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Gary Low

{{distinguish|text=American football player Gary Lowe or Australian rules footballer Garry Lowe}}

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| caption = Belmonte performing in 2004

| birth_name = Luis Romano Peris Belmonte

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|7|df=yes}}{{dead link|date=February 2013}} {{cite web| url = http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=574424&idseccio_PK=1013|title = Gary Low, ídolo de la música disco de los 80, vuelve a actuar en Italia|trans-title=Gary Low, 1980s Disco Idol, Returns to Action in Italy| language = Spanish | work = El Periódico de Catalunya }}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

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| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1982–present

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| genre = Italo disco

| instrument = Vocals

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Luis Romano Peris Belmonte (born 7 June 1954), known by his stage name Gary Low, is an Italian singer. He recorded several musical works in both English and Spanish. His recording of "I Want You" is prominently sampled on Washed Out's "Feel It All Around", used as the opening theme song of the television series Portlandia.[https://www.whosampled.com/sample/12990/Washed-Out-Feel-It-All-Around-Gary-Low-I-Want-You/ "Feel It All Around" samples "I Want You"]:"Direct Sample of Multiple Elements", at whosampled.com Retrieved 5 October 2019

Discography

= Albums =

  • Go On (1983)
  • La Colegiala (1984)
  • Grandes Éxitos (1984)
  • Rien Ne Va Plus (1985)

=Compilation albums=

  • The Best Of (1993), Unidisc (Canada release)
  • I Want You – The Best of Gary Low (1994), Twilight Music (U.S. release)

=Extended plays=

  • Gary Low's Summer (1984)

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="7"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| BEL
(VL)
[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=gary%20low&cat=s Belgian peaks]

! width="35"| GER
[https://archive.today/20141018163055/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=gary+low&x=0&y=0&country=de German peaks]

! width="35"| NED
[http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=gary+low&cat=s Dutch peaks]

! width="35"| SPA
{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=978-8-480-48639-2}}

! width="35"| SUI
[http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=gary%20low&cat=s Swiss peaks]

! width="35"| SWE
[http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=gary+low&cat=s Swedish peaks]

! width="35"| UK
{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 978-1-904-99410-7}}

1982

| align="left"| "You Are a Danger"

| 25

| –

| 42

| 1

| 7

| –

| –

| align="left"| Grandes Éxitos

rowspan="4"| 1983

| align="left"| "Forever, Tonight and All My Life"

| –

| –

| –

| 4

| –

| –

| –

| align="left" rowspan="4"| Go On

align="left"| "I Want You"

| –

| 37

| –

| 4

| –

| –

| 52

align="left"| "Where I Am"

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

align="left"| "Mi Querido Amor" ("My Dear Love")

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

rowspan="2"| 1984

| align="left"| "La Colegiala" ("The Schoolgirl")

| 22

| –

| 28

| 1

| 11

| 17

| –

| align="left"| La Colegiala

align="left"| "Gary Low's Summer"

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| align="left"| Single only

rowspan="3"| 1985

| align="left"| "Non-Stop Searching/Play the Game"

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| align="left"| La Colegiala

align="left"| "How Much"

| –

| –

| –

| 3

| –

| –

| –

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Rien Ne Va Plus

align="left"| "Niña/Don't Shout"

| –

| –

| –

| 6

| –

| –

| –

1986

| align="left"| "I Wanna Be with You"

| –

| –

| –

| 3

| –

| –

| –

| align="left" rowspan="3"| Singles only

1990

| align="left"| "Give Me a Friend"

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

1991

| align="left"| "Dear Enemy"

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

| –

colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "–" denotes releases that did not chart

See also

{{Portal|Biography}}

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References

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External links

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Category:1954 births

Category:20th-century Italian male singers

Category:English-language singers from Italy

Category:Italian Italo disco musicians

Category:Singers from Rome

Category:Living people

Category:Spanish-language singers of Italy