Formed as a six-piece band of musicians in Coventry and Rugby by Tony Campbell in April 1966, they scored a number of hit singles around the world, and released thirteen albums.
The group was partly influenced by fellow British musicians the Beatles, at times sounding Beatlesesque, especially their ballads, which show leanings towards Paul McCartney's musical and vocal arrangements.
After dropping their recording label, BASF in 1975. Wanting to carry on, the group continued to make music and signed a new deal with independent UK label Splash, which was founded by Chas Peate himself.
Their first single for their new label, titled "Sky High", was recorded for the film The Man from Hong Kong, a 1975 martial-arts action movie starring George Lazenby. Splash pressed a couple of hundred promotional copies and reaction to the song was good, especially from Radio Luxembourg which began playing the song with high rotation during its nightly English pop music broadcasts to the UK. "Sky High" subsequently made the UK Top 10 in November 1975.
The recording was licensed to Chelsea Records in the United States where it reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and to No. 2 Adult Contemporary. The song was also No. 1 in Japan. A famous Mexican wrestler, Mil Máscaras, used "Sky High" as his theme tune. He would walk to the ring with the song playing in the background, and his popularity in Japan helped "Sky High" to become a hit twice over in that country in consecutive years.
The Sky High album also sold well too, especially in Japan. The next single "Love Fire" was another hit, although not in the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, "Love Fire" was followed by two new albums, one for the British market called Pieces of Magic and another for the American market simply named, Jigsaw.
Side A
A1. Sky High - 2:46
A2. While You Wait - 2:20
A3. Lost And Found - 2:40
A4. Stop The Show - 2:46
A5. I Thank You - 2:51
A6. Tell Me Why - 3:30
Side B
B1. Back Again - 3:56
B2. Call Collect - 2:48
B3. In Between The Loving - 3:02
B4. Mystic Harmony - 2:50
B5. Baby Don't Do It - 2:57
B6. One Step Too Far - 3:10
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Majestic Studios
Published By – Belsize Music Inc.
Credits
Arranged By – Richard Hewson
Cover, Design, Illustration – Results
Engineer – Roger Wilkinson
Executive Producer – Chas Peate
Producer – Scott, Dyer
Written-By – Clive Scott, Des Dyer
Notes
Release: 1975
Format: LP
Genre: Pop
Label: Splash Records
Catalog# SPLASH 17-29264-6
Prijs: €2,99
Vinyl: G
Cover: G
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