Kenny (band)
| Kenny | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| founding | 1974 (from the band "Chuff") |
| resolution | 1979 |
| Last occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Rick Driscoll |
guitar |
Yan Style |
bass |
Chris Redburn |
Keyboard |
Christopher Lacklison |
Drums |
Andy Walton |
| former members | |
Vocals, guitar |
Ross Prinle (until renamed Kenny) |
Kenny was a British pop rock - band , with catchy 1974-1976 glam rock was successful -Liedern.
history
The group originally played progressive rock as the North London up-and-coming band "Chuff" before they were discovered by songwriters Bill Martin and Phil Coulter , who were just very successful with songs for the Bay City Rollers . At first, the band members weren't keen on changing their musical style to shallow teenage pop, but then quickly gave in. However, the previous singer Ross Prinle had to be replaced because his hippiesque appearance did not match the desired image as a contemporary teen idol .
However, after initial successes, including The Bump (1974) and Fancy Pants (1975), the band's popularity declined in 1976. Kenny forced a court decision to break away from the previous record company RAK Records in order to switch to the German Polydor . However, this did not bring any significant success either. When Yan Style suffered a paralyzed arm in a motorcycle accident, the decision to disband the group was made shortly thereafter.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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| 1976 | The Sound of Super K. |
DE38 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK56 (1 week) UK |
already published in 1975
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1976: Ricochet (Germany only)
Compilations
- 1976: Bravo Presented: Kenny
- 1992: Higher Higher
- 1994: The Best of Kenny
- 2002: The Singles Collection Plus ...
- 2011: Hot Lips
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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| 1974 | The Bump The Sound Of Super K |
DE19 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK3  (15 weeks)UK |
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| 1975 | Fancy Pants The Sound Of Super K |
DE14 (20 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK4 (9 weeks) UK |
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| Baby I Love You, OK! The Sound Of Super K |
DE21 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK12 (7 weeks) UK |
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| Julie Anne The Sound Of Super K |
DE14 (24 weeks) DE |
AT12 (16 weeks) AT |
CH2 (15 weeks) CH |
UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
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| 1976 | Nice to Have You Home The Sound Of Super K |
DE30 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | |
| Hot Lips Ricochet |
DE20 (18 weeks) DE |
AT19 (4 weeks) AT |
CH10 (7 weeks) CH |
- | ||
| Red Headed Lady Ricochet |
DE49 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | ||
More singles
- 1977: Old Songs Never Die
- 1979: Reach Out (I'll Be There)