Clout

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Clout
Clout logo.png
General information
Genre (s) pop
founding 1977
resolution 1981
Founding members
Cindy dude
Glenda Hyam (until 1977)
Jenni Garson
Lee Tomlinson (until 1980)
Ingrid "Ingi" autumn
Last occupation
Cindy dude
Jenni Garson
Ingrid "Ingi" autumn
Ron "Bones" Brettell (from 1978)
Sandy Robbie (from 1978)
Gary van Zyl (from 1980)

Clout was a pop group from South Africa that was formed in 1977. She became known in the late summer of 1978 through the song Substitute (a cover version of the Righteous Brothers , originally from 1975 on the LP The Sons of Mrs. Righteous , written by Willie H. Wilson), with which she has one in most European countries Top ten success landed and even topped the charts in Germany. In New Zealand , Australia , France , Belgium , the Netherlands and South Africa, the song also landed at number 1.

In 1981 the band broke up. Clout, represented in the band logo by a stylized bikini slip, means rag, rag.

occupation

Originally the band consisted of Cindy Alter, Jenni Garson, Ingrid Herbst, Glenda Millar (then still Hyam) and Lee Tomlinson. In 1979 the line-up changed: four women sang the top ten hit Save Me and the two men Bones Brettell and Sandy Robbie.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Substitutes
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/28/1978 (25 weeks)
  AT 10 10/15/1978 (20 weeks)
  CH 2 09/30/1978 (15 weeks)
  UK 2 
gold
gold
06/17/1978 (15 weeks)
  US 67 09/02/1978 (10 weeks)
You've Got All of Me
  DE 14th December 25, 1978 (13 weeks)
  AT 25th 02/15/1979 (4 weeks)
Save me
  DE 4th 04/09/1979 (22 weeks)
  AT 14th 06/15/1979 (12 weeks)
  CH 4th 04/29/1979 (9 weeks)
Under fire
  DE 15th 09/10/1979 (19 weeks)
  CH 7th 10/14/1979 (8 weeks)
Oowatanite
  DE 33 07/01/1980 (11 weeks)
Portable radio
  DE 54 05/05/1980 (5 weeks)
The best of me
  DE 73 December 15, 1980 (1 week)

Albums

  • 10/1978: Substitutes
  • 09/1979: Six of the Best
  • 11/1980: A Threat and a Promise
  • 12/1981: 1977 to 1981
  • 1992: Substitute (Dutch version)
  • 1992: 20 greatest hits
  • 2005: Since We've Been Gone (South Africa only)
  • 2010: The Best of Clout

Singles

  • 05/1978: Substitutes
  • 10/1978: Let It Grow
  • 11/1978: You've Got All of Me
  • 02/1979: Since You've Been Gone
  • 03/1979: Save Me
  • 08/1979: Under Fire
  • 12/1979: Oowatanite
  • 04/1980: Portable radio
  • 11/1980: The Best of Me
  • 04/1981: Wish I Were Loving You

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Singles UK
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

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