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Memphis, United States (January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978)

Chris Bell (January 12, 1951–December 27, 1978) was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Memphis, Tennessee. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power pop band Big Star, which recorded albums during the early 1970s. Chris Bell left the group after their first album, #1 Record, but contributed some music and lyrics to their second LP, 1974’s Radio City. He recorded as a solo artist for the remainder of the 1970s; two of these influential solo recordings, “I Am The Cosmos” and “You And Your Sister,” were released on a 1978 single on Car Records. These two songs became popular among collectors of Big Star-related items, and they were later covered on the 1991 Blood album.

Bell began to concentrate on solo work after leaving Big Star, recording demos at Ardent Studios and Shoe Recording in Memphis with old friends including Richard Rosebrough, Terry Manning, Bill Cunningham, Ken Woodley, and occasionally Chilton and Jim Dickinson. During the late 1970s, a few of Bell’s pop song lyrics began to evince influences from his newfound interest in Christian spirituality. He worked at his father’s restaurant as he grappled with clinical depression. Although he released the single in 1978, none of his solo material was released on a full length album during his lifetime.

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1		Speed of Sound			168
2		I Am The Cosmos			164
3		You And Your Sister			71
4		Better Save Yourself			29
4		Speed Of Sound (Soundtrack Version)			29
6		I Got Kinda Lost			27
6		Look Up			27
6		There Was a Light			27
9		Get Away			26
10		Make a Scene			25
11		I Don't Know			22
11		I Am the Cosmos (Slow version)			22
13		You and Your Sister (Country version)			21
14		Though I Know She Lies			19
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