First Class (band)
First Class was a British pop group , but it was a pure studio project.
Career
As so often, the studio singer Tony Burrows recorded a song here and released it under a fantasy name. After Beach Baby moved to the top of the charts in the United States in 1974 (number 4), the band had to be able to be presented to a wide audience, and that was when some well-known musicians came together for television appearances. In the UK it was enough for 13th place, published on Jonathan King's UK label . Producer of Beach Baby was the guitarist John Carter , who had the rights to the group name and related him every now and then.
Tony Burrows also sang the lead vocal in The Ivy League , The Flower Pot Men , White Plains , The Pipkins , Brotherhood of Man and Edison Lighthouse .
Members
- Tony Burrows, vocals
- John Carter, guitar
- Del John, guitar
- Chas Mills, drums
Discography
Albums
- 1974: The First Class
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
|
 AT
|
 CH
|
 UK
|
 US
|
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| 1974 | Beach Baby The First Class |
DE48 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK13 (10 weeks) UK |
US4 (17 weeks) US |
First published: May 1974
|
| Dreams Are Ten A Penny The First Class |
- | - | - | - |
US83 (4 weeks) US |
First published: November 1974
|
|
| 1975 | Funny How Love Can Be single track |
- | - | - | - |
US74 (7 weeks) US |
First published: May 1975
|
Individual evidence
- ^ Joel Whitburn: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits . 7th edition. Billboard Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8230-7690-3 , p. 232
- ↑ everyhit.com, search mask: "First Class"
- ↑ Chart sources: DE UK US1 US2