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ABBA is a Swedish Edison award and Eurovision winning pop/dance group active between 1972 and 1982. The quartet was formed through the friendship of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and also consists of Anni-Frid Lyngstad (usually known as Frida) and Agnetha Fältskog. They topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each of the group member's given name (Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid).^[1]

 Studio albums

Year	Album	SWE	UK	AUS	NOR	US
March 26, 1973	Ring Ring
March 4, 1974	Waterloo	112	28	18	15	145
April 21, 1975	ABBA	118	13	111	116	174
October 11, 1976	Arrival	112	110	18	119	20
December 12, 1977	The Album	14	17	4	13	14
April 23, 1979	Voulez-Vous	110	14	2	16	19
November 3, 1980	Super Trouper	17	19	5	13	17
November 30, 1981	The Visitors	19	13	22	15	29

 Live albums

• ABBA Live - August 18, 1986

 Compilations

• Greatest Hits - November 17, 1975 - UK #1; U.S. #48
• Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - October 29, 1979 - UK #1; U.S. #46
• Gracias Por La Música - June 23, 1980
• The Singles: The First Ten Years - November 8, 1982 - UK #1; U.S. #62
• ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits - September 21, 1992 - UK #1; U.S. #63
• ABBA Oro: Grandes Exitos - September 24, 1993
• More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits - October 29, 1993 - UK #13
• The Definitive Collection - November 2, 2001 - UK #17; U.S. #186
• Number Ones - November 20, 2006 - UK #15

Box sets

• Thank You For The Music - October 31, 1994
• The Complete Studio Recordings - November 7, 2005

 Additional compilations

Year	Album	UK	US	NL	DE	FR	AU	NZ	JP
1976	The Best of ABBA						1	1
1976	ABBA Greatest Hits 24 (Japan release)								4
1978	All About ABBA (Japan release)								68
1980	The Magic of ABBA						42
1981	A Wie ABBA (German release)				1
1981	Very Best of ABBA (Japan release)								44
1983	I Love ABBA		208		10	12
1983	Thank You for the Music (UK release)	17
1988	Absolute ABBA	70
1998	Love Stories	51			82	3
1999	25 Jaar Na Waterloo			1
1999	25 Jaar Na Waterloo - Deel 2			7
2001	SOS: The Best of ABBA (Japan release)								3

 Singles

Year	Single		Hot100	AC															Album
1972	"She's My Kind of Girl"1				-	-	97			-		-		7					Ring Ring
	"People Need Love"				3	-				-		-
	"He Is Your Brother"				1
1973	"Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)"				1
	"Ring Ring"2	32 (1974)			2	5	82	-	-	-	2	1	92	-			-	3
	"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"				3
	"Nina, Pretty Ballerina"					-				-		-
	"Rock'n Roll Band"					-				-		-
	"Another Town, Another Train"					-				-		-
1974	"Waterloo (Swedish version)"				2														Waterloo
	"Waterloo"	1	6		3	2	3	3	1	1	1		4	-	7	-	-	1
	"Honey, Honey"		27	27		16		-		2		12	30	-	18
	"Hasta Mañana"				1								16	-				2
	"So Long"	-			7		64	-	-	11		29	-	-					ABBA
1975	"I've Been Waiting For You"												49
	"Ring Ring (re-release)"												7						Ring Ring
	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	38	15	8		3	14	-	-	6	2	2	1		12	-		1	ABBA
	"SOS"	6	15	19		2			4	1	2	1	1	-	9	1		1
	"Bang-a-Boomerang"						59											-
	"Mamma Mia"	1	32	12		13		-	1	1	2	1	1	-	18		-	5
1976	"Fernando"	1	13	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	-	2	1	-	1	Greatest Hits/Arrival (re-issue)
	"Rock Me"												4						ABBA
	"Dancing Queen"	1	1	6	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	19	2	1	-	1	Arrival
	"Money, Money, Money"	3	56	38		1	1		2	1	2	1	1		47	1	-	-
	"Dum Dum Diddle"					-				-		-
1977	"That's Me"													75
	"Knowing Me, Knowing You"	1	14	7		3	9	17	1	1	6	2	9		2	1		1
	"King Kong Song"				4								94						Waterloo
	"The Name of the Game"	1	12	9	2	2	12	-	2	7	3	2	6	-	14	10		3	The Album
1978	"Take a Chance on Me"	1	3	9		2	10	-	1	3	8	1	12	67	3	1		6
	"One Man One Woman"
	"Eagle"3					4	36	-		6		1	82	62
	"Thank You for the Music"																-	2
	"Summer Night City"	5			1										34	10			Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1979	"Chiquitita"	2	29	15	2	1	13	1	1	3	4	1	4	19	17	1	7	1	Voulez-Vous
	"Chiquitita (Spanish version)"						-	5					-			1	1	-
	"Does Your Mother Know"	4	19	41		4	26		3	10		1	7		8	17		12
	"Estoy Soñando"						-	15								3	4		Gracias Por La Música
	"Voulez-Vous"4		80	40		4	9	9	3	14		1	79	18	43				Voulez-Vous
	"Angeleyes"	3	64	37											39
	"As Good as New"															1
	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"	3				2	1	-	1	3	2	1	8	17				16	Greatest Hits Vol. 2
	"I Have a Dream"	2				1	42	3	2	4		1	64					3	Voulez-Vous
1980	"Gracias Por La Música"															15	4		Gracias Por La Música
	"¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!"
	"The Winner Takes It All"	1	8	1	2	1	5	10	1	4	3	1	7	33	10	5	-	1	Super Trouper
	"On And On And On"		90				18						9	52
	"Andante, Andante"
	"The Piper"
	"Super Trouper"	1	45	14	11	1	4	8	1	1	2	1	77	93	32	3
	"Felicidad"																5
	"Happy New Year"					-				-
1981	"Lay All Your Love on Me"5	7				-	18		8	26		13
	"One of Us"	3	107	33	2	1	8	7	1	1	6	1	48	-				4	The Visitors
1982	"When All Is Said and Done"		27	10								81				-
	"No Hay A Quien Culpar"															-
	"Head Over Heels"	25	-			4	10	-	14	19		2		-		45		-
	"The Visitors"		63
	"Se Me Está Escapando"
	"The Day Before You Came"	32	-		3	3	38	-	12	5	5	3	48	-		19		-	The Singles: The First Ten Years
1983	"Under Attack"	26				5	48	-	11	22		3	96	-		-		-
	"Cassandra"													-		-		-
	"Thank You for the Music"	33					58		17	55		-							The Album
1992	"Dancing Queen"6	16			15	15				22	5	16	28						ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
1994	"Dream World"				17														Thank You For The Music
1996	"Put On Your White Sombrero"
1999	"Happy New Year"				27	-	-			78									The Complete Singles Collection
2001	"SOS"7				-	-				-		-		15					SOS: The Best of ABBA
2004	"Waterloo"8	20							33										Waterloo: 30th Anniversary Collection
2008	"Happy New Year"9				4[4]						11[5]
			Hot100	AC
	Number One Hits	9	1	2	5	8	3	2	11	9	2	16	6	-	-	8	1	8
	Top Twenty Hits	21	10	12	22	25	16	12	22	19	19	22	13	6	8	13	5	16

 

 

 

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA
• http://www.metrolyrics.com/ABBA-lyrics.html
• ABBA - The Site - Official site. This site is owned and maintained by Universal Music AB in Sweden.
• ABBA at Discogs
• ABBA at Last.fm
• ABBA at RollingStone.com
• ABBA - for the record - Collector site and discography.

 

                                           

DANCING QUEEN & FERNANDO --- Always way up in there in my Abba fave box 

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 BARRY WHITE

Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944(1944-09-12) – July 4, 2003) was an American record producer, songwriter and singer.

A multiple Grammy Award-winner known for his deep bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring hit soul and disco songs. Worldwide, White had many gold and platinum albums and singles, with combined sales of over 100 million, according to critics Ed Hogan and Wade Kergan.^[1]

White was born in Galveston, Texas^[2] and grew up in the high-crime areas of South Los Angeles, where he joined a gang at the age of 10. At 17, he was jailed for four months for stealing $30,000 worth of Cadillac tires.

While in prison, White listened to Elvis Presley singing "It's Now or Never" on the radio, an experience he later credited with changing the course of his life.^[3] After his release, he left gang life and began a musical career at the dawn of the 1960s in singing groups before going out on his own in the middle of the decade. The marginal success he had to that point was as a songwriter; his songs were recorded by rock singer Bobby Fuller and TV bubblegum act The Banana Splits. He was also responsible in 1963 for arranging "Harlem Shuffle" for Bob & Earl, which became a hit in the UK in 1969.

 Success

In 1969, he got his break backing up a girl group called Love Unlimited. Formed in imitation of the legendary Motown girl group The Supremes, the group members honed their talents with White for the next two years until they all signed contracts with 20th Century Records. White produced, wrote and arranged the classic soul ballad "Walking in the Rain (With The One I Love)", which hit the Top 20 of the pop charts. The group would score more hits throughout the '70s and White eventually married the lead singer of the group, Glodean James.

While working on a few demos for a male singer, the record label suggested White step out in front of the microphone, to which he reluctantly agreed. His first solo chart hit, 1973's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby", rose to #1 R&B and #3 Pop. That same year, the Love Unlimited Orchestra's recording of White's composition "Love's Theme" reached #1 Pop in 1974, one of only two instrumental recordings ever to do so. Some regard "Love's Theme" as the first disco hit ever.

Other chart hits by White include "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (1973), "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (1974), "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (1974), "What Am I Gonna Do With You" (1975), "Let the Music Play" (1976), "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" (1977), "Your Sweetness is My Weakness" (1978), and "Change" (1982).

Considered handsome and deeply romantic by his many female fans and admired for the unique blend of soul and classical orchestral musical elements he created, White was often affectionately referred to as the "Maestro" or "The Man with the Velvet Voice". His portly physical stature led some in the popular press to make condescending jokes about his weight by referring to White as the "Walrus of Love," a moniker considered disrespectful by many fans. Barry White was also referred to as "The Sultan of Smooth Soul," but it was his role as brainchild of the funk-fueled, deep soul band, the Love Unlimited Orchestra, in which he was widely branded on several early albums as the group's Maestro, earning him the only documented nickname for which he and his musical colleagues were responsible.

 Comebacks

Although White's success on the pop charts slowed down as the disco era came to an end, he maintained a loyal following throughout his career. In the 1990s, he mounted an effective comeback with the albums The Icon Is Love (1994), whose biggest hit, "Practice What You Preach" reached the top of the charts, and Staying Power (1999), for which he won 2 Grammy Awards.

Death

White had been ill with chronically high blood pressure for some time, which resulted in kidney failure in the autumn of 2002. He suffered a stroke in May 2003, after which he was forced to retire from public life. On July 4, 2003, he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the age of 58 from renal failure.[[1]] White was cremated, and his ashes were scattered by his family off the California coast.[2]

On September 20, 2004, he was posthumously inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York.[3]

Albums

 Love Unlimited & Love Unlimited Orchestra

Title	Release date
From a Girl's Point of View We Give to You	1972
Under the Influence Of	1973
Rhapsody in White	1974
Together Brothers	1974
White Gold	1974
Music Maestro Please	1975
My Sweet Summer Suite	1976
He's All I've Got	1977
My Musical Bouquet	1978
Love Is Back	1979
Let 'Em Dance	1981
Love Unlimited Orchestra Presents Mr. Webster Lewis: Welcome Aboard	1982

 Barry White

Title	Release date	U.S. albums peak	U.S. R&B albums peak	U.K. albums peak
I've Got So Much to Give	1973	16	1	-
Stone Gon'		20	1	18
Can't Get Enough	1974	1	1	4
Barry White's Greatest Hits	1975	23	15	11
Just Another Way to Say I Love You		17	1	12
Let the Music Play	1976	42	18	22
Is This Whatcha Wont?		125	25	-
Barry White's Greatest Hits Vol 2	1977	-	-	17
Barry White Sings for Someone You Love		8	1	-
The Man	1978	36	1	46
The Message Is Love	1979	67	14	-
I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing		132	40	-
Sheet Music	1980	-	-	-
Barry & Glodean	1981	-	44	-
Beware!		-	40	-
Change	1982	148	19	-
Dedicated	1983	-	-	-
Heart and Soul	1985	-	-	34
The Right Night & Barry White	1987	159	28	74
The Collection	1988	-	-	5
The Man Is Back!	1989	143	23	-
Put Me In Your Mix	1991	96	8	-
The Icon Is Love	1994	20	1	44
All-Time Greatest Hits	1994	-	70	-
The Ultimate Collection	1999	148	98	-
Staying Power		43	13	-
Best of Barry White: 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection	2003	100	54	-
Love Songs		-	-	21
White Gold - The Very Best Of	2005	-	-	37

Singles: US and UK chart placings

 Love Unlimited

Title	Release date	U.S. singles peak	U.K. singles peak
"Walkin' In the Rain With the One I Love"	1972	14	14
"It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)"	1973	83	11
"Under the Influence Of Love"	1974	76	-
"Love's Theme" (as Love Unlimited Orchestra)		1	10
"Rhapsody in White" (as Love Unlimited Orchestra)		-	-
"Satin Soul" (as Love Unlimited Orchestra)	1975	-	-
"I Belong To You"		27	-
"I'm So Glad That I'm A Woman"	1980	-	-

 Barry White

Title	Release date	U.S. singles peak	U.S. R&B peak	U.S. Club play peak	U.K. singles peak
"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"	1973	3	1	-	23
"I've Got So Much Love To Give"		32	5	-	-
"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up"	1974	7	2	-	14
"Honey Please, Can't Ya See"		44	-	-	-
"Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe"		1	1	-	8
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything"		2	1	2	1
"What Am I Gonna Do With You"	1975	8	1	-	5
"I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To"		40	4	-	20
"Let the Music Play"	1976	32	4	-	9
"You See the Trouble with Me"		-	14	-	2
"Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together"		92	29	-	15
"Don't Make Me Wait Too Long"		-	20	-	17
"I'm Qualified To Satisfy You"	1977	-	25	30	37
"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"		4	1	5	40
"Just the Way You Are"	1978	-	45	-	12
"Oh What a Night For Dancing"		-	24	-	13
"Playing Your Game, Baby"		-	8	-	-
"Your Sweetness Is My Weakness"		60	-	16	-
"Sha La La Means I Love You"	1979	-	-	-	55
"Sho' You Right"	1987	-	17	-	14
"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (re-release)		-	-	-	63
"For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)"		-	27	-	94
"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" (Quincy Jones with Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Barry White)	1990	31	1	-	67
"All of Me" (Big Daddy Kane featuring Barry White)	1991	-	14	-	-
"All Around the World" (Lisa Stansfield and Barry White) (Released in UK as B-Side of Lisa Stansfield Single "Time to Make You Mine")	1992	-	-	-	14
"Dark and Lovely" (with Isaac Hayes)		29	-	-	-
"Practice What You Preach"	1994	18	1	-	-
"Love Is The Icon" / "Practice With You Preach" (Double 'A'-Side)	1995	-	-	-	20
"I Only Want To Be With You"		-	-	-	36
"Come On"		87	12	-	-
"Slow Jams" (Quincy Jones featuring Babyface, Tamia, Portrait and Barry White)	1996	68	19	-	-
"In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Tina Turner)		101	34	38	32
"Staying Power"	1999	-	45	-	-
"Let the Music Play 2000"	2000	-	-	-	45

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_White
• Foto and single Barry White
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• ^ allmusic ((( Barry White > Biography )))
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Much Respect - R.I.P.

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The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter's backing band, but in 1973 began releasing records of their own. They had 7 UK top 20 hits in the mid-1970s, and 4 hit albums. Three of the band members continue to tour in two separate Glitter Bands to this day.

History

When Gary Glitter's first single "Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2" became a number 2 hit in the UK, his manager Mike Leander realised that he would need a backing band, and contacted John Rossall, who was then the musical director of the Boston Showband.^[1] With a few changes in personnel, the Boston Showband became The Glittermen, and later The Glitter Band,^[2] backing Glitter both on record (although Glitter claimed that Leander played all the instruments himself)^[2] and in live performances. The Glitter Band found themselves without a Bass Guitarist when in 1972, Ray Motsley was sacked for urinating in Glitter's beer during a gig. He was replaced by John Springate who had previously played with The Foundations.

In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the suggestion that the band record some material without Glitter. Leander agreed, but rejected the first recordings. The band then went back into the studio and recorded "Angel Face", which met with Leander's approval, but not without some changes.^[1] The band played a few well-received live shows before their first single came out, mixing a few new songs with covers of 1950s and 1960s songs. In March 1974, "Angel Face" was released on Bell Records, immediately hitting the chart, and reaching #4, outselling Glitter's "Remember Me This Way". Further hits followed between 1974 and 1976, along with 4 albums. Rossall left the band at the end of 1974, Shephard and Springate taking over leadership, with Springate taking lead vocal duties on hits such as the ballad "Goodbye My Love", "The Tears I Cried", and "People Like You".^[3] Sales dropped in 1976, with the advent of Punk rock. Springate and Shephard saw the Sex Pistols perform at the Notre Dame Hall in 1976, and realized even then that their time was up. The band switched to CBS Records and later Epic Records, and changed their name to The G Band to dissociate themselves from Glitter, but failed to find another hit single, splitting after a final single, a cover of The Bee Gees' "Gotta Get a Message To You", in 1978. They regrouped in 1980, with further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. The band's profile was maintained with a slew of Greatest Hits releases, mainly concentrating on their peak mid-1970s era.

Guitarist/singer Gerry Shephard died in May 2003.^[1] The other members are all still involved in music, with John Rossall and Harvey Ellison still performing as The Glitter Band. Gerry Shephard and Pete Phipps guested on Denim's Back In Denim album in 1992, and Phipps also performs live with his own Glitterband.^[1]

 Discography

 Singles

^{[4] [5]}

 Albums

• Hey! (1974, Bell, BELL 241) reissued (2001, Cherry Red, GLAMCD8)
• Rock 'n' Roll Dudes (1975, Bell, BELL 253) reissued (Cherry Red, GLAMCD24) UK #17
• Listen To The Band (1975, Bell, BELL 259)
• Greatest Hits (1976, Bell, BELL 264)
• Paris Match (1977, CBS, CBS 81717)
• People Like You (1977, MFP, MFP 50354)
• Greatest Hits (1984, Autograph, ASK713) (cassette only)
• Live At The Marquee (1986, Quest, QUEST 7)
• The Collection (1990, ?, GRAB 1)
• Hits Collection (1990, Orbit, ORO114)
• Let's Get Together Again (1996, Bud Music, CMP62017)
• The Very Best Of (1996, Carlton, CD3036400062)
• Glitz Blitz Live (1998, MCPS, ETCD 032)
• 20 Glittering Greats (1998, MCI, MCCD357)
• The Best Of (1998, Repertoire, REP 4713-WG)
• Solid Silver: The Ultimate Glitter Band vol. 1 (1998, Edsel Records, MEDCD 577)
• Glitter Band - The Best Of (1999, Millennium Records, ROGER8)
• The Glitter Band: The Bell Singles Collection (2000, Cherry Red, GLAMCD1)
• Greatest Hits (2002, Newsound 2000, NST 157)
•  
• Official website
• John Rossall's Glitter Band
• The Glitter Band at discogs.com
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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., C.C., O.Ont., (born 17 November 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. As a singer-songwriter, he came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. Robbie Robertson of The Band declared that Lightfoot was one of his "favourite Canadian songwriters and is absolutely a national treasure."^[1

1966 Lightfoot!

1967 The Way I Feel

1968 Did She Mention My Name

1968 Back Here on Earth

1969 Sunday Concert (live)

1970 Sit Down Young Stranger (re-released as If You Could Read My Mind, 1971)

1971 Summer Side of Life

1972 Don Quixote

1972 Old Dan's Records

1974 Sundown

1975 Cold on the Shoulder

1976 Summertime Dream

1978 Endless Wire

1980 Dream Street Rose

1982 Shadows

1983 Salute

1986 East of Midnight

1993 Waiting for You

1998 A Painter Passing Through

2004 Harmony

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot
•  
• GordonLightfoot.com
• Lightfoot.ca
• Fan Website
• Gordon Lightfoot MySpace
• Order of Canada Citation
• Lightfoot page at Canadian Encyclopedia
• CBC Digital Archives: Gordon Lightfoot: Canada's Folk Laureate
• Gordon Lightfoot at the Internet Movie Database
• Wild 1970 interview with underground press rock critics Rick McGrath and Mike Quigley
• http://www.lyricsdepot.com/gordon-lightfoot/if-you-could-read-my-mind.html

 

 

 

   

    

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THE CHI-LITES

The Chi-Lites were from Chicago, a town better known for its gritty urban blues and driving R&B. Led by vocalist Eugene Record, the Chi-Lites had a lush, creamy sound distinguished by their four-part harmonies and layered productions. During the early 1970s, they racked up 11 Top Ten R&B singles, ranging from the romantic ballads "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl" to protest songs like "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" and "There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)." All the songs featured Record's warm, pleading tenor and falsetto, and the majority of the group's hits were written by Record, often in collaboration with other songwriters like Barbara Acklin.

The Chi-Lites had been around for nearly a decade before they finally had a hit single in the late 1960s. Eugene Record, Robert "Squirrel" Lester, and Clarence Johnson formed the doo wop group the Chanteurs in the late 1950s, and they released one single on Renee Records in 1959. Shortly afterward, Creadel "Red" Jones and Marshall Thompson, who had sung with the Desideros, teamed with the trio to form the Hi-Lites. Over the next four years, the Hi-Lites released a number of singles on local labels. In 1964, they changed their name to Marshall & the Chi-Lites, adding the "C" as tribute to their hometown Chicago. By the end of the year, Johnson left the group and the remaining quartet truncated their name to the Chi-Lites. Over the next four years, the group continued to perform and release independent singles, with Record slowly emerging as the group's lead singer, songwriter, and producer.

In 1968, the Chi-Lites signed with the large Chicago indie label Brunswick Records, and early the following year "Give It Away" became their first national hit single, reaching number ten on the R&B charts. Despite the moderate success of "Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was," the group wasn't able to deliver another big hit until "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)" climbed into the R&B Top Ten in early 1971, beginning a string of ten Top Ten hits that ran intermittently over the next four years. The follow-up to "Are You My Woman?," "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People," was their first pop hit, setting the stage for a pair of slow, soulful ballads, "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl," which both reached number one on the R&B charts; the latter was a number-one pop hit in the spring of 1972.

'Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)' has subsequently taken on a life of its own. Producer Rich Harrison astutely sampled a horn part from the introduction and used it in the song 'Crazy In Love', a U.K. and U.S. Pop No. 1 for Beyonce Knowles in 2003.

Shortly after the release of the hit "Stoned Out of My Mind," the Chi-Lites began to splinter in 1973, when Jones left the group and was replaced by Stanley Anderson, who was quickly replaced by Willie Kensey. The revamped lineup had three Top Ten R&B hits — "Homely Girl," "There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)," and "Toby" — before they replaced Kensey with Doc Roberson. Shortly afterward, Brunswick became involved in serious financial problems, which prevented the label from promoting the group's record. Frustrated, Record left the band to become a solo recording artist for Warner Bros. The remaining trio, augmented by David Scott and Danny Johnson (who was replaced by Vandy Hampton in 1977), signed with Mercury, but none of their singles were hits.

At that point, the group totally disintegrated, but re-formed in 1980, with the mid 1960s quartet of Record, Thompson, Jones, and Lester back together. The group began recording for Eugene Record's label, Chi-Sound. Although their first singles were more successful than their Mercury Records, they didn't have a genuine hit until 1982, when "Hot on a Thing (Called Love)" reached number 15. The following year, they moved to Larc Records, where they had their final Top Ten hit with "Bottoms Up." Late that year, Creadel Jones retired and the group continued to tour as a trio throughout the remainder of the decade. Record left the group in 1988 to record as a solo artist. He was replaced by new lead Frank Reed. This version of the Chi-Lites became a regular on the oldies and soul circuit.

Reed left in the early 90s, and Anthony Watson joined the group as the new lead vocalist. (It should be noted that Lester took over singing lead on "Oh Girl", while Watson led on their other songs.) The group would also featured a female member. Throughout the 1990s, Watson left twice. Each time Frank Reed returned as lead singer. By the early 2000s, the group was comprised of Marshall Thompson, Robert Lester, Anthony Watson, and Tara Henderson.

Thompson was jailed in 2001 for selling police badges[1], and Frank Reed returned to temporarily take his place. Upon Thompson's return, Watson was reportedly fired from the group, and Reed once again assumed the role of lead vocalist. Thompson's wife took over as female vocalist at that time.

The Chi-Lites were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005. Eugene Record died that year. Creadel Jones died shortly after leaving the group; Jones' son Darren claims that Marshall Thompson and Buckeye Records withheld royalties from their family.[2][3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chi-Lites

Chi-Lites official website

Chi-Lites biography at the AMG website

Chi-Lites at the Rolling Stone website

http://www.lyricsandsongs.com/lyrics/CHI-LITES.html

 

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MUD

Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet" which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974.

Band members

• Lead guitarist Rob Davis born Robert Davis, 1 October 1947, in Carshalton.
• Lead vocalist Les Gray, born Thomas Leslie Gray, 9 April 1946, in Carshalton, Surrey. He died of a heart attack on 21 February 2004 in Lagos, Portugal.
• Drummer Dave Mount, born David George Mount, 3 March 1947, in Carshalton. He died on 2 December 2006, at St Helier's Hospital, Carshalton^[1].
• Bass guitarist Ray Stiles, born Raymond John Stiles, 20 November 1946, in Guildford, Surrey.

History

Mud first appeared on the Basil Brush show on BBC TV, and toured as support for Jack Jones. After years of unsuccessful singles, they were signed to Mickie Most's RAK label, and immediately had a Top 20 success with "Crazy".

At the peak of their career they also enjoyed British Number One singles with "Tiger Feet"; and "Lonely This Christmas" (1974), an affectionate Elvis Presley spoof; plus "Oh Boy" (1975), a virtual a cappella cover of the Buddy Holly hit. Like contemporaries Sweet, their most successful period came when their records were written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and in 1975 they had no fewer than seven singles on the UK Top 40. "Oh Boy" was the only #1 single produced by Chinn and Chapman that they did not also write.

"Lonely This Christmas" has become something of an annual fixture on British radio and television, (along with Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody", John Lennon's "Happy Xmas"). Mud also released another single under a different name - after "The Cat Crept In" they released a track from their album Mud Rock, a cover of "In the Mood". This was released under the name of Dum (Mud spelt backwards), but failed to chart. Their last single was "Rico" released in 1980.

The last performance by the four original members was on 3 March 1990 at Dave Mount's wedding, a video recording of which was made by Mount.

Gray later toured as Les Gray's Mud with John Berry (bass), Syd Twynham (guitar) and Phil Wilson (drums). Twyham and Wilson still tour the 70s circuit with Chris Savage (keyboards) and Marc Michalski (bass) as 'Mud II'.

Ray Stiles joined the Hollies; whilst Davis went on to co-write several highly successful dance hits for artists such as Kylie Minogue and Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor. Drummer Dave Mount went into the insurance business.

Les Gray died on February 21 2004 in Portugal, of a heart attack, as a result of throat cancer.

Dave Mount appeared on an episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks on BBC Two in November 2005, and featured in the "spot the pop star of the past" identity parade segment. Mount took his own life on Saturday 2 December 2006. His obituary appeared in The Independent newspaper http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2083882.ece

 Discography

 Singles

• "Flower Power" (1967) Did not chart
• "Up the Airy Mountain" (1968) Did not chart
• "Shangri-La" (1969) Did not chart
• "Jumping Jehosaphat" (1970) Did not chart
• "Crazy" (1973); UK number 12
• "Hypnosis" (1973); UK number 16
• "Dyna-mite" (1973); UK number 4
• "Tiger Feet" (1974); UK number 1
• "The Cat Crept In" (1974); UK number 2
• "Rocket" (1974); UK number 6
• "Lonely This Christmas" (1974); UK number 1
• "The Secrets That You Keep" (1975); UK number 3
• "Oh Boy" (1975); UK number 1
• "Moonshine Sally" (1975); UK number 10
• "One Night" (1975); UK number 32
• "L'L'Lucy" (1975); UK number 10
• "Show Me You're a Woman" (1975); UK number 8
• "Nite on the Tiles" (1976) Did not chart
• "Beating Round the Bush" (1976) Did not chart
• "Shake It Down" (1976); UK number 12
• "Lean on Me" (1976); UK number 7
• "Slow Talking Boy" (1977) Did not chart
• "Just Try a Little Tenderness" (1977) Did not chart
• "Cut Across Shorty" (1978) Did not chart
• "Drift Away" (1978) Did Not Chart
• "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" / "Book of Love" (1979) Did not chart
• "Drop Everything and Run" (1979) Did not chart

 Albums

• Mud Rock (1974); UK number eight
• Mud Rock Volume 2 (1975); UK number six
• Mud's Greatest Hits (1975); UK number twenty-five
• Use Your Imagination! (1975); UK number thirty-three
• It's Better Than Working (1976) Did not chart
• Mudpack (1976) Did not chart
• Rock On (1977) Did not chart
• As You Like It (1979) Did not chart
• Mud biography at the AMG website
• David Proffitt's Mud tribute pages
• MudReborn.Com
• Mud 4 Ever
• BBC Top of the Pops MUD section
• Mud's discography, chart positions
• Mud CD reissues available
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