Wreckless Eric

: January 10, 2024
: Singer-songwriter

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Full Name	Wreckless Eric
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1954(1954-05-18)
Age	70
Birthplace	Newhaven
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Wreckless Eric Biography

Name	Wreckless Eric
Birthday	May 18
Birth Year	1954
Place Of Birth	Newhaven
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Taurus

Wreckless Eric is one of the most popular and richest Singer- Songwriter who was born on May 18, 1954 in Newhaven, England, United Kingdom.

Eric toured Eastern Europe in a 1960s Peugeot car, both solo and with his band. In 1990, he released a second Le Beat Group Electrique album, recorded live in a New Rose record shop in Paris, entitled At the Shop with Eduardo Leal de la Gala and Fabrice Bertran on the drums. Together they formed the Hitsville House Band.

Wreckless Eric was born in Newhaven, East Sussex. He is a cousin of actress Gemma Arterton through her mother. In 1973, he began attending Art School in Hull, where he joined bands such as Dirty Henry that played local clubs. On a break after his first year at school he saw Kilburn and the High Roads in Oldham. Struck by their honest approach to music, Eric decided to employ the same to his composing and performing. His next band, Addis and the Flip Tops, were the first incarnation of what would later be known as the DIY style. He first became known as one of the original members of the late 1970s Stiff Records artist roster, along with Ian Dury, Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe. Eric’s first appearance on record was “Whole Wide World” on the Stiff label sampler A Bunch of Stiff Records in April 1977. The single version of that song was finally released in August. The song was produced by, and featured bass and guitar by Nick Lowe, with Steve Goulding on drums. The following month, the song was one of five tracks broadcast for the first of two sessions Eric recorded for DJ John Peel at BBC Radio 1. The song went on to make number 47 in John Peel’s ‘Festive Fifty’, the so-called ‘lost list’ of 1977; it was number 8 in the Sounds critics’ singles of the year; and it received an ‘honourable mention’ in the NME critics’ chart. The song’s reputation has grown over the years and numerous bands have covered “Whole Wide World”, such as the Lightning Seeds, Mental As Anything, The Monkees (who covered the song on their Pool It! album in 1987), The Proclaimers (who covered it on their 2007 album Life With You), Paul Westerberg, and Cage The Elephant (who covered it in their 2017 album Unpeeled).

Wreckless Eric Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Singer-Songwriter
House	Living in own house.

Wreckless Eric is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wreckless Eric 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Eric Goulden (born 18 May 1954), known as Wreckless Eric, is an English rock/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single “Whole Wide World” on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time. It was also acclaimed as one of the “top 40 singles of the alternative era 1975–2000”.

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Who is Wreckless Eric Dating?

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Eric’s post-Stiff bands/projects include: The Captains of Industry, The Len Bright Combo, The Hitsville House Band, with one album Karaoke (1997) recorded under his real name, Eric Goulden.

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Yakov Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Wreckless Eric celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.

The soundtrack to the 2002 film, Heartlands, contained “(I’d Go The) Whole Wide World”.