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"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" is a song written and performed by British-American singer-songwriter Rupert Holmes taken from his fifth studio album Partners in Crime (1979). As the lead single for the album, the pop song was recommended by Billboard for radio broadcasters on September 29, 1979, [ 4 ] then added to prominent US radio ...
Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein; February 24, 1947) is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author.He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and "Him" (1980).
The album was Holmes's most commercially successful record and includes all three of Holmes's solo top 40 hits: "Him", "Answering Machine", and "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)". "Escape" was the top Billboard hit of December 1979 and January 1980; it was the only single to hold the number-one position in both years and in different decades ...
He wrote "Drood" in Tenafly, "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" in Fort Lee, and his three children were born in Englewood. His deep roots in North Jersey continue with a partnership with the Bergen ...
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Holmes had always expected "Him" to be the lead-off single to Partners in Crime, but after record executives heard the album, they concluded that "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", a song Holmes composed mainly as album filler and never expected to be a single, would be a major hit. After "Escape" proved to be a major hit, "Him" was released as ...
Step inside comedian David Wain's garage and you'll find a middle-aged dad band rocking out. The rotating crew of band members include "Weird Al" Yankovic and Ken Marino.
Escape (The Piña Colada Song) H. Him (Rupert Holmes song) M. My Father's Song; T. Terminal (Rupert Holmes song) Timothy (song) Y. You Got It All This page ...