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The City
GenresAlternative rock
Years activeLate 1984[1] to 1987
LabelsChrysalis Records
Past membersBilly Trudel
Peter McIan
Stuart Mathis
Jerry Speiser
Wade Biery
The cover of "Foundation", released in 1986. This was the band's only album.

The City was a studio band active during the mid-1980s. It was formed by Peter McIan at Chrysalis Records after the demise of Men at Work in 1985, using some of the same talent such as the drummer Jerry Speiser.

They released one studio album, titled Foundation, in 1986.[2] It produced one hit song, "Planets in Motion", which was played in heavy rotation on American radio at the time, and was briefly a popular wedding song in the late 1980s. Some of their pieces appeared on MTV, but the band never toured.[1][3]

The album was released in the UK in 1987.[4]

Peter McIan died on April 24, 2025, at the age of 78.[5]

Personnel

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The band consisted of several well-known session musicians of the time:

  • Billy Trudel – Lead vocals (Warpipes) (Elton John)
  • Peter McIan – Backing vocals, keyboards (as well as producing the album) (died 2025)
  • Stuart Mathis (later associated with The Wallflowers) – Guitar
  • Jerry Speiser (from Men at Work) – Drums and percussion
  • Wade Biery – Bass

Foundation track listing

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1. "Season Of The Heart"[6]
2. "Invisible Man"[7]
3. "Aim For The Heart"[8]
4. "Parallel Lines"[9][10][11]
5. "Planets In Motion"[12]
6. "Walk Away"
7. "From This Day On"
8. "Fatal Attraction"
9. "When The Smoke Clears"[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Public Domain". Aor.nu. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ "City, The (2) - Foundation (Vinyl, LP, Album)". discogs.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Please, Eltonites, get up, stand up to receive one of the greatest musicians of the world.. the fantastic.. Billy Trudel!". eltonjohnallsongslist.blogspot.com. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ "City, The (2) - Foundation (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam April 2025: Blondie's Clem Burke, producer Roy Thomas Baker, more". Goldmine Magazine. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. ^ "The City - Season Of The Heart". YouTube. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  7. ^ "The City - Invisible Man". YouTube. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  8. ^ "The City - Aim For The Heart". YouTube. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  9. ^ "The City - Parallel Lines (1986) AOR". YouTube. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  10. ^ "The City - Parallel Lines". YouTube. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  11. ^ "The City - Parallel Lines". YouTube. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  12. ^ "the city planets in motion". YouTube. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  13. ^ Foundation (Musical CD, 1986) [WorldCat.org]. worldcat.org. OCLC 34568440. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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