John Hanlon (singer)

John Hanlon (born 1949) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. From 1974 to 1976, he collected three successive New Zealand Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year awards, a feat achieved by no other artist before or since, as well as the APRA Silver Scroll two years in succession.
Though Hanlon was born in Malaya, he migrated to New Zealand during the 1960s. In 1978 he then moved to Australia where he has been since - running Sydney ad-agency LOUD.

Musicians he played with include Frank Gibson Jnr., Bruce Lynch, Suzanne Lynch, Billy Kristian, Tommy Adderley, Dave MacRae and Symphonia of Auckland.

Albums

• Floating - 1973
• Garden Fresh - 1974 NZ #28
• Higher Trails - 1975 NZ #7
• Use Your Eyes - 1976
• Short Stories - 1988
• The Very Best of John Hanlon - 2003
• Just Quietly - 2009
• After The Dam Broke - 2013, a double CD, 40 song compilation

Singles

• "Damn the Dam" - 1973 NZ #5
• "Knowing" - 1973
• "Shy Ann" - 1973
• "I Care" - 1974
• "Is It Natural" - 1974
• "Lovely Lady" - 1974 NZ #1
• "Apple Wine" - 1975 NZ #6
• "Higher Trails" - 1975 NZ #35
• "Romantically Inclined" - 1982
• "Don't It Ever Get You Down" - 1988

• "John Hanlon: Top New Zealand Writer/singer/songwriter - Still Making Waves". NZ Music Commission. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2015.