#145: Sex…I’m A… by Berlin
City: Toronto, ON
Radio Station: CHUM
Peak Month: May 1983
Peak Position in Toronto ~ #5
Peak Position in Vancouver ~ did not chart
Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ #62
YouTube: “Sex…I’m A…”
Lyrics: “Sex…I’m A…”
The genesis of Berlin was the rock band the Toys, formed in 1976 in Orange County, California, by bass guitarist John Crawford, drummer Dan Van Patten, guitar player Chris Ruiz-Velasco, and vocalist Tyson A. Cobb. After a few shows, the band changed its name to Berlin and stayed together for about three years but ultimately regrouped, discharging Cobb as lead singer. After a brief replacement, Terri Nunn took over as lead vocalist after answering an ad through the Musicians Contact Service in Hollywood in 1979. The band’s first single, “A Matter of Time”, was released in 1979 on Renegade Records and they appeared on television for the first time on the short-lived Hollywood Heartbeat, hosted by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch. Terri Nunn left Berlin later that year to pursue an acting career, and was replaced by Virginia Macolino.