Mac and Katie Kissoon

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Mac and Katie Kissoon was a British pop - and Soul - Duo , the (* from the siblings Gerald "Mac" Kissoon 11 November 1943 in Port of Spain , Trinidad ) and Kathleen "Katie" Kissoon (* 11. March 1951 in Port of Spain, Trinidad).

biography

After the siblings Kissoon had moved from Trinidad to England, they founded there with other musicians The Marionettes, a two men and two women singing group of English rock and roll musician Marty Wilde produced . The two later became members of the Rag Dolls. Katie Kissoon was also active under the name Peanut.

The Kissoons only had major commercial success as a duo. With Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep , which was already a worldwide hit by the group Middle of the Road in spring of the year , they placed in the top 20 of the American Billboard Hot 100 and at number 41 in the United Kingdom . With Sugar Candy Kisses (3rd place) and Don't Do It Baby (9th), two top 10 hits in the English charts followed in 1975, Like a Butterfly reached the top 20 (18th) there in the same year. The duo's last chart success was the single The Two of Us , which made it to number 46 on the UK charts in 1976.

Katie Kissoon (2007)

Katie Kissoon has since devoted herself to solo projects, such as the 1981 album named after her , and made recordings with artists such as Van Morrison and Roger Waters . Mac Kissoon also released his own records , including the albums Mac Kissoon (1979) and Emotions (1980).

Discography

Albums

  • 1971: The Beginning
  • 1973: Recital at the Festival "The Golden Orpheus '73" (with Ricchi e Poveri )
  • 1974: Love Will Keep Us Together
  • 1975: Sugar Candy Kisses
  • 1976: The Two of Us
  • 1997: From Now On

Compilations

  • 1972: Sing Along with Mac & Katie Kissoon
  • 1975: Mac & Katie Kissoon
  • 1977: The Greatest Hits
  • 1984: Sugar Candy Kisses
  • 1996: The Best of Mac & Katie Kissoon
  • 2002: Love Will Keep Us Together
  • 2002: The Two of Us: The Very Best of Mac & Katie Kissoon

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1971 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
The Beginning 		- UK41 (1 week)
UK 		US20 (15 weeks)
US
Author and original interpreter:
Harold Stott alias Lally Scott , 1970
1975 Sugar Candy Kisses
Sugar Candy Kisses 		DE49 (1 week)
DE 		UK3
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK 		-
Don't Do It Baby
Sugar Candy Kisses 		- UK9 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
Like a Butterfly
Sugar Candy Kisses 		- UK18 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
1976 The Two of Us
The Two of Us 		- UK46 (5 weeks)
UK 		-

More singles

  • 1971: Keep On Laughing Baby
  • 1971: Pigeon
  • 1972: Sing Along
  • 1972: I've Found My Freedom
  • 1972: Hey You Love
  • 1972: Song for Everybody
  • 1973: Love Will Keep Us Together
  • 1973: Beautiful World out There
  • 1973: Change It All (Piazza San Babila)
  • 1974: Big Hello
  • 1975: I'm Just Dreaming
  • 1976: And the Lord Said
  • 1976: Your Love
  • 1976: Where Would Our Love Be
  • 1976: Dream of Me
  • 1980: We Are Family
  • 1984: Freedom
  • 2002: I Would Never Say Goodbye Again

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Singles UK
  2. ^ Gold / platinum database: UK

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