Penny McLean

• Name — Penny McLean • Birth Name — Gertrude Wirschinger • Alias — Barbra Münzer • Born — 4 November 1948 • Birthplace — Klagenfurt, Austria • Genre — Soul, pop, disco • Occupation — singer, author • Years Active — 1965–1985 (as a singer) • Label — Ariola, Jupiter • Associated Acts — Barbra & Helmut, Tony & Liza & Penny, Silver Convention

Gertrude Wirschinger was born in Klagenfurt. In the early 1970s, under the name Barbra Münzer, she was part of the duo Barbra & Helmut. They released "Hideaway" bw "Stop" on the Telefunken label in 1972. Late she was a member of the trio Tony & Liza & Penny. In 1973, they released a single on the Ariola label, "Öffne Die Tür" ("Open The Door") bw "Der Fremde" ("The Stranger"). By the mid-70s, she was a member of Silver Convention, a group that also included Linda G. Thompson and Ramona Wulf. They had hits with "Save me" and "Fly, Robin, Fly". Around mid 1977, McLean left Silver Convention. She was replaced by Zenda Jacks. In October 1976, her single "Devil Eyes" was released on the Ariola label. Around July 1978, her album The Best of Penny McLean was released on Jupiter Records. In 1979, she released the single, "Tut-Ench-Amun" which was written by Bernd Meinunger, Horst Hornung and Christian Dornaus. Backed with "Child of Egypt", it was released on Jupiter 100 698. By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster.

Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey Dance" and more.

By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos. In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts. In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2SMUSIC Survey. The single itself sold 3 million copies.

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions • Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • AUS — CAN — SWE — US R&B • Lady Bump — * Released: 1975 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP, CS, CD — 12 — 47 — 3 — 59 • Penny — * Released: 1977 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP, K7 — — — — — 22 — — • Midnight Explosion — * Released: 1978 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP, K7 — — — — — — — —

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications • Title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • NOR — SWE • Success — * Released: 1976 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP — 11 — 16 — *IFPI HK: Platinum • The Best of Penny McLean — * Released: 1978 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP, K7 — — — — • Star Discothek — * Released: 1979 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP, K7 — — — — • Profile — * Released: 1980 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP, K7 — — — — • Lady Bump — * Released: 1986 * Label: Jupiter * Formats: LP, K7 — — — —

List of singles, with selected chart positions • Year — Title — Peak chart positions — Album • AUS — AUT — BEL — CAN — GER — NET — SWE — SWI — US — US Dan. — US R&B • 1972 — "Acapulcobanjopolka" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" • 1974 — "A Letter from Miami" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1975 — "Lady Bump" — 9 — 1 — 2 — 15 — 1 — 4 — 2 — 4 — 48 — 1 — 90 — Lady Bump • "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 108 — — — — • 1976 — "1-2-3-4... Fire!" — — — 11 — 11 — — — 3 — 20 — 9 — — — — — — — — • "Devil Eyes" — — — — — — — — — 21 — — — 17 — — — — — — — — • "Nobody's Child" — — — — — — — — — 49 — — — 15 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" • 1977 — "Zwischen Zwei Gefühlen" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance" — — — — — — — — — 26 — — — 17 — — — — — — — — — Penny • "Mambo Mama" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1978 — "Wild One" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The Best of Penny McLean • "Midnight Explosion" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Midnight Explosion • 1979 — "Tut-Ench-Amun" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1980 — "Love Is Love" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Profile • 1982 — "Words" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" • "Wenn Die Träume Flügel Kriegen" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1985 — "Don’t Ever Leave Me Now" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.