Tony Christie years earlier. The single was credited as "featuring Peter Kay", though Kay only appeared in the video; the audio track was the original 1971 issue. His album "The Definitive Collection" also climbed to the Number 1 spot the following week in the UK Albums Chart, breaking records when it also came in at Number 1 on the downloads chart. In 2005, the Dutch singer Albert West covered the same song. This release reached Number 25 in the Dutch record chart. The same year Christie re-recorded "Amarillo" together with the Hermes House Band for the German market, reaching Number 25 in
Mike Christie (singer) been known for, and included several self-penned songs including "Why Not Today"; prior to this, he had headlined his "Showstoppers" tour in Birmingham and London. A year later, he featured in a production of "The Glorious Ones", and in 2013, his own opera "The Miller's Wife" - written entirely in English - was shown at the Arcola theatre. Mike Christie has been participating in opera at Opera Holland Park in London since 2016 and is appearing in Isabeau this summer (2018). in 2017 Mike Christie was involved in performances of Verdi's Macbeth where he played the role of Banquo. Mike