South African artist, Alan Garrity - "PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND" - 1971 LP of the same name

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Alan Garrity is a musician who had a number of hits in South Africa and Rhodesia. Born October 14, 1947 (age 76) in Manchester, England
Instrument(s) Piano, Guitar

He had his first hit with "Put Your Hand in the Hand" which was No 1 on the Springbok Top 20 chart for four weeks in 1971. This was followed up by "I Need Someone" which reached No 2 on Springbok Top 20 and spent 33 weeks on the charts and won the 1972 South African Recording Industry (SARI) Award for Best Song of the Year. In 1973, he won SARI awards for Best Album of the Year and Best Male Vocalist. His next single, a cover of "Home Isn't Home Anymore", reached no 5 on the charts.

In 1975 he won a second SARI Award for Best Male Vocalist and his third in 1981 along with a SARI for Top Twenty Artist of the Year.

Discography
Singles
"Put Your Hand in the Hand" (1971) - (South Africa #1)
"The Dream Waltz" (1971)
"Somehow, Somewhere" (1971)
"I Need Someone" (1971)
"Till The Rivers All Run Dry" (1972)
"Home Isn't Home Anymore" (1972)
"I’ll Have To Dream" (1973)
"Goodbye Mama" (1973)
"She’s My Woman" (1975)
"Sunshine In My World" (1976)
"You’re Losing Me" (1980)
"Santa Maria" (1981)
Oh Louisa
Christmas At Home
A love Like That
You Stood By Me
Give me back My Woman
Albums
Put Your Hand In The Hand (1971)
I Need Someone (1972)
Words and Music (1975)
The World of Alan Garrity
Feelings
A Song for you
A winters Tale. Recorded in the UK
Christmas with Alan Garrity
tracks on Numerous compilation Albums.
Best Of Alan Garrity
Beach House in the Blue Mountains (with Jurie Els) Universal Music 2013