"the Act"", ""Movin' On"", and ""Hot On the Tracks"") are considered the peak of their harder funk period. After those recordings the group started to move towards a softer sound. That move was hinted at in their 1976 Top Ten hits ""Sweet Love"" and ""Just to Be Close to You"". In 1977 the Commodores released ""Easy"", which became the group's biggest hit yet, reaching No. 4 in the U.S., followed by ""Brick House"", also top 5, both from their album ""The Commodores"", as was ""Zoom"". The group reached No. 1 in 1978 with ""Three Times a Lady"". In 1979 the"
"the UK Singles Chart), but it was the third single, ""When Will I See You Again"", that propelled the trio into the mainstream. It topped the UK Chart for two weeks in August 1974 (the first time this had been achieved by an all-female group since The Supremes in 1964,) and became the fourth best-selling single of the year. It also reached #2 in the US, where it sold over two million copies and earned the trio a gold record in December 1974 (at that time, Platinum certifications has not been assigned to singles). The Three Degrees also recorded two"
"A double A-side, ""From East To West""/""Scotch Machine"" (the latter song retitled ""Scots Machine"" because the term ""Scotch"" is generally considered offensive in Scotland) reached No. 13 in 1978, while later that same year ""Souvenirs"" made No. 56. Also popular was the song ""Lady America"". Their last impact on the charts came in 1979 when ""Let's Fly Away"" peaked at number thirty-eight. In their origin country, France, it was a success in the nightclubs of Paris, with a wide broadcasting on the French radios and a reasonable presence on television to promote their songs, they ranked only three singles, ""From"
"some backing vocals. ""Only One Woman"" was released in the UK and the U.S. in August 1968; the single reached the Top 5 in the UK and was their biggest hit. Following the release of the group's debut single, Bonnet made a remark to a reporter as to ""Only One Woman"" being a bit boring, angering Barry. Their second single, ""The Walls Fell Down"" only reached number 28 on the same chart. But in the Netherlands it was more successful, where it reached number 3 in their Top 40 in April 1969. Their third single, ""I Can't See Nobody"", a"
"You're a Lady ""You're a Lady"" is a 1972 song by British singer-songwriter Peter Skellern. Skellern’s recording of the song was his first and biggest hit, reaching number three in the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in the United States ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Skellern’s vocals were supplemented by the Congregation, a choral pop ensemble who had already had their own top ten hit with ""Softly Whispering I Love You"". The introductory bars were performed by the Hanwell Band, with the euphonium, played by John Luckett, prominently featured. Skellern provided his own piano accompaniment. The single was placed on Radio"
"The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ""Dare"" in 1981. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit ""Don't You Want Me."" The band received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including ""Mirror Man,"" ""(Keep Feeling) Fascination,"" ""The Lebanon,"" ""Human"" (a US No. 1) and ""Tell Me When."" The only"
"become a hit was ""You're a Lady"" in 1972. The record featured the Congregation, who had previously recorded the top ten hit ""Softly Whispering I Love You"". ""You're a Lady"" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in the United States ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Success for Skellern followed three years later with ""Hold On to Love"" which reached number 14 on the UK chart. He also sang the theme song to the London Weekend Television series ""Billy Liar"" (1973). For three years in the 1970s he worked on BBC Radio 4's ""Stop the Week"". A non-charting"
"The history of The Human League's Fast Product era is covered in the 2015 documentary, Big Gold Dream. The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ""Dare"" in 1981. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit ""Don't You Want Me."" The band received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including"
"the band. The song was remixed and included on the album. The lyrics were written by Rutherford and were inspired by his wife. He later said it was the easiest set of lyrics he had written, spending ""about ten minutes"" on it. ""...And Then There Were Three..."" was released in the UK on 31 March 1978 and in the US on 28 March on Atlantic Records. It reached on the UK Albums Chart during a 32-week stay on the chart and on the US ""Billboard"" 200. The album continued to sell, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association"
"Macon's Allman Brothers Band in '73, Santana in '73, Ike & Tina Turner, UK's Electric Light Orchestra in 1974, Aerosmith in '76 and '86, Elvis Presley in '77 (Elvis died in '77), Jacksonville's Lynyrd Skynyrd in '77, Spartanburg's Marshall Tucker Band in '78, Bob Dylan in '78, Kiss in 1976 and 1979, Australia's AC/DC in 1979 and 1996, Alabama's Jimmy Buffett in 1979, Aussies Bee Gees in '79, UK's Elton John in 1980, The Eagles in 1973 and 1980, Atlanta Rhythm Section in '80, Blue Oyster Cult in '81, Prince in 1982, Van Halen in 1982 (with UK's After the"
"the top 10 in the same country. The album itself reached #6 in the UK Albums Chart. In 1976, they released the album ""A Toast of Love"" (for the Far East market), the title song of which was released internationally. This was the year that Fayette Pinkney left and was replaced by former member Helen Scott. They then released ""Standing Up for Love"", an album, in 1977. In 1978 and 1979, they released two disco-styled albums ""New Dimensions"" and ""3D"". From these albums. they had four top 20 hits in the UK with ""Givin' Up, Givin' In"", ""Woman in Love"","
"UK Singles Chart in February 1978. The track spent a total of 11 weeks in the charts. It was produced by Joe Gibbs, using a re-recording of the riddim of the 1967 Alton Ellis song ""I'm Still in Love"", which had already been re-popularised in the 1970s by Marcia Aitken's cover ""I'm Still in Love With You Boy"", and ""Three Piece Suit"" by Trinity, to which ""Uptown"" was an ""answer record"". The single's UK release was on the Lightning record label. The lyrics were written by the duo and Errol Thompson. Althea & Donna became the youngest female duo to"
"times: in 1967 with the song ""Puppet on a String"" performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song ""Boom Bang-a-Bang"" performed by Lulu, in 1976 with the song ""Save Your Kisses for Me"" performed by Brotherhood of Man, in 1981 with the song ""Making Your Mind Up"" performed by Bucks Fizz and in 1997 with the song ""Love Shine a Light"" performed by Katrina and the Waves. To this point, the nation is noted for having finished as the runner-up in a record fifteen contests. Up to and including 1998, the UK had only twice finished outside the top"
"'Til You Get Enough"" and ""Rock with You."" The Commodores were another group that played from a diverse repertoire, including R&B, funk and pop. Lionel Richie, who went on to even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s, fronted the group's biggest 1970s hits, including ""Easy,"" ""Three Times a Lady"" and ""Still."" Some of the more notable pop groups during the 1970s were the Carpenters, the Jackson 5, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, KC and the Sunshine Band, Bee Gees, Electric Light Orchestra, the Eagles and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Male soloists who characterized the pop music"
"This prompted an answer record from Althea & Donna using the same rhythm, in the form of the UK-chart topping ""Uptown Top Ranking"". Trinity recorded ""Slim Thing"" in response, but failed to match Althea & Donna's success. 1977 also saw the release of the ""Uptown Girl"" album, produced by Bunny Lee, and strong albums in 1978 in the form of ""Three Piece Chicken and Chips"" (with Ranking Trevor) and ""Showcase"". In 1978, Trinity also performed at the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston. In the later 1970s, Trinity began producing both himself and other artists, starting his own ""Flag Man"""
"for two weeks in August 1974 (the first time this had been achieved by an all female group since The Supremes). Following an appearance on ""Top of the Pops"", other countries followed suit and ""When Will I See You Again"" did extremely well worldwide reaching #2 in the U.S. where it sold over two million copies and earned the group a gold record in 1974. The group recorded two live albums in 1975 and a further studio album ""The Three Degrees International"". This album was called ""Take Good Care of Yourself"" in the UK, the title song of which reached"
"""Magpie"". A cover version was recorded for the Top of the Pops album series, appearing on Volume 63 and The Best of 1978. Figaro (song) ""Figaro"" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released as a single in January 1978 and became the group's third and final number one hit in the UK. By 1978, Brotherhood of Man had experienced a certain amount of chart success in both the UK and Europe, notably so with ""Save Your Kisses For Me"" and ""Angelo"". Following this, came the surprise failure of their next single ""Highwayman"" (released in"
"""Gypsy Lady"" and ""Runaway Love"", hit #1 on the ""Billboard"" disco chart dated April 29, 1978 remaining at #1 for a total of five weeks. Released as a 7"" single in August 1978 – ""Runaway Love"" having been the lead 7"" single from the ""If My Friends..."" album - ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"" reached #54 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 with an R&B chart peak of #68. In the UK ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"" was issued as the A-side of a 7"" single - with ""Runaway Love"" as the B-side - in May 1978"
"""Top of the Pops"" re-runs. In July 1976, ""I'm Your Man Rock and Roll"", reached No. 71 on the US ""Cashbox"" top 100 singles chart. In 1978 they signed with A&M Records for the US market. In 1978 another single, ""Takin' me Back"", reached No. 7 on the South African singles charts. The band's second studio album, ""Three's a Crowd"", was released in 1978; it was recorded in London and produced by David Kershenbaum. For the album Spencer also provided synthesisers; guest lead vocalists included Stuart Calver and Tony Rivers. Members of UK's Climax Blues Band, Colin Cooper, John Cuffley,"
"she used to be mine."" Released in October 1978, ""My Best Friend's Girl"" entered the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart for the week ending October 21. It peaked at number 35 on the charts in December. In addition, the song reached number 40 on the Dutch Top 40, number 55 in Canada, and number 67 in Australia. The song was the highest-charting UK single of the band's career, peaking at number three in November 1978. The single was the first picture disc available commercially in the UK. Music critics have given the track generally favorable reviews. AllMusic's Donald A."
"Geraldine in Stockholm. Coulter conducted the orchestra for the song, which came fifth. Coulter and Martin also wrote ""Shine It On"", which finished third in the 1978 heat of """", performed by the Glaswegian performer Christian. Between 1967 and 1976, they had four No. 1 hits in the UK: ""Puppet on a String"", ""Congratulations"", ""Back Home"" and ""Forever and Ever"". There were also numerous Top 10 hits including the Bay City Rollers' ""Shang-A-Lang"", ""Fancy Pants"" by the glam rock band Kenny, ""Requiem"" by the Scottish pop group Slik, and ""Surround Yourself with Sorrow"" by Cilla Black. In 1975, Martin and"
"that already accommodated two lead guitarists, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody. He added a Yamaha CP-70 electric piano to his set-up and finally a huge bank of synthesizers onstage courtesy of Moog (Minimoog, Opus, Polymoog) so he could play the 12-bar blues the band often required and recreate string section and other effects. Such varied work is evident on tracks like ""Here I Go Again"", ""Wine, Women and Song"", ""She's a Woman"" and ""Till the Day I Die"". A number of singles entered the UK chart, taking the now 40-something Lord onto ""Top of the Pops"" with regularity between 1980"
"UK Singles Chart in November 1968, Following the release of the group's debut single, Bonnet made a remark to a reporter as to ""Only One Woman"" being a bit boring, angering Barry. Their second single ""The Walls Fell Down"" only reached Number 28 in the same chart. But in the Netherlands it was more successful, where it reached Number 3 in their Top 40 in April 1969. In 1970, Gordon released his first and only solo album ""Alphabet"" on Polydor Records. He later became a high school music teacher. On 9 January 2013, after not being heard from for several"
"1970s after the death of its biggest star, Otis Redding, in an aviation accident. He appeared in the documentary film, ""Wattstax"", which was released in 1973. After Stax folded in 1975, Taylor switched to Columbia Records, where he recorded his biggest success with Don Davis still in charge of production, ""Disco Lady"", in 1976. It spent four weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and six weeks at the top of the R&B chart. It peaked at No. 25 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1976. ""Disco Lady"" was the first certified platinum single (two million copies"
"the US and topping the UK Singles Chart. When Pinkney left the group in 1976, she was replaced by a returning Helen Scott. This line-up had four UK Top 20 hits, including ""Woman in Love"", which reached number three in 1979. Ferguson left for a solo career in 1986. The group's most stable line-up was from 1989 to 2010, with Cynthia Garrison joining Holiday and Scott. They achieved a final UK chart entry, reaching number 54 in 1998 with a dance cover of ""Last Christmas"". Garrison left the band at the end of 2010 due to health reasons, and was"
"Disco Lady ""Disco Lady"" is a 1976 single for American singer Johnnie Taylor that went on to become his biggest hit. It spent four weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and six weeks on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in the U.S. It was also the first single to be certified platinum by the RIAA; ultimately it sold over 2.5 million copies. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1976. The single was Taylor's first for Columbia Records, where Taylor signed after his long-time label, Stax Records, went bankrupt. The song was produced by Taylor's long-time"
"member, Paul King, a cover of Lead Belly's Have a Whiff on Me, and a cover of Elvis Presley's ""Milk Cow Blues"". Lady Rose (song) Lady Rose is a song and single by British group Mungo Jerry. Written by the group's lead vocalist Ray Dorset and produced by Barry Murray, it was the band's third single. The song entered the UK charts at #30 in May 1971 and reached #5 in June, finally leaving the chart in August 1971. It also reached number one in Japan. Like the group's debut single, ""In the Summertime,"" it was a maxi-single playing at"
"that country. Dash indicates did not chart in that country. <small>Notes: The Nolans The Nolans are an Irish/British girl group who formed in 1974 as The Nolan Sisters, before changing their name in 1980. They are best known for their hit single ""I'm In the Mood for Dancing"". Released in December 1979, the song reached number three in the UK in February 1980 and topped the Japanese charts in November 1980. Five of the sisters, Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, and Bernie, became regular guest performers on numerous television shows in the UK in the 1970s and supported Frank Sinatra on"
"nationally three times, while their first single with Spencer, ""Party to End All Parties"", entered the top 30 in May. Strachan released his second solo single, a cover of Smokey Robinson's ""Tracks of My Tears"", which reached the top 20 in July. Meanwhile, Mushroom released a singles anthology, ""The Skyhooks Tapes"", which entered the top 50 in September. The band's mass popularity had declined although they still kept their live performances exciting and irreverent. In January 1978 they toured New Zealand and performed at the Nambassa festival. In February their next single, ""Women in Uniform"", was issued and peaked at"
"period, they accumulated eight more British hits. ""Love's Such a Wonderful Thing"" peaked at #33 in 1977. 1978 saw ""Whenever You Want My Love"" at #18, ""Let's Go Disco"" at #39 and ""Rainin' Through My Sunshine"" at #40. ""Can You Feel the Force?"" climbed to #5 in 1979, the same year that ""Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)"" hit #33. 1980's ""She's a Groovy Freak"" capped a successful run, at #52, coming just a few months too late to be included in the band's first compilation, a K-tel collection of their ""Greatest Hits"" released in May 1980. In 1982 they returned"
"The Vapors The Vapors are an English new wave and power pop band that initially existed between 1978 and 1981. They had a top ten hit with the song ""Turning Japanese"" in 1980, which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and No. 36 in the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Based in Guildford, Surrey, an early version of the band was playing the Three Lions pub in Farncombe when The Jam's bassist Bruce Foxton spotted them. The band's lineup stabilized with David Fenton (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Howard Smith (drums), Edward Bazalgette (lead guitar) and Steve Smith (bass). Howard"
"was recorded circa 1965. The group did have a brief resurgence at the dawning of the new decade, scoring two big hits in 1980 with Michael Zager medleys of ""Working My Way Back to You""/""Forgive Me, Girl"" (number two in March–April, number one UK) and ""Cupid""/""I've Loved You for a Long Time"" (number four in July–August, number four UK). However, success once again waned in the years that followed. The group's last Hot 100 hit was a remake of Willie Nelson's ""Funny How Time Slips Away"", which peaked at number 67 in 1983. In 1984, the group had their last"
"several of which were composed by Roger Greenaway. A 1977 eponymous album on the Hanover Grand label was sold only at the London Club Room in Drury Lane, and is ranked by price guides as the most collectible UK release by the group. Their chart breakthrough came in 1978 with the covers album ""20 Giant Hits"" on Target, which reached No.3 in the UK. That year, they also supported Engelbert Humperdinck on a US tour, and Denise left the group to pursue a solo career. In 1979, the group participated in the UK Eurovision selection contest """". Their track ""Harry"