1979/1985 | 1986/1995 | 1996...
Colin Hay started
his solo career after Men at Work was over
In 1987 Colin
Hay released his first solo album, named Looking for Jack,
still by CBS Records, which had the single "Hold Me" as Top
40 song in USA. Greg Ham was producing soundtracks and acting in gold
australian productions, sometimes he were into some Colin concerts to
remember Men at Work. Colin Hay
also stared some movies, like "Wills & Burke" and "Georgia"
with Judy Davis, he also was a guest VJ for MTV.
Colin formed a band named
Colin Hay Band in 1988 for touring, it was formed with Gerry Hale, Paul
Gadsby and Robert Dillon. In 1990 they released the album Wayfaring
Sons, now by MCA Records, which had a #1 hit in Brazil, the song
"Into My Life", and this success brought Colin
to the world-known Rock in Rio festival at Rio de Janeiro.
Colin went independent and
released in 1992 through Trafalgar Records his third solo album, acoustic,
named Peaks & Valleys, with the featuring of his sister Carol
in some backing vocals. In 1994 Colin
created his own musical label, the Lazy Eye Records America Inc., and
through it released his forth album, Topanga, with the featuring
of musicians from all his career, like Paul Gadsby and Robert Dillon
from Colin Hay Band, Chad Fischer from Lazlo Bane, Carol Hay and even
Greg Ham from Men at Work.
Colin Hay recorded four albuns in about ten years.
Not so much media attention still,
the fans kept growing in number all around the world.