Eric Troyer

Eric Lee Troyer (born 10 April 1949) is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by bandleader Bev Bevan in 1988. He wrote a substantial quantity of the material on the band's three albums: Electric Light Orchestra Part Two, Moment of Truth, and One Night Live in Australia. He also wrote a large amount of its successor the Orchestra's album No Rewind.

Life and career Troyer has performed on various albums as a session musician and backing vocalist, including albums by John Lennon, Bonnie Tyler, and Celine Dion.

Troyer performed on the movie soundtracks for Footloose, Chicago, Flashdance, and Streets of Fire.

In 1988 Troyer co-founded the Electric Light Orchestra Part II with the Move/E.L.O. drummer Bev Bevan. In 2000, ELO Part II was renamed to the Orchestra. Troyer has also written and performed music for various ad campaigns, including Kool-Aid and IBM. However it fared better on the AC, peaking at No. 43. The song was Troyer's only charting single in Australia, peaking at number 97. An accompanying album titled String of Pearls was recorded, but never officially released. Thirteen years later, he did release a solo CD, Model Citizen.

Troyer is married to writer/filmmaker Kee Kee Buckley, with whom he owns the production company Ad Hoc Media Partners.

Discography

+Eric Troyer Discography Vocals = V; Composer = C; Keyboards = K; Producer = P; Engineer = E; Arranger = A BAND ALBUM LABEL ROLE YEAR 1994 1994 A&M Records V 1978 Aerosmith Draw the Line Columbia V 1977 Air Supply Making Love Out of Nothing at All Arista V 1983 Greatest Hits Arista V 1983 Greatest Hits Arista V 1988 Peter Allen Making Every Moment Count RCA Victor V 1990 Artful Dodger Artful Dodger Columbia, Pilot Records, Inc. V, K 1975 Artful Dodger Pendulum Entertainment Group V, K 1997 The Complete Columbia Recordings Real Gone Music, Sony Music Entertainment V, K 2017 Bang Tango Dancin' On Coals MCA Records, Mechanic Records V 1991 Blackjack (Michael Bolton) Worlds Apart Polydor V 1980 Anthology Lemon Recordings V 2006 Blue Rose Blue Rose Estate Record Corporation V 1983 Martin Briley Fear of the Unknown Mercury V 1981 Dangerous Moments Mercury V 1985 The Mercury Years Hip-O Select, Mercury V 2005 Catherine Marie Charlton Undershore River Dawn Productions E 2004 I Dream About This World: The Wyeth Album Phil's Records/ Spotted Peccary V, E 2018 Maiden's Voyage River Dawn Productions E 2015 Red Leaf, Grey Sky: Piano Improvisations River Dawn Productions E 2011ChardeauIn Terra Cognita ?L RecordsV2019Ombres & Lumière : In Terra Cognita 2L RecordsV2023 China Go All the Way Vertigo V 1991 Cinderella Heartbreak Station Mercury V 1987 Gold Mercury/ UMe V 2006 Clarence Clemons & Red Bank Robbers Rescue Columbia V 1983 Rescue/Hero Columbia V 1999 Compilation Album The Best Smooth Jazz Ever GRP/Universal V 2002 Peter Criss Let Me Rock You Casablanca V 1982 Miles Davis 1986–1991: The Warner Years Warner Music France, Rhino Records V 2011 Taylor Dayne Original Sin Arista V 1994 Rick Derringer Guitars And Women Razor & Tie V 1979 Karla De Vito Is This a Cool World or What? Epic V 1981 Celine Dion Falling into You Columbia V 1996 The Power of the Dream Epic V 1996 Let's Talk About Love Columbia V 1997 These Are Special Times Columbia V 1998 All the Way... A Decade of Song Columbia V 1999 My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection Columbia V 2008 The Collection: Let's Talk About Love/ Falling into You/ A New Day Has Come Sony Music, Legacy Recordings V 2009 The Essential Celine Dion Columbia, Sony Music V 2011 Disney Mickey's Rock Around the Mouse Walt Disney V, C 1987 Happily Ever After Walt Disney V, C 2010 Minnie n' Me – Songs Just For Girls Walt Disney C 2011 Plácido Domingo Goya...A Life in Song CBS Recordings Inc. V 1988 Sheena Easton No Sound But a Heart EMI America V 1987 Electric Light Orchestra Part 2 Electric Light Orchestra Part II (self titled) Eurostar V, K, C, A 1990 Honest Men Disky V, K, C, A 1990 Part Two: Once Upon a Time V, K, C, A 1991 Thousand Eyes Disky V, K, C, A 1991 Electric Light Orchestra Part Two Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live Featuring the Moscow Symphony Orchestra Scotti Bros. Records V, K, C, A 1992 Moment of Truth Ultrapop V, K, C, A 1994 Power of a Million Lights Mega Records V, K, C, A One Night: Live in Australia Norske Gram AS, CMC Records (7) V, K, C, A 1995 In Concert V, K, C, A 1996 Greatest Hits Live, Vol 2: Encore Collection V, K, C, A 1998 Gold Collection, Vol. 2 V, K, C, A 2001 Triple Treasures (3 CD comp) Digimode Entertainment Ltd. V, K, C, A 2002 Standin' in the Rain, Strange Magic, Once Upon A Time Ausgabedatum V, K 2005 The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra Part II [Deja Vu] V, K, C, A 2007 Charlie Elgart Signs of Life Novus V 1988 Faster Pussycat Faster Pussycat Elektra V 1987 Whipped Elektra V, A 1992 Suzanne Fellini Suzanne Fellini Casablanca V 1980 Steve Forbert Steve Forbert Epic, Nemperor Records V 1982 The Hit Crew Drew's Famous Presents Kids TV Themes Drew's Entertainment/ Universal C 2016 Ian Hunter All of the Good Ones Are Taken Columbia V 1983 Garland Jeffreys American Boy & Girl A&M Records V 1979 Matador and More A&M Records V 1992 Ghost Writer/ One Eyed Jack/ American Boy & Girl Raven Records V 2011 Ingrid Jensen At Sea ArtistShare E 2005 Billy Joel An Innocent Man Columbia V 1983 Greatest Hits, Vols. 1–2 (1973–1985) Columbia V 1985 The Justice Department Let John and Yoko Stay in the USA (single) New Design Records V 1972 Karen Kamon Voices ATCO Records V 1987 Tom Kimmel Circle Back Home Polydor Records V 1990 KISS Rock 'n Roll Over Casablanca K 1976 KISS/ Gene Simmons Casablanca V, K 1978 KISS – Best of Solo Albums Casablanca V, K 1980 Gold: 1974 – 1982, Sound + Vision Mercury V, K 2004 Gold V, K 2005 The KISS Solo Albums (Solo Box Set) Lilith V, K 2006 La Union Psycofunkster Au Lait Warner Music Spain S.L. V 1993 Robert LammIn My Head Mystic Music & Entertainment V 1999 Martee Lebow Love's a Liar Atlantic V 1987 John Lennon Double Fantasy (Woman) Geffen Records V 1980 Collection V 1989 John Lennon Signature Box Capitol Records V 2010 Julian Lennon Valotte Charisma, Virgin V 1984 The Secret Value of Daydreaming Atlantic V 1986 Rob Jungklas Closer to the Flame Manhattan Records V 1986 Tony LeMans Tony LeMans Paisley Park, Reprise Records V 1989 Barry Manilow Greatest Hits Volume 2 Arista V 1983 The Songs 1975 – 1990 Arista V 1990 The Complete Collection and Then Some... Arista V 1992 Greatest Hits – The Platinum Collection Arista V 1994 Marilyn Martin Marilyn Martin Atlantic V 1986 Meat Loaf Dead Ringer Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic V 1981 Hits Out of Hell Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic V 1984 Meat Loaf & Friends Epic V 1992 Dead Ringer & Bat Out of Hell Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic V 1992 Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell MCA Records V 1993 The Very Best of Meat Loaf Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic V 1998 Dead Ringer/ Midnight at the Lost and Found/ Bat Out of Hell Epic V 1999 Couldn't Have Said it Better Mercury V 2003 Meat Loaf with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Bat Out of Hell Live Mercury V 2004 Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose Mercury V 2006 Cry Over Me Mercury V 2006 Blind As A Bat Mercury V 2006 Meat Loaf Featuring Marion Raven – It's All Coming Back to Me Now Mercury V 2006 The Essential Meat Loaf Epic V 2011 Frankie Miller Double Trouble Chrysalis V 1978 Dancing in the Rain Mercury V 1986 Double Trouble/ Full House 2000 FruitGum Corp. V 2004 ...That's Who! The Complete Chrysalis Recordings (1973–1980) Chrysalis V 2011 The Monroes Everything is Forgiven EMI V 1987 Ronnie Montrose Jump on It Warner Bros. V 1976 Elliot Murphy Apres Le Deluge EMIS, New Rose Records piano/organ 1985 American Stories Part 2 Ruta 66 Records piano/organ 2005 New York Latin All-Stars Presentando Eddie Ganz Exitos! Chicago Records II V 2012 Allan Nicholls Songs from the Source Justin Time V, K, P, E 2006 Rosie O'Donnell A Rosie Christmas Columbia V 1999 Yoko Ono Walking on Thin Ice Rykodisc V 1985 Onobox Rykodisc V 1992 The Orchestra No Rewind Art Music V, C, K 2005 The Orchestra Live V, C, K 2008 Anthology – 20 Years and Counting V, C, K 2009 Donny Osmond Eyes Don't Lie Capitol Records V 1990 Pandora's Box Original Sin Virgin V, A 1989 Graham Parker Another Grey Area Arista V 1982 Passion Is No Ordinary Word V 1991 Passion Is No Ordinary Word: The Graham Parker Anthology 1976–1991 Rhino Records, BMG Direct Marketing V 1993 Ultimate Collection V 2001 The Producers Coelancanth One Way Records V 1988 Eddie Rabbit Rabbit Trax RCA V 1986 Lou Reed New Sensations RCA V 1984 Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology BMG, RCA V 1992 The RCA & Arista Album Collection Sony Music, Legacy V 2016 Kevin Rowland The Wanderer Mercury, Phonogram V 1988 Eddie Schwartz Schwartz A&M Records V 1980 Scritti Politti Cupid & Psyche '85 Virgin V 1985 Provision Virgin V, A 1988 First Boy in This Town Virgin V, A 1988 Oh Patti (Don't Fell Sorry For Loverboy)- (Scritti Politti + Miles Davis) Virgin V 1988 Absolute: The Best of Scritti Politti Virgin V 2011 Sheila Easton Little Darlin''' Carrere C, A 1981 Gene Simmons Gene Simmons| Casablanca V, K 1978 Carly Simon Spoiled Girl| Epic V 1985 Coming Around Again| Arista V 1987 Sisters of Mercy Floodland| Merciful Release, WEA, Elektra V 1987 Rex Smith Forever, Rex Smith| Columbia V, K 1980 Everlasting Love| Columbia V, K 1981 Rock and Roll Dream 1976–1983| Hear No Evil Recordings, Cherry Red V, K 2017 Patty Smyth Never Enough| Columbia V 1987 Patty Smyth Feat. Scandal – Greatest Hits| Columbia, Legacy V 1998 Special EFX Just Like Magic| GRP V 1990 Peace of the World| GRP V 1991 Special EFX Collection| GRP V 1993 Billy Squier Signs of Life| Capitol Records V 1984 Reach for the Sky: The Anthology| Polydor Records V 1996 Emotions in Motion/ Signs of Life| Capitol Records V 2008 Didi Stewart Begin Here| Kirshner V 1982 Barbra Streisand Emotion| Columbia V, A 1984 Jim Steinman Bad For Good| Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic V 1981 James Taylor That's Why I'm Here| Columbia V 1985 New Moon Shine/ Never Die Young/ That's Why I'm Here| Sony V 2000 Collection| Sony V 2009 The Collection: That's Why I'm Here/ Never Die Young/ JT| Sony V 2009 Tease Tease| RCA C, A 1986 Bonnie Tyler Faster Than the Speed of Night| U7 V 1983 Holding Out for a Hero| CBS/Sony V, A 1984 Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire| Epic V, A 1986 Free Spirit| EastWest Records, Atlantic V 1995 Faster Than the Speed of Night/ Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire| Sony BMG V 2007 Various Lost in the Stars – The Music of Kurt Weill| A&M Records V 1985 Various Music and Songs From Starlight Express| MCA Records V 1987 Various Peter's Pop Show| Ariola V, K, C, A 1991 Various Precious Rock (The Greatest Rock Performances)| Temple V, K, C, A 1995 Various Songs From Whistle Down the Wind Polydor, Really Useful Records V 1998 Roseanna Vitro Reaching for the Moon| CMG V 1991 Wicked Lester (pre-KISS, w/ Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley) Wicked Lester| Epic V never released Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter the 3| Blue Sky V 1974 Akiko Yano Oui Oui| Sony Music Direct V 1997 Zebra Zebra'' Atlantic K 1983 + Solo Albums NAME ALBUM LABEL YEAR Eric Troyer String of Pearls (unreleased) Chrysalis 1980 Mirage / Meet Me at Midnight (single) Chrysalis 1980 Model Citizen Fine Arts Media 1993 Eric Troyer & Hagley R.C. High School – Perpetual (single) (Birmingham, England HS fundraiser for school bus crash victims) 1994 + Original Motion Picture & TV Soundtracks NAME YEAR Flashdance (Movie) (Universal Music) 1983 Footloose (Movie) (Columbia Records) 1984 Streets of Fire (Movie) (MCA Records) 1984 Night Visitor (Movie) (United Artists) 1989 The Shadow (Movie) (Arista Records) 1994 The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (Starring Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop) (TV – end credit theme song) 1998–1999 Chicago (Movie) (Epic) 2002 Popstar (Movie) 2005 Miracle Dogs Too (Movie) 2006 Moldy (Movie – documentary) 2015 No Rewind: History of the Band, Story of the Album (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) 2021 Just Up Ahead (TV) 2021– + Movie/TV Appearances NAME YEAR Dead Ringer (Meatloaf) (Movie) 1981 The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (Starring Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop) (TV) – Episode 7: "A Pirates Life" 1998 Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Access All Areas (Movie – performance documentary) 2000 Electric Light Orchestra Part 2 – Access All Areas Live in Australia (Movie – performance documentary) 2003 Live in Reno (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) 2006 Cry Over Me – Meatloaf 2007 No Rewind: History of the Band, Story of the Album (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) 2021 Just Up Ahead (TV) 2021–