Pousette-Dart Band

The Pousette-Dart Band (also known as PDB) was an American soft rock group active in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Originally conceived in 1973 as a string band from Cambridge, Massachusetts, PDB comprised Jon Pousette-Dart, John Troy and John Curtis. With a shift to a more commercially oriented sound and a steady succession of additional personnel, the group went on to record a series of albums for their label Capitol Records, two of which (Amnesia and Pousette-Dart Band 3) made the Billboard album chart. Their single “For Love” reached #83 on the Billboard singles chart.

Although the band formally broke up in 1981, members reunited in 1991 for a series of concerts, and a “Best Of” album was released in 1994.

Since then collaborations between various former personnel have continued, with original members Jon Pousette-Dart and John Troy also launching solo careers.

The song “Fall on Me” from the band’s second album Amnesia was featured in the eleventh episode of the second season of Lost.

More information at the Pousette-Dart website.

Discography

The Best Of Pousette-Dart Band

ARM Records 1994

Tracks: What Can I Say, Dancer, Freezing Hot, There´s Been A Mistake, Harder, Woman In My Dreams, All Your Lonely Hours, Halo, Smile On Me, Country Line, Fall On Me, Amnesia, I Think I Know, May You Dance, I Don´t Know Why, Winterness, Listen To The Spirit, Yaicha, Stand By Me, Gotta Get Far Away, Cheated & Hallelujah I'm A Bum.

Musicians on the Best Of Pousette-Dart Band: John Curtis, Michael Dawe, John Pousette Dart, John Troy and others.

The Best Of Pousette-Dart Band

ARM Records 1993

Tracks: What Can I Say, Dancer, Freezing Hot, There´s Been A Mistake, Harder, Woman In My Dreams, All Your Lonely Hours, Halo, Smile On Me, Country Line, Fall On Me, Amnesia, I Think I Know, May You Dance, I Don´t Know Why, Winterness, Listen To The Spirit, Yaicha, Stand By Me, Gotta Get Far Away, Cheated & Hallelujah I'm A Bum.

Musicians on the Best Of Pousette-Dart Band: John Curtis, Michael Dawe, John Pousette Dart, John Troy and others.

Never Enough

Capitol Records 1979

Tracks: Never Enough, Silver Stars, For Love, Cold Outside, Hallelujah I'm A Burn, Long Legs, The Loving One, We Never Give Up, Cheated & Gotta Get Far Away.

Musicians on the Never Enough album: John Curtis, Michael Dawe, John Pousette Dart, John Troy, Chuck Chaplin, Dennis Good, Paul Harris, Billy Jones, Shane Keister, Joe Lala, Farrell Morris, Billy Puet, Shelly Kurland, James Skipper, George Tidwell & Tim Weisberg.

3

Capitol Records 1978

Tracks: Next To You, Stand By Me, Love Is My Belief, I Stayed Away Too Long, Where Are You Going, Louisiana, Too Blue To Be Rue, Mr. Saturday Night & Lord's Song.

Musicians on the 3 album: John Curtis, Michael Dawe, Jon Pousette Dart, John Troy, Dave Appell, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, Hank Medress, Norman Pride & Stan Schwartz.

Amnesia

Capitol Records 1977

Tracks: County Line, Fall On Me, Amnesia, I Think I Know, May You Dance, I Don't Know Why, Winterness, Who's That Knockin', Listen To The Spirit & Yaicha.

Musicians on the Amnesia album: John Curtis, Jon Pousette Dart, John Troy Lea Jane Berinati, Kenneth Buttrey, Allison Cook, Bobby Emmons, Janie Fricke, Ginger Holiday, Farrell Morris, Billy Puet, Norbert Putman, Jeff Teague, Harvey Thompson & Mike Utley.