Duncan Browne

Duncan John Browne (25 March 1947 – 28 May 1993) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. His debut album, Give Me Take You, was released by Immediate Records in 1968. Its 1973 follow-up, Duncan Browne, spawned a minor UK hit single "Journey" and has garnered cult status among fans of 1970s folk rock.

Career Browne attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, studying both music theory and drama. He chose to become a musician when, in 1967, he met Andrew Loog Oldham, and signed with his Immediate Records label. His debut album Give Me Take You was issued in 1968.

His choral arrangement was used on the Tim Hardin penned "Hang on to a Dream" on the album Nice, as recorded by the Nice in 1969.

Browne's biggest hit in the UK was the song "Journey" (UK number 23),

Browne also composed "Salva Me", the theme tune of the BBC series Shadow of the Noose in 1989, and it appeared on a compilation album with 19 other television theme tunes.

In 1989, Browne was diagnosed with cancer, and a recurrence led to his death in 1993, aged 46.

Discography Studio albums Give Me Take You (1968) Duncan Browne (1973) The Wild Places (1978) Streets of Fire (1979) Songs of Love & War (1995)

Singles "On the Bombsite" / "Alfred Bell" (1968) "Who Is Julie" (1969) "Resurrection Joe" / "The Final Asylum" (1970) "Journey" / "In a Mist" (1972) "Send Me the Bill for Your Friendship" / "My Only Son" (1973) "The Wild Places" / "Camino Real (Parts 2 & 3)" (1978) "American Heartbeat" / "(Restless) Child of Change" (1979) "American Heartbeat" / "She's Just a Fallen Angel" (1979) "Fauvette" / "Streets of Fire (Extract)" (1979) "Niña morena" / "Fauvette" (1979) "Theme from Travelling Man" / "Andrea's Theme" (1984) "The Wild Places '91" / "Fauvette" (1991)

Compilation albums Compilation (1982) Planet Earth (1986) Selection (1991) The Wild Places / Streets of Fire (2000) Journey: The Anthology 1967–1993 (2004) Best of Duncan Browne: Greatest Hits (2004)

Soundtracks Travelling Man – The Music from the Granada TV series (1985)