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 band leader Bev Bevan in 1988.[1] 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.
Troyer has performed on various albums as a session musician and backing vocalist, including albums by John Lennon, Bonnie Tyler, and Celine Dion.[2]
Troyer performed on the movie soundtracks for Footloose, Chicago, Flashdance, and Streets of Fire.[3] In 1988 Troyer co-founded the Electric Light Orchestra Part II with The Move/E.L.O. drummer Bev Bevan. Troyer contributed to all of ELO Part II's studio and live albums, including the songs "Honest Men", "Thousand Eyes", and "For the Love of a Woman". 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.
In 1980, Troyer had a minor solo hit with "Mirage",[4] peaking at No. 92 in the Hot 100 chart.[5] However it fared better on the AC, peaking at No. 43. An accompanying album titled String of Pearls[6] was recorded, but never officially released. Thirteen years later, he did release a solo CD, Model Citizen.[7] The song was Troyer's only charting single in Australia, peaking at number 97.[8]
Troyer is married to writer/filmmaker Kee Kee Buckley, with whom he owns the production company Ad Hoc Media Partners. He has three daughters from a previous marriage: Asia, Lindsay, and Lauren.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | 2011 | |
| Chardeau | In Terra Cognita ? | L Records | V | 2019 |
| Ombres & Lumière : In Terra Cognita 2 | L Records | V | 2023 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 Lamm | In 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 | Capital 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 | Capital 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 | Capital Records | V | 1984 |
| Reach for the Sky: The Anthology | Polydor Records | V | 1996 | |
| Emotions in Motion/ Signs of Life | Capital 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 (includes the mega hit Total Eclipse of the Heart | 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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– |
| 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– |
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