# Chris Bell

Chris Bell (12 de janeiro de 1951 – 27 de dezembro de 1978) foi um cantor, compositor e guitarrista estadunidense.
Juntamente com Alex Chilton, liderou a banda de power pop Big Star durante os anos 70. Bell deixou o grupo depois de seu primeiro disco, #1 Record, de 1972, mas contribuiu com algumas músicas para o segundo álbum, Radio City de 1974. Ele seguiu carreira solo, mas suas canções (entre elas "I Am The Cosmos", "I Got Kinda Lost" e "You and You Sister" - esta um dueto com Chilton) permaneceriam inéditas até o lançamento em 1992 do álbum I Am The Cosmos.
Chris Bell morreu em 27 de dezembro de 1978 em um acidente de automóvel em Memphis.

## Discografia
### The Jynx EPs

* Greatest Hits! – (Norton Records, 10-inch vinyl EP, 2000) TED-1003

### Icewater e Rock City LPs

* Rock City – (Lucky Seven Records CD, 2003) CD 9209
* Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star – (Omnivore Recordings, 2017)

### Big Star LPs com Chris Bell

* #1 Record – (Ardent Records LP, 1972) ADS-2803

### Big Star singles com Chris Bell

* "Don't Lie to Me" / "Watch the Sunrise" (Ardent, 1972) ADA-2904
* "Thirteen" / "Watch The Sunrise" (Ardent, 1972) (Promo, mislabeled: reads "Don't Lie to Me" but plays "Thirteen".) ADA-2904
* "In the Street" / "When My Baby's Beside Me" (Ardent, 1972) ADA-2902
* "Feel (alternate mix)" / "Mod Lang (unissued single mix)" (Rhino, 2009) R7 521272

### Chris Bell solo LPs

* I Am the Cosmos – (Rykodisc CASS/CD, 1992) RCD 10222
* I Am the Cosmos – (Four Men with Beard, vinyl LP, 2006) 4M 143
* I Am the Cosmos - Deluxe Edition – (Rhino Handmade 2CD, 2009) RHM2 521305
* I Am the Cosmos - (Omnivore Recordings LP, 2017) OVLP-231
* I Am the Cosmos - Deluxe Edition – (Omnivore Recordings 2CD, 2017) OVCD-231

### Chris Bell solo singles

* "I Am the Cosmos"/"You and Your Sister" – (Car Records single, 1978) CRR6
* "Country Morn" – (Back of Car zine, 6-inch promo flexi-disc, 1995)
* "I Am the Cosmos"/"You and Your Sister" – (Rhino/Car, limited w/ CD, 2009) PR7 521384

### Big Star compilations

* A Little Big Star (Rykodisc, 1992) – promo sampler
* Biggest (Line Records, 1994)
* The Best of (Ace Records, 1999)
* Big Star Story (Rykodisc, 2003)
* Keep an Eye on the Sky (Rhino, 2009) – box set
* Nothing Can Hurt Me (Omnivore Recordings, 2013) – trilha sonora do filme
* Playlist (1972-2005) (Legacy Recordings, 2013)
* Thank You Friends: The Music of Big Star, Alex Chilton, and Chris Bell (Omnivore Recordings promo CD, 2013)

### Big Star EPs com Chris Bell

* Jesus Christ (Omnivore Recordings, 2015) - 10", Limited Edition – OVS10-153

### Vários artistas - compilations

* D.I.Y.: Come Out and Play - American Power Pop (1975-78) - "I Am the Cosmos" – (Rhino Records CD, 1993)
* Oxford American: 2003 Southern Music CD No. 6 – "You and Your Sister" – (Oxford American promo CD, 2003)
* Rockin' Memphis: 1960s–1970s, Volume 1 – (Lucky Seven Records CD, 2003)
* Garage Beat '66, Vol. 2: Chicks Are for Kids! – (Sundazed Music CD, 2004)
* Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story – (Big Beat CD, April 2008)
* Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – (Atlantic, 2008)

### Aparece em

* Freaks of Nature (film) - "My Life is Right" (Big Star) featured in film – (Columbia Pictures, 2015)

### Chris Bell é convidado como guitarrista

* Terry Manning Home Sweet Home (Enterprise, 1970)
* Tommy Hoehn Blow Yourself Up / Love You All Day single (Power Play, 1977)