Greg Lake

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Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist and record producer. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).

Born and raised in Dorset, Lake began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and wrote his first song, "Lucky Man", at the same age. He became a full-time musician at 17, playing in several rock bands until his friend and fellow Dorset guitarist Robert Fripp invited him to join King Crimson as lead singer and bassist. They found commercial success with their influential debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969). Lake left the band in 1970 and achieved significant success in the 1970s and beyond as the singer, guitarist, bassist, and producer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). As a member of ELP, Lake wrote and recorded several popular songs including "Lucky Man" and "From the Beginning". Both songs entered the UK and US singles charts.

Lake launched a solo career, beginning with his 1975 single "I Believe in Father Christmas" which reached number two in the UK.
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I Believe in Father Christmas
Greg Lake
I Believe in Father Christmas
03:32
Writer: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev / Composers: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev
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Moog Solo / Lucky Man (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
10:35
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The Court of the Crimson King (Live)
Greg Lake
London '81 (Live)
05:39
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I Believe In Father Christmas
Greg Lake
Live
03:46
Writer: (Sinfield - Lake - Prokofiev) / Composers: (Sinfield - Lake - Prokofiev)
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I Talk To The Wind
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime
04:29
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Black and Blue
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
03:58
Writer: Greg Lake / Composers: Greg Lake
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Lucky Man
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime
04:45

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Albums
℗ 2017 Spirit Of Unicorn Music
07-12-2017
Live In Piacenza
01
21st Century Schizoid Man (Live, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, 28 November 2012)
Greg Lake
Live In Piacenza
01:24
Writer: Ian McDonald - Lake Greg - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp / Composers: Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Lake Greg - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp
02
Lend Your Love To Me Tonight (Live, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, 28 November 2012)
Greg Lake
Live In Piacenza
04:43
Writer: Lake Greg - Peter Sinfield / Composers: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield
03
From The Beginning (Live, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, 28 November 2012)
Greg Lake
Live In Piacenza
05:19
Writer: Lake Greg / Composers: Greg Lake - Lake Greg
04
Heartbreak Hotel (Live, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, 28 November 2012)
Greg Lake
Live In Piacenza
02:16
Composers: Elvis Presley - Mae Boren Axton - Thomas Durden
05
Epitaph / In The Court Of The Crimson King (Live, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, 28 November 2012)
Greg Lake
Live In Piacenza
05:10
Composers: Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp
06
I Talk To The Wind (Live, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, 28 November 2012)
Greg Lake
Live In Piacenza
04:41
Writer: Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp / Composers: Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp
07
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Live, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, 28 November 2012)
Greg Lake
Live In Piacenza
03:02
Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
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℗ 2015 Manticore Records
13-11-2015
Ride the Tiger
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Money Talks
Greg Lake
Ride the Tiger
03:34
02
Love Under Fire
Greg Lake
Ride the Tiger
05:21
03
Affairs of the Heart
Greg Lake
Ride the Tiger
04:04
Writer: Greg Lake / Composers: Geoff Downes
04
Street War
Greg Lake
Ride the Tiger
05:25
05
Check It Out
Greg Lake
Ride the Tiger
04:41
06
Blue Light
Greg Lake
Ride the Tiger
04:00
07
Love Under Fire (Alternate Mix)
Greg Lake
Ride the Tiger
04:56
℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
01-01-2014
Live from Manticore Hall
01
From the Beginning (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
06:08
02
Introduction (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
01:04
03
I Talk to the Wind (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
05:32
04
Bitches Crystal (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
06:17
05
The Barbarian (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
06:21
06
Take a Pebble (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
05:19
07
Tarkus (Live)
Greg Lake
Live from Manticore Hall
17:07
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℗ 2013 Spirit Of Unicorn Music
01-01-2013
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
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21st Century Schizoid Man (Live, 2012)
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
01:00
Writer: Ian McDonald - Lake Greg - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp / Composers: Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Lake Greg - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp
02
Lend Your Love To Me Tonight (Live, 2012)
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
03:39
Writer: Lake Greg - Peter Sinfield / Composers: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield
03
Song Of A Lifetime Tour Introduction (Live, 2012)
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
01:10
04
From The Beginning (Live, 2012)
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
04:56
Writer: Lake Greg / Composers: Greg Lake - Lake Greg
05
Tribute To The King (Live, 2012)
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
07:03
06
Heartbreak Hotel (Live, 2012)
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
02:26
Composers: Elvis Presley - Mae Boren Axton - Thomas Durden
07
Epitaph / In The Court Of The Crimson King (Live, 2012)
Greg Lake
Songs Of A Lifetime (Live, 2012)
05:04
Composers: Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Michael Giles - Peter Sinfield - Robert Fripp
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℗ 1983 Spirit Of Unicorn Music
01-07-1983
Manoeuvres
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Manoeuvres
Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
04:05
Writer: Gary Moore - Lake Greg / Composers: Gary Moore - Greg Lake - Lake Greg
02
Too Young To Love
Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
04:05
Composers: Greg Lake
03
Paralysed
Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
03:58
Composers: Greg Lake
04
A Woman Like You
Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
04:33
Composers: Gary Moore
05
I Don't Want To Lose Your Love Tonight
Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
03:54
Composers: Gary Moore - Greg Lake
06
If You Go, You've Gotta Believe
Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
07:09
Composers: Greg Lake
07
Famous Last Words
Greg Lake
Manoeuvres
03:05
Composers: Andrew Scott - Christopher Bradford - David Most
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℗ 1981 Spirit Of Unicorn Music
25-09-1981
Greg Lake
01
Nuclear Attack
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
04:31
Writer: Gary Moore / Composers: Gary Moore
02
Love You Too Much
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
05:28
Writer: Bob Dylan - Helena Springs - Lake Greg / Composers: Bob Dylan - Helena Springs - Lake Greg
03
It Hurts
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
04:29
Writer: Greg Lake - Lake Greg / Composers: Greg Lake - Lake Greg
04
Black And Blue
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
03:57
Writer: Greg Lake / Composers: Greg Lake
05
Retribution Drive
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
05:03
Writer: Lake Greg - Tommy Eyre - Tony Benyon / Composers: Greg Lake - Lake Greg - Tommy Eyre - Tony Benyon
06
Long Goodbye
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
03:58
Composers: Greg Lake - Tommy Eyre - Tony Benyon
07
The Lie
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
04:44
Writer: Lake Greg - Tommy Eyre - Tony Benyon / Composers: Greg Lake - Lake Greg - Tommy Eyre - Tony Benyon
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℗ 2016 Spirit Of Unicorn Music
01-01-1981
Greg Lake
01
Nuclear Attack
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
04:31
02
Love You Too Much
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
05:28
03
It Hurts
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
04:29
Writer: Greg Lake - Lake Greg / Composers: Greg Lake - Lake Greg
04
Black and Blue
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
03:58
Writer: Greg Lake / Composers: Greg Lake
05
Retribution Drive
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
05:03
06
Long Goodbye
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
03:58
07
The Lie
Greg Lake
Greg Lake
04:44
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Singles
℗ 2020 Leadclass Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
27-11-2020
I Believe in Father Christmas
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I Believe in Father Christmas (2017 - Remaster)
Greg Lake
I Believe in Father Christmas
03:33
Writer: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev / Composers: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev
02
I Believe in Father Christmas (Instrumental Version)
Greg Lake
I Believe in Father Christmas
01:39
Writer: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev / Composers: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev
℗ 2020 Creative Musical Arts Ltd.
20-10-2020
Closer to Believing (Final Version, Recorded in 2016)
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Closer to Believing (Final Version, Recorded in 2016)
Greg Lake
Closer to Believing (Final Version, Recorded in 2016)
06:12
Writer: Lake Greg - Peter Sinfield / Composers: Greg Lake - Lake Greg - Peter Sinfield
℗ 2015 Leadclass Limited, under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
01-11-1975
I Believe in Father Christmas
01
I Believe in Father Christmas
Greg Lake
I Believe in Father Christmas
03:32
Writer: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev / Composers: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev
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(P) 2010 Purple Pyramid Records
01-04-2010
A Salute To King Crimson
01
The Talking Drum
Controlled Bleeding
A Salute To King Crimson
07:00
Composers: Robert Fripp - Jamie Muir - William Scott Bruford - David Francis Cross - John Kenneth Wetton
02
Lucky Man
Greg Lake
A Salute To King Crimson
04:50
Composers: Richard Ashcroft
03
Red
Brand X
A Salute To King Crimson
06:00
Composers: Will provide later
04
Moonchild
Chrome
A Salute To King Crimson
03:35
Composers: Andre Jacquemin - Roderick Martin Melvin - Dave Howman - Paul Bruce Dickinson
05
In The Court Of The Crimson King (Live)
Greg Lake
A Salute To King Crimson
05:39
Composers: Ian McDonald - Peter John Sinfield - Greg Lake - Michael Rex Giles - Robert Fripp
06
Exiles
David Cross
A Salute To King Crimson
05:59
Composers: Wetton - R. Fripp - R. Palmer-James
07
Neil and Jack and Me
Brand X
A Salute To King Crimson
04:33
Composers: King Crimson
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2019 Robert Fripp on behalf of King Crimson
25-01-2019
Cadence and Cascade (KC50, Vol. 3)
01
Cadence and Cascade - Commentary
King Crimson
Cadence and Cascade (KC50, Vol. 3)
02:25
02
Cadence and Cascade (feat. Gordon Haskell, Greg Lake, Adrian Belew, Jakko Jakszyk)
King Crimson
Cadence and Cascade (KC50, Vol. 3)
04:37
℗ 2020 Countdown Media GmbH, a BMG company
06-12-2024
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
01
Merry Xmas Everybody
Slade
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
03:43
Writer: James Lea - Neville Holder / Composers: Neville Holder
02
I Believe in Father Christmas (2002 Version)
Greg Lake
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
03:34
Writer: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev / Composers: Greg Lake - Peter Sinfield - Sergei Prokofiev
03
Merry Christmas Everyone
Shakin' Stevens
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
03:38
Writer: Bob Heatlie / Composers: Bob Heatlie
04
Christmas Morning
Jack Savoretti
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
02:46
Writer: Jack Savoretti - Kristoffer Sonne - Nikolaj Torp Larsen / Composers: Jack Savoretti - Kristoffer Sonne - Nikolaj Torp Larsen
05
The Christmas Song
Richard Marx
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
04:30
Composers: Richard Marx
06
My Christmas Song
Marva Wright
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
04:15
Composers: Marva Wright
07
Do You Hear What I Hear? (feat. David Paul Taylor)
Soul To The World
Merry Xmas Everybody: 50 Christmas and Holiday Hits
03:18
Composers: Gloria Shayne Baker - Noel Regney - Soul To The World
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The Store For Music Ltd
18-01-2019
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
01
This Flight Tonight (Live)
Nazareth
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
03:21
Writer: (Mitchell) / Composers: Sony - atv Music Publishing (Uk)
02
All Night Long (Live)
Alcatrazz
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
05:37
Writer: Blackmore - RITCHIE GLOVER - Roger David / Composers: THAMES TALENT PUBLISHING LTD BLACKMORE MUSIC LTD BMG GOLD SONGS BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED
03
Doctor Doctor (Live)
UFO
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
10:45
Writer: (Schenker - Mogg) / Composers: Intersong Music LTD. London Publ. House LTD
04
All or Nothing (Live)
Steve Marriott
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
04:12
Writer: Lane - Marriott / Composers: Aquarius Music Ltd
05
For Your Love (Live)
Eric Clapton & The Yardbirds
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
02:27
Writer: Graham Keith Gouldman / Composers: Hermusic ltd
06
Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Live)
Mama's Boys
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
05:22
Writer: (Holder - Lea) / Composers: Emi Music Publishing Ltd
07
Stack-A / Lee (Live)
Dr. John
Dad Rock Collection, Vol. 1
03:39
Writer: Gross / Composers: EMI UNART CATALOG INC - EMI Catalogue Partnership - EMI United Partnership Ltd
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(P) 2010 Purple Pyramid Records
01-04-2010
A Salute To King Crimson
01
The Talking Drum
Controlled Bleeding
A Salute To King Crimson
07:00
Composers: Robert Fripp - Jamie Muir - William Scott Bruford - David Francis Cross - John Kenneth Wetton
02
Lucky Man
Greg Lake
A Salute To King Crimson
04:50
Composers: Richard Ashcroft
03
Red
Brand X
A Salute To King Crimson
06:00
Composers: Will provide later
04
Moonchild
Chrome
A Salute To King Crimson
03:35
Composers: Andre Jacquemin - Roderick Martin Melvin - Dave Howman - Paul Bruce Dickinson
05
In The Court Of The Crimson King (Live)
Greg Lake
A Salute To King Crimson
05:39
Composers: Ian McDonald - Peter John Sinfield - Greg Lake - Michael Rex Giles - Robert Fripp
06
Exiles
David Cross
A Salute To King Crimson
05:59
Composers: Wetton - R. Fripp - R. Palmer-James
07
Neil and Jack and Me
Brand X
A Salute To King Crimson
04:33
Composers: King Crimson
Access the complete album info (16 songs)