Cherry Twister

Cherry Twister was a power pop band consisting of musicians Steve Ward, Ross Sackler and Michael Giblin. The band began early 1993 from the ashes of Harrisburg-based band 23 Skidoo which included Steve Ward, Ross Sackler, Dave Sheaffer and Joe Pisapia. Pisapia went on to form Nashville-based Joe, Marc's Brother. Ward and Sackler recorded their lo-fi bedroom-recording and was released on Planet Earthy in 1993; guitarist Michael Giblin signed on for the follow-up, 1999's At Home With Cherry Twister. At Home With Cherry Twister gained an entry in the Top 200 powerpop lists of 1999.[1]

Cherry Twister
Origin	Pennsylvania
Genres	Power pop indie rock alternative rock
Years active	1993 –
Labels	Lucky
Associated acts	Parallax Project The Split Squad Peabody Fauna Flora
Past members	Steve Ward Ross Sackler Michael Giblin

Steve Ward moved to a solo career, recording several CDs. Mike Giblin moved on to Parallax Project and released three CDs titled Oblivious, Perpetual Limbo and I Hate Girls. He then went on to form The Split Squad, with Clem Burke of Blondie, Josh Kantor of The Baseball Project, Eddie Munoz of The Plimsouls and Keith Steng of The Fleshtones. They have toured nationally, as well as in France and Spain. To date the group has released one album, "Now Hear This..." in 2014. Ross Sackler joined up with Dave Aufiero and John Fritchey from The Polins and Mike Pasariello from Wayne Supergenius to form Peabody and released a self-titled CD.

On Saturday, February 19, 2011, Cherry Twister reunited on stage for the first time in 13 years to perform at the 2nd Annual Susan Giblin Foundation For Animal Wellness and Welfare Benefit to a sold-out capacity crowd.

Albums

Cherry Twister

First album, 1993, self-titled.[2]

Cherry Twister
Studio album by Cherry Twister
Released	1993
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	Planet Earthy

Track listing

1. You'd Rather See Me Lonely
2. Fond
3. Rose Garden
4. Angeline
5. Catch Me
6. Mrs. Hall
7. My Love
8. Neverai
9. We Float About
10. This Man
11. I'd Like To Fall In Love
12. Sailing

At Home With Cherry Twister

At Home With Cherry Twister
Studio album by Cherry Twister
Released	March 28, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Power pop, indie rock
Label	Lucky
Cherry Twister chronology
Cherry Twister (1993) At Home With Cherry Twister (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. Don't Forget Your Man
2. Sparkle
3. Meteorite
4. Charlotte B.
5. I'm Gonna Be The Lonely Boy Tonite
6. American Nightlife
7. Leila
8. She's Gone
9. Maryann
10. Black Summer
11. Brighten Up
12. Kinda Like A Star
13. She's In Love Again
14. Til I'm Blue
15. Careful (Can't Fall Again)
16. Why Won't You Believe In Me?

Compilation albums

Come and Get It: A Tribute to Badfinger

Come and Get It: A Tribute to Badfinger
Studio album by Various Artists
Released	1996
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	Copper Records

Track listing[4]

1. Come and Get It - Adrian Belew
2. Perfection - Parthenon Huxley
3. We're for the Dark - Loud Family
4. Flying - Cotton Mather
5. It's Over - Brad Jones
6. No Matter What - The Knack
7. Day After Day - 20/20
8. Midnight Caller - Chris Von Sneidern
9. Baby Blue - Aimee Mann
10. Lonely You - Bill Lloyd
11. Name of the Game - Cockeyed Ghost
12. It Had to Be - Cherry Twister
13. Know One Knows - Solteens
14. I Can't Take It - Dwight Twilley
15. Suitcase - The Plimsouls
16. Get Away - The Rooks
17. Just a Chance - Circle Sky
18. I'll Be the One - Erik Voeks
19. Better Days - Walter Clevenger
20. Icicles - Paranoid Lovesick
21. Maybe Tomorrow - Al Kooper
22. Apple of My Eye - Derrek Van Eaton, Lon VanEaton

Yellow Pills, Vol. 3

Yellow Pills, Vol. 3
Studio album by Various Artists
Released	1996
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	Big Deal

Track listing[5]

1. Her Majesty's Buzz - Penelope Baker
2. Do What You're Doing - Michael Guthrie Band
3. The Problem With Jill - Material Issue
4. The Blunderbuss - Brad Jones
5. Nobody I Know - Martin Luther Lennon
6. Her Stars Are My Stars - John Wicks
7. Skyvue - The Finns
8. Taking Me Somewhere - John McMullan
9. Weird Sister - Gigolo Aunts
10. Just in Time - Black and Blonde
11. You Know the Real - Greenberry Woods
12. Pt. 1 - The Blow Pops
13. Dear Prudence - Feet of Clay
14. Skidmarks - Wonderboy
15. I've Always Got You on My Mind - Paul Collins' Beat
16. This Can't Go On - The Scruffs
17. Time Will Tell on You - Rock Club
18. Blue Summer - Cherry Twister
19. Be the One - Something Happens
20. Nobody Knows - Scott McCarl
21. Let's Take a Chance - Craig Pearman

Bucketfull of Brains, 50th Anniversary CD

Bucketfull of Brains, 50th Anniversary CD
Studio album by Various Artists
Released	1998
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	BOB

Track listing[6]

1. Jewel Of My Heart - Dan Penn
2. Too Late - Jim Dickinson
3. You Are My Entirety - Jolene
4. It's Hard To Be A Rebel (No World) - Dwight Twilley
5. I Had It Right The First Time - Bill Lloyd
6. There's No One In This City - Tommy Keene
7. Bold Moves - Matthew Sweet
8. Gurls - Junior Cottonmouth
9. Home To You - Bronco Bullfrog
10. Sunrise - Zero Willpower
11. Trapped - Daryll-Ann
12. Adult Child - Barracudas
13. Olivia 101 - Frank Bango & The Magic Fingers
14. I'm Not A Joker (For Diana) - The Rooks
15. The Water Song - Skooshny
16. Maryann - Cherry Twister
17. Bring The Ole Sun Down - You Am I
18. London - Sparklehorse
19. Tossin' And Turnin' - Radio Sweethearts

Coming up! Independent artists pay tribute to the music of Paul McCartney

Coming up! Independent artists pay tribute to the music of Paul McCartney
Studio album by Various Artists
Released	2001
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	Oligo

Track listing

1. Let 'em in - Starbelly
2. Take it away - The Jellybricks
3. Every night - Mark Bacino
4. This one - Cliff Hillis
5. My brave face - Star Collector
6. Temporary secretary - The Andersons
7. Mull of Kintyre - Kyf Brewer
8. With a little luck - The Masticators
9. Somedays - Phil Keaggy
10. Getting closer - Michael Carpenter
11. Maybe I'm amazed - Gadget White Band
12. Helen Wheels - The Shazam
13. Oh woman, oh why - Ray Paul
14. Another day - Cherry Twister
15. Back on my feet - Cockeyed Ghost

Notes

• At Home With Cherry Twister at Billboard.com
• Yellow Pills, Vol. 3 at Billboard.com
• FROM DEMO TO CULT STATUS at The Record
• LET'S (NOT) TWIST AGAIN Intelligencer Journal
• POST-MODERN IRONY? RETRO-TECH CHIC? NAH, IT'S PURE POP Intelligencer Journal
• Power Pop Criminals, Cherry Twister
• Bucketfull Of Brains, 50th Anniversary CD
• Amazon, Cherry Twister
• Power of Pop, "Steve Ward"

References

1. "Power Pop Criminals, "Cherry Twister"".
2. "Amazon, "Cherry Twister Albums"".
3. Damas, Jason. Cherry Twister at AllMusic
4. "Amazon, "Come and Get It: A Tribute to Badfinger"".
5. "Billboard, "Yellow Pills, Vol. 3"".
6. "Power Pop Criminals, "Bucketfull of Brains, 50th Anniversary CD"".