Gary Low

{{distinguish|text=American football player Gary Lowe or Australian rules footballer Garry Lowe}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Gary Low | honorific_suffix = | image = Gary Low in 2004.jpg | alt = | caption = Belmonte performing in 2004 | birth_name = Luis Romano Peris Belmonte | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{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 }}</ref> | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | other_names = | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1982–present | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = Italo disco | instrument = Vocals | label = {{flatlist| * Hispavox * CAT }} | associated_acts = }} | website = | signature = }} '''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''.<ref>[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</ref>

== Discography ==

=== Albums ===

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

===Compilation albums=== *''The Best Of'' (1993), Unidisc <small>(Canada release)</small> *''I Want You – The Best of Gary Low'' (1994), Twilight Music <small>(U.S. release)</small>

===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<br />(VL)<br /><ref>[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=gary%20low&cat=s Belgian peaks]</ref> ! width="35"| GER<br /><ref>[https://archive.today/20141018163055/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=gary+low&x=0&y=0&country=de German peaks]</ref> ! width="35"| NED<br /><ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=gary+low&cat=s Dutch peaks]</ref> ! width="35"| SPA<br /><ref>{{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}}<!--|accessdate= 26 January 2011--></ref> ! width="35"| SUI<br /><ref>[http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=gary%20low&cat=s Swiss peaks]</ref> ! width="35"| SWE<br /><ref>[http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=gary+low&cat=s Swedish peaks]</ref> ! width="35"| UK<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{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}}</ref> |- | 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" <small>("My Dear Love")</small> | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |- | rowspan="2"| 1984 | align="left"| "La Colegiala" <small>("The Schoolgirl")</small> | 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}}<!--at february 2013, left out "spain" portal (unclear from prose if subject is musician in spain? or spanish-language musician?-->

* List of Italian musicians * List of Italo disco artists and songs * List of people from Rome * Music in Rome {{Clear}}

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{discogs artist}} * {{allMusic|id=mn0000897894|label=Gary Low}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Low, Gary}} Category:1954 births Category:20th-century Italian male singers Category:English-language Italian singers Category:Italian Italo disco musicians Category:Singers from Rome Category:Living people Category:Spanish-language Italian singers