Gary Clail

Gary Clail (born 1959) is an English singer and record producer, and the founder of the Gary Clail Sound System. He was part of On-U Sound Records (and also the On-U Sound System) and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System. They had a big hit in clubs with the 1991 song "Human Nature".

Biography Clail worked originally as a roofer, but during the mid- to late 1980s, based in Bristol, he became a warm-up act for On-U gigs. Clail first released a record in 1985.

In 1989, Clail, billed as Gary Clail & On-U Sound System, released an album on the label On-U Sound, marking his entrance to the electronic underground scene in Bristol, eventually leading him to work with RCA a couple of years later. This output incorporated several singles and EPs, as well as the Emotional Hooligan album (1991).

In 2022, Clail released Violence.

Discography Singles Gary Clail - "Half Cut for Confidence" (1985) Gary Clail and Tackhead - "Hard Left" (1986) Tackhead / Gary Clail - "Reality" (1989) Gary Clail On-U Sound System featuring Bim Sherman - "Beef" (1990) – UK No. 64 Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "Human Nature" (1991) – UK No. 10, IRE No. 27, NED No. 69 Gary Clail On-U Sound System - "Escape" (1991) – UK No. 44,

Studio albums Gary Clail On-U Sound System - End Of The Century Party (1989) Gary Clail On-U Sound System - Emotional Hooligan (1991) – UK No. 35, Gary Clail - Keep The Faith (1995) Gary Clail Soundsystem - Nail it to the Mast (2014) Gary Clail SoundSystem - Violence (2022)

Compilation albums Gary Clail - Human Nature: The Very Best of Gary Clail (1997)