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30-453: Elliman was born and raised in the Manoa neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii . Her mother was of Japanese and Chinese ancestries and her father, a salesman for Best Foods , was of Irish descent. Elliman showed interest in music from an early age, playing the ukulele by age four and taking piano lessons at age seven. While attending President Theodore Roosevelt High School , Elliman performed in

60-836: A PBS special on 1970s soul music in 2004, singing "If I Can't Have You." In 2014 she reunited with Neeley and Dennen in Verona for a special Jesus Christ Superstar event. She is featured on the 2014 Neeley EP Rock Opera performing a duet with him on " Up Where We Belong ". In summer 2018 she joined in 45th anniversary Superstar film screenings events in Los Angeles . Elliman was married to RSO Records executive Bill Oakes from 1972 to 1980. She married songwriter Wade Hyman in 1981 and they had two children, Sage (born in 1982) and Ben (born in 1986). They later separated and divorced. She married Allen Alexander in January 2016. On August 16, 2017, Elliman

90-539: A Barbara Lewis cover song, " Hello Stranger ". "Hello Stranger" topped the U.S. Easy Listening chart for four weeks, and was also a No. 15 pop hit in 1977; "Love Me" was a No. 14 pop hit in late 1976/early 1977. Also in 1977, the Bee Gees were working on Saturday Night Fever and wrote " How Deep Is Your Love " for her, but Stigwood wanted the Bee Gees to perform it. Instead, she sang " If I Can't Have You ". The song became

120-621: A demolished Ferrari 365 GT4 BB , which Clapton bought after seeing George Harrison turning up with the same model at his Hurtwood Edge Estate. The car, which had been involved with Clapton in a car accident after he finished touring in Australia , nearly killed him. Slowhand was released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records. In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone , John Swenson found Clapton's playing more subtle than before but his songs sobering and interesting psychologically, especially "Next Time You See Her", as they showed him "in touch with

150-612: A handful of small, private preschools. The central shopping area of Mānoa is the Mānoa Marketplace which features a farmer's market several days of the week. More recent development has seen housing on steeper parts of the Diamond Head side valley wall. Mānoa means thick , solid , vast , depth, or thickness in the Hawaiian language . There is another valley named Mānoa on the north shore of Kauaʻi . Mānoa Stream begins at

180-520: A musical career, which she did shortly after graduating. Elliman's singing career began in 1969 in London , performing in bars and clubs . At the time she did not like what she was singing. "I hated the music then", she recalled in a 1973 interview, adding, "I did it for the bread. I was into drugs and all that, and thought Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane was it". While still an unknown, she

210-532: A number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 ; it is generally considered the high point of her recording career. A few minor top 40 hits followed in 1979, including the title theme song from the film Moment by Moment and another disco track, " Love Pains ", which was a major club success. She appeared in Hawaii Five-O in a two-part episode ("Number One with a Bullet", 1978) as an aspiring singer, performing

240-462: Is a valley on the island of Oahu , Hawaii . It is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu , Hawaii. The neighborhood is approximately three miles (5 km) east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than a mile (1600 m) from Ala Moana and Waikiki . Similar to many Honolulu neighborhoods, Mānoa consists of an entire valley, running from Manoa Falls at the mauka (inland-most) end to King Street. The valley receives almost daily rain, even during

270-481: The ballad " I Don't Know How to Love Him " from Jesus Christ Superstar . Her original version was not issued as a single until a cover version by Helen Reddy started moving up the U.S. charts; appearing concurrently on the charts (a rare event, not common since the 1950s, when different releases played in different parts of the United States), Elliman's original peaked at #28, while Reddy's cover peaked at #13. In

300-625: The 1960s and low-rise condominiums. Mānoa is home to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi System . The university has several faculty and student residence areas in Mānoa. Other educational institutions located in Mānoa include Manoa Elementary School , Noelani Elementary School , Punahou School , the Mid-Pacific Institute , Saint Francis School, and

330-479: The A-list producer was very disciplined and disliked jamming because it would kill important recording time. Although Clapton and his band were intoxicated nearly all the time when recording, Johns liked Clapton's work and brought out the best in every musician, according to Clapton. The album was titled after Clapton's nickname, which was given to him by Giorgio Gomelsky . In his 2007 autobiography, Clapton recalled that

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360-523: The Broadway production of Jesus Christ, Superstar , where she met her first husband, Bill Oakes, who was president of Robert Stigwood 's RSO Records . Before moving she was signed to Purple Records , singing on Jon Lord 's album Gemini Suite in 1971 and releasing her second solo album Food of Love in 1973. She was asked to sing backing vocals on Eric Clapton 's version of the Bob Marley song " I Shot

390-799: The Sheriff " in 1974. She then went on tour as part of Clapton's band, and soon afterwards got her own recording contract with RSO Records. She continued to work with Clapton, performing on his albums from 1974-77, including 461 Ocean Boulevard , There's One in Every Crowd , E. C. Was Here , No Reason to Cry , and Slowhand . A first album for the RSO label (her third in all), Rising Sun , produced by Steve Cropper , produced no hit singles, but her next album, Love Me , produced by Freddie Perren , gave her two top-20 hits, "Love Me" (written by Barry and Robin Gibb ), and

420-595: The base of Mānoa Falls and runs through the valley before joining the Palolo Stream to form the Mānoa-Palolo drainage canal, which flows into the Ala Wai Canal . Floods caused by high rainfall have plagued the residents living along Mānoa Stream. Most recent was on October 30, 2004, when Mānoa Stream overflowed causing millions of dollars in damages to residential homes and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa buildings. Mānoa

450-474: The dry season, and is thus richly vegetated – though the valley walls are often dry. Seeing rainbows in the valley is a common occurrence, and is the source of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sports team names, the Rainbow Warriors (for men's teams) and Rainbow Wahine (for the women, with the beach volleyball team more often using BeachBows). The neighborhood is composed of private houses built before

480-463: The end Elliman performed on the 1970 concept album , in the original Broadway cast (1971), and in the 1973 film . She and Barry Dennen were the only cast members that performed on the original record, original Broadway production, and the film. Her performance in the film as Mary Magdalene led to her being nominated for a 1974 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical . In 1971, aged 19, Elliman moved to New York City for

510-401: The horrible moral power and long-suffering self-righteousness that is the essence of the blues". Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic, feeling Clapton had regressed as a singer, "sounding like he's blown his voice. Doing what, I wonder." In a retrospective review for AllMusic , Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the confident, virtuosic quality in the band's playing and the diversity of

540-600: The name "Slowhand" seemed to be hanging on to his real name, because it seemed to be well received by both his American friends and fans who think of the Wild West when hearing the nickname. The album's artwork was done by Clapton himself with the help of Pattie Boyd and Dave Stewart, credited as "El & Nell Ink". Besides choosing various photos for the inner side of the gramophone record packaging are two pictures, Clapton notes, which have deeper importance to him: one picture, in which he kisses Boyd and another photograph showing

570-459: The remainder of a two-week sentence, Billboard magazine said, "by observing courtroom proceedings of a drug offender probation program in Honolulu." Manoa 21°18.87916′N 157°48.4846′W  /  21.31465267°N 157.8080767°W  / 21.31465267; -157.8080767 Manoa ( / ˈ m ɑː n oʊ ə / , informally / m ɑː ˈ n oʊ ə / ; Hawaiian : Mānoa )

600-550: The school band on standup bass and violin. However, she became most proficient on the guitar and performed as a singer and guitarist in a folk music band named We Folk, which she formed with schoolmates. The band fared well competing in local talent shows. According to Elliman, she was truant during her senior year at high school but graduated owing to the intervention of Peter Wilcox, the school's British-born band teacher, who persuaded her teachers to allow her to pass. He encouraged 17-year-old Elliman to relocate to London and pursue

630-415: The song "I Can't Get You Outa My Mind" with fellow guest performer James Darren . The single "Savannah" was also a minor hit. After spending a decade pursuing her career, Elliman went on hiatus; she had two children at home. In 2004, Elliman released the album Simple Needs , for which she wrote all the songs. Elliman has continued performing at music festivals , benefits, and concerts. She performed on

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660-423: The songwriting made Slowhand "rank with 461 Ocean Boulevard as Eric Clapton's best albums". Yahoo! Music 's Dave DiMartino said the record was full of hits and "tasteful" music. In 2003, Slowhand was ranked number 325 on Rolling Stone ' s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , and again in 2012. In November 2012, a remastered two-compact-disc 35th anniversary deluxe edition of Slowhand

690-544: The very first coffee plantation in Hawaii. With the aid of an agriculture expert, John Wilkinson, the coffee trees were able to survive which allowed its descendants to be brought over to Kona and other islands many years later. Hawaiʻi is the only state in the United States that produces coffee commercially. For more history see coffee production in Hawaii . There are many legends associated with Mānoa. In one legend, Kahalaopuna

720-456: Was born to Kahaukani and Kauakuahine. Kahaukani is the wind of Mānoa and Kauakuahine is the rain of Mānoa. Kakaukani and Kauakuahine were brother and sister, both born to Akaaka (the projecting spur of the Mānoa mountain range) and Nalehuaakaaka (the lehua on the brow of the Mānoa ridge). Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools in Mānoa, which is also home to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa . The private Saint Francis School

750-402: Was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber , who asked her to sing Mary Magdalene's part for the original audio recording of Jesus Christ Superstar . Ian Gillan was featured singing as Jesus . After its release as an album in 1970, they invited her to join the stage show's traveling cast, which she did for four years. She had her first Billboard Hot 100 hit single in 1971 with

780-485: Was honoured with numerous awards and recording certifications . In 2012, a deluxe edition was released to celebrate the album's 35th anniversary. Clapton wanted to work with record producer Glyn Johns as he thought Johns had produced great work with famous groups like the Rolling Stones and Eagles and understood how to work with both British and American musicians. While in the studio with Johns, Clapton noted that

810-416: Was in Mānoa until its 2019 closure. Slowhand Slowhand is the fifth solo studio album by Eric Clapton . Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records , and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums. Slowhand produced the two hit singles " Lay Down Sally " and " Wonderful Tonight ", reached various international music charts and

840-556: Was released. The first disc consists of the remastered album with additional bonus tracks, outtakes and studio jam sessions. The second disc features a previously unreleased live concert, recorded in April 1977 at the Hammersmith Odeon ; although the concert is of the same era as the Slowhand sessions, it was performed prior to the album's recording and release, and so does not include any of

870-475: Was slated to sing for a Catholic school charity in Guam when she was stopped by customs for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine . After spending a night in jail, she and her husband pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, continued with the planned concert, and were allowed to return to Hawaii on probation until their March 2018 sentencing. They were ordered to perform community service and serve

900-535: Was the site of the first sugarcane and coffee plantations in the Hawaiian Islands . Hawaiian coffee was first introduced along Mānoa Valley in 1813 by Don Francisco de Paula y Marytin as an ornamental plant. In 1825 Chief Boki, the Royal Governor of Oahu, followed up and brought coffee trees back from Brazil on the ship HMS  Blonde . Chief Boki also chose Mānoa Valley as the historic birth site of

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