The Resume

(May 18, 1944- )
Raised in Gibraltar
Recorded 'It Never Rains in Southern California' and 'The Free Electric Band'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a two hit wonder.
His early bands were The Diamond Boys, Hammond & Hazelwood, Los Cincos Ricardos, Family Dogg and Pancho & Cisco.
He left his wife and kids in England in 1970, moved to the U.S., sent for them in 1972, then got divorced.
'The Free Electric Band' is a song from a musical he wrote and hoped to produce in L.A., but the producer took the money and split.
His song 'I Don't Wanna Die in an Air Disaster' received some airplay in 1973 but was pulled after Jim Croce's plane wreck.

Why he might not be annoying:

Due to WW II, his mother fled Gibraltar prior to his birth, but returned before his first birthday.
'It Never Rains in Southern California' was a #5 hit in the U.S. in 1972.
He is bilingual and has recorded several records in Spanish.
He co-wrote and helped produce 'Cantaré, Cantarás,' a Spanish equivalent to Band Aid/U.S.A for Africa, which topped the charts in several Latin countries.
He wrote many songs made famous by other artists, such as 'The Air That I Breathe' by The Hollies, 'When I Need You' by Leo Sayer, 'To All The Girls I've Loved Before' by Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias and 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' by Starship.
His son Albert, Jr. is a guitarist with The Strokes.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bad Hair - Male
• Blender Magazine's 25 Greatest Songs About L.A. [December 2006] (Ranked: 8)
• British Rockers
• California Rockers
• Cleft Chins
• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Performed on American Bandstand [E-K]
• I Sing About California
• I Sing About Los Angeles
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Clasped
• Look at My Bling Bling
• Meat Names
• Midnight Special Performers [A-K]
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1975)
• Pig Names
• Profiles 19001-19250 (Ranked: 19181)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 05]
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 70.73% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 41.88% Annoying