Bellamy Brothers

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Bellamy Brothers
The Bellamy Brothers, 2013
The Bellamy Brothers, 2013
General information
Genre (s) Country , rock
founding 1968 as Jericho
Current occupation
Howard Bellamy
singing
 David Bellamy

The Bellamy Brothers are an American country duo , consisting of the brothers Howard (born February 2, 1946 in Darby, Florida ) and David Bellamy (born September 16, 1950 in Darby, Florida).

First steps

David and Howard Bellamy grew up in Florida on their parents' farm. They picked up musical impulses from numerous styles early on. They learned different instruments and gained experience in several bands. In 1968 they founded the pop group Jericho , which lasted three years. The brothers then initially concentrated on writing songs. In 1973 Jim Stafford recorded Spiders and Snakes, written by David Bellamy . The single sold more than three million copies and gave them a solid financial cushion.

Career

After this first success, the Bellamy Brothers moved to Los Angeles in 1973 , where they initially worked as session musicians. In 1975 they got a record deal with Curb Records . The single Nothin 'Heavy , sung by David Bellamy, reached number 77 on the Billboard Singles Charts .

About his friend, drummer of the backing Neil Diamonds they learned of a song that a Roady had written the band: Let Your Love Flow . The duo recorded a single with it in 1976 and achieved a blockbuster hit that reached top positions in the pop charts worldwide. In Germany, Jürgen Drew's version of Ein Bett im Kornfeld also became a hit and reached number 1 in the German singles charts . A subsequently produced album of the same name only reached number 69 on the US LP charts and was the only album by the duo that was able to place itself in the LP charts. Let Your Love Flow also peaked at number 21 on the country charts.

The two successor singles Hell Cat and Satin Sheets were only able to occupy places in the lower third of the chart in the USA, but the brothers had greater success with their titles in Europe. With Satin Sheet (12th place) and Crossfire (17th place) they achieved two top 20 hits in Germany in 1976 and 1977 respectively.

After a long stay in Europe, a slight change in style towards classical country music was initiated in the late 1970s. In 1979 the single If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me reached number 1 on the country charts. In pop music, the song was the last hit of the Bellamy Brothers in the US charts at number 39.

They continued to be successful in country music, where further top ten placements followed in the charts. In 1980, Sugar Daddy and Dancin 'Cowboys again achieved two number 1 hits. By 1987 they reached number 1 on the country charts with the following titles: Do You Love As Good As You Look (1981), For All The Wrong Reasons (1982), Redneck Girl (1982), When I'm Away from You ( 1983), I Need More of You (1985), Too Much Is Not Enough (1986), and Kids of the Baby Boom (1987).

Her streak of success lasted until the late 1980s. In 1991 the brothers founded their own label. Sales dropped significantly, but the Bellamy Brothers stayed in business. Between 1991 and 2000 they worked together with Ralph Siegel , who helped them again to small chart successes in Germany.

In 2012 the Bellamy Brothers recorded the album Simply the Best together with DJ Ötzi . On this is among other things the song Like a Star , the English version of Ein Stern (... who bears your name) .

Her album Bellamy Brothers & Friends , released in 2013, was a collaboration with Swiss artists such as Peter Reber (ex Peter, Sue & Marc ) and Gölä .

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, music label , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US Country Country
1976 The Bellamy Brothers Featuring
"Let Your Love Flow" (And Others)
Warner 56242 / Curb 2941 		DE30 (4 months)
DE 		- - UK21st
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK 		US69 (12 weeks)
US 		-
First published: May 1976
Producers: Phil Gernhard, Tony Scotti
1979 The Two and Only
Warner / Curb 3347 		- - - - - Country9 (25 weeks)
Country
First published: July 1979
Producer: Michael Lloyd
1980 You Can Get Crazy
Warner / Curb 3408 		- - - - - Country9 (31 weeks)
Country
First published: February 1980
Producer: Michael Lloyd
Sons of the Sun
Warner / Curb 3491 		- - - - - Country18 (31 weeks)
Country
First published: November 1980
Producer: Michael Lloyd
1982 When We Were Boys
Elektra / Curb 60099 		- - - - - Country15 (24 weeks)
Country
First published: April 1982
Producers: David Bellamy, Howard Bellamy, Jimmy Bowen
Strong Weakness
Elektra / Curb 60210 		- - - - - Country17 (52 weeks)
Country
First published: December 1982
Producers: David Bellamy, Howard Bellamy
1984 Restless
MCA / Curb 5489 		- - - - - Country22 (48 weeks)
Country
First published: June 1984
Producers: David Bellamy, Howard Bellamy, Steve Klein
1985 Howard & David
MCA / Curb 5586 		- - - - - Country10 (52 weeks)
Country
First published: July 1985
Producers: Emory Gordy, Jr., Jimmy Bowen
1987 Country Rap
MCA / Curb 5721 		- - - - - Country21 (23 weeks)
Country
First published: February 1987
Producer: Emory Gordy, Jr.
Crazy from the Heart
MCA / Curb 42039 		- - - - - Country50 (22 weeks)
Country
First published: November 1987
Producer: Emory Gordy, Jr.
1988 Rebels Without a Clue
MCA / Curb 42224 		- - - - - Country45 (21 weeks)
Country
First published: October 1988
Producers: Jimmy Bowen, James Stroud
1990 Reality Check
MCA / Curb 42340 		- - - - - Country71 (1 week)
Country
First published: September 1990
Producer: Emory Gordy, Jr.
2010 The Greatest Hits Sessions
274 514 		- - CH1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(29 weeks)CH 		- - -
First published: August 27, 2010
with Gölä
2012 Simply the Best
Polydor 279 746 		DE38 (4 weeks)
DE 		AT3 (16 weeks)
AT 		CH31 (7 weeks)
CH 		- - -
First published: March 23, 2012
with DJ Ötzi
2013 Bellamy Brothers & Friends
Sabam 373 208 		- - CH5 (14 weeks)
CH 		- - -
First published: May 24, 2013
2014 Mermaid Cowgirl
Universal 379 976 		- - CH6 (15 weeks)
CH 		- - -
First published: September 26, 2014
with Gölä

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Awards

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  1. ↑ US catalog number Warner / Curb 8169
  2. ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit balance sheet. German chart singles 1956-1980 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 65
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1996, p. 72
  4. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000037026
  5. ↑ Hell Cat , catalog number Warner / Curb 8220, reached number 70, Satin Sheets , catalog number Warner / Curb 8248, number 73
  6. ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit balance sheet. German chart singles 1956-1980 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 26
  7. ^ US catalog number Warner / Curb 8790; UK catalog number: Warner Bros. 49241
  8. ↑ For more information on the song, see Roland, Tom: The Billboard Book Of Number One Country Hits . New York City / New York: Billboard Books; London: Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1991, p. 233s
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 42
  10. ^ Roland, Tom: The Billboard Book Of Number One Country Hits . New York City, New York: Billboard Books; London: Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1991, pp. 253f and 263f
  11. ↑ The title Kids of the Baby Boom reached number 1 in the airplay charts, the title only landed at number 7 in the sales charts. Whitburn, Joel: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Hits . 7th revised and expanded edition, New York City, New York: Billboard Books, 2005, p. 43
  12. ↑ For all number one hits, see Roland, Tom: The Billboard Book Of Number One Country Hits . New York City, New York: Billboard Books; London: Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1991, p. 282, p. 321f, p. 338, 347f, p. 416, p. 473f and p. 484f
  13. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  14. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Country Albums 1964-2007, ISBN 0-89820-173-X .

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