The Rembrandts

The Rembrandts are an American pop-rock band formed by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde in 1989. They had previously worked together under the name Great Buildings in 1981.

=History=

The group had their first hit in 1990 with "Just the Way It Is, Baby", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard singles chart. The self-titiled album The Rembrandts reached number 88 on the album charts.

The 1992 follow up album Untitled featured the minor hit Johnny Have You Seen Her. Another track from the album, Rollin' Down The Hill, was used in the movie Dumb & Dumber.

However, The Rembrandts are most famous for the song "I'll Be There for You," the theme for the popular sitcom Friends. It reached #17 on the U.S. Billboard charts, despite never being released as a single. The single has been released in other countries, including the UK, where it went to number 3 in 1995 and number 5 in 1997. The success of Friends has led to a greater awareness of the band, and to greater sales of their recorded albums. The song was also featured on the Friends Soundtrack album.

In 1997, the duo split, with Solem returning to Minneapolis to concentrate on his band Thrush. In 1998, Wilde released the album Spin This. But by 2000 The Rembrandts reunited and in 2001 released the album Lost Together.

In 2005 the band released an album of re-recorded favorites called Choice Picks. There are two versions of Choice Picks, one released through Awarestore which features the new track Chasin' Down A Rainbow. The other version was released on the Fuel 2000 label, with the new track Don't Give Me Up.

In 2006, Rhino released a collection called The Rembrandts Greatest Hits, a 20 song career spanning retrospective that included material from the Great Buildings album Apart From The Crowd.

The duo continues to write new songs and tour, while also working on material and producing for other artists, including Plain White T's, Katie & Katie, Gin Blossoms, Evan & Jaron, and Glen Phillips (Wilde) and Catchpenny (Solem.)

=Members=
 * Phil Solem (born 1 July 1956, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.)
 * Danny Wilde (born 3 June 1956, Maine, U.S.)

=Discography=
 * The Rembrandts (1990)
 * Untitled (1992)
 * LP (1995)
 * Spin This- Danny Wilde + The Rembrandts (1998)
 * Lost Together  (2001)
 * Choice Picks (2005)
 * Greatest Hits (2006)

=References/External Links=
 * The Rembrandts official fan site.
 * The Rembrandts: Bio. MTV.com.  Accessed November 20, 2004.
 * Andrew Ellis. Danny Wilde. Ink 19. Accessed May 11, 2005.
 * The Rembrandts official site.
 * Listing of stations that have played The Rembrandts in the last 7 days

Related Artists

 * Pete McRae

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