The Wrights were a one-off Australian rock music "supergroup". They consisted of Nic Cester (of Jet), Kram (of Spiderbait), Chris Cheney (of The Living End), Davey Lane (of You Am I and The Pictures) and Pat Bourke (of Dallas Crane). They are named after Australian music legend and former Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright. Their first and only single was a cover version of Stevie Wright's song "Evie", an 11 minute song consisting of three parts.
Their first and only single was a cover version of Stevie Wright's song "Evie", an 11 minute song consisting of three parts. "Evie (Pt 1)" was first performed at the ARIA awards in 2004. They performed the whole trilogy live for the first time at the Sydney Cricket Ground as part of WaveAid, and it was released as a single in February 2005. "Evie (Pt 1)" featured Nic Cester as the vocalist, while Pts 2 and 3 featured vocalists Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger and Phil Jamieson of Grinspoon.
The profits for the single were donated to Stevie Wright and the Salvation Army to improve drug and alcohol rehabilitation, as well as the Red Cross for the tragic 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
The single debuted at #2 on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart on the week of Monday March 7 2005.
Members
The band also included Bernard Fanning (of Powderfinger), Phil Jamieson (of Grinspoon).
"Evie Part 1 (Let Your Hair Hang Down)"
Nic Cester (Jet) - Vocals
Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Lead Guitar
Davey Lane (You Am I) - Rhythm Guitar
Kram (Spiderbait) - Drums
Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane) - Bass
Daniel Vandenberg - Piano
"Evie Part 2"
Benard Fanning (Powderfinger) - Vocals
Warren Pig Morgan - Piano
Harry Vanda (Easybeats) - String Arrangement
"Evie Part 3 (I'm Losing You)"
Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) - Vocals
Davey Lane (You Am I) - Lead Guitar
Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Rhythm Guitar
Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane) - Bass
Dan Knight - Hammond organ
Kram (Spiderbait) - Drums
Backing vocals
Chris Cester (Jet)
Kram (Spiderbait)
Harry Vanda (Easybeats)
Louise Anton
Chris Cheney (The Living End)
Produced by Harry Vanda and Glenn Goldsmith
Mixed by Daniel Vandenberg