean Cutenelli
- Chris Senior
- Keith Semple
- Anthony Fedorov
- Tamara Mooshey
- Tony Davis
- Carl Cichanski
- Dan O'Brien
- Scot Coogan
- James Bluthardt
- Chris Mosher
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 1990: The Time Has Come
- 1998: Media Overkill
- 1999: Pop Life
- 2000: Faces Time Replaces
- 2003: Silver[3]
- 2008: U.S.A. - U.K.[11]
- 2011: Pop Media
- 2013: Synergy
- 2014: Spectrum
- 2015: Next
- 2017: Luminous
- 2018: Color in Motion
- 2020: Be Here
Live albums
edit- 2005: Live at Durty Nellies (included in the Live at Durty Nellies DVD)
Christmas albums
edit- 2004: Christmas CD
- 2012: Merry Christmas in Chicago (includes new songs and different versions of the songs which were also included on Christmas CD)
- 2018: Christmas 2018 (includes new songs and different versions of the songs which were also included on Christmas CD and Merry Christmas in Chicago)
Remix albums
edit- 2013: Dance Media (includes dance remixes of some songs of the studio album Pop Media)
Cover albums
edit- 2004: Sampler – Vol. 1 (includes the "Rock medley" and eight more cover songs)
- 2009: Pop Medley 2 (includes a medley of several pop and rock songs)
- 2009: Unplugged (not really an unplugged album, includes also non unplugged songs)
- 2015: Pop Medley 3 (includes a medley of several pop and rock songs)
- 2017: Pop Medley 4 (includes a medley of several pop and rock songs)
- 2019: Covered
Compilations
edit- 2007: Medley CD (includes "Pop Medley 1" and "Rock Medley")
- 2010: Medley CD/DVD (includes "Pop Medley 1", "Pop Medley" 2 and "Rock Medley")
- 2010: Jukebox (consists of 15 CDs with almost 300 hundred songs and one DVD of 700 songs)
- 2015: The Best of 1985–2015
Videography
editDVDs and Blu-rays
edit- 2005: Live at Durty Nellies (includes also an audio CD of the concert)
- 2010: Live at Soldier Field
- 2011: Live at Schaumburg Septemberfest
- 2014: Return to Schaumburg Live
- 2015: Live on the Oasis of the Seas
- 2018: Live on the Harmony of the Seas 2017
References
edit- ^ "7th Heaven - 80's Band - Chicago, IL - Cook County, Illinois". Gig Masters. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009.
- ^ "7th Heaven: Set list, booking advice, and promotional tips from one of Chicago's busiest cover bands". Guitar Edge Magazine. August 2006. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "Melodic article reviewing Silver". Archived from the original on October 12, 2006.
- ^ "MelodiRock article on 7th Heaven reviewing USA-UK". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ "Progressive World review by Joshua Turner of the album Silver". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ^ "Revelationz.net article: "7th Heaven: USA-UK". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ^ "7th Heaven - Jukebox CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography". heavyharmonies.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Basher, Brian (April 14, 2009). "HRH Interviews 7th Heaven's Richie Hofherr".
- ^ Bronson, Fred (January 5, 2013). "'American Idol' Alum Anthony Fedorov Joins Rock Band, Expecting First Child". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "7th Heaven part with anthony fedorov". Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ Conner, Thomas (July 28, 2010). "Suburban band in 7th Heaven with anniversary Bon Jovi gig". Music: Via Chicago. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014.
