Peters & Lee

Peters and Lee was a British folk - and pop - duo of the 1970s, which made the singer was Lennie Peters and singer Dianne Lee.

biography

Peters, who was an aspiring prize boxer , went blind in one eye after a traffic accident. He then performed as a singer and pianist in pubs in and around London in the 1960s . Lee was a dancer during this time and performed with her cousin as "Hailey Twins".

After Peters and Lee had met, the two musicians began to make music together in 1970. It was followed by appearances in clubs and resorts as well as the participation in the TV - talent show Opportunity Knocks , a precursor of Star Search . The duo's music was pop music with elements of cabaret and R&B .

In 1973 a record deal was signed with Philips . Peters & Lee were the first musicians after The Beatles who managed to occupy the top position of the English charts with their debut single and debut album : Welcome Home was in first place for a week in July 1973, the corresponding album We Can Make It stayed there in the August of the year two weeks.

The second album, By Your Side , entered the charts at the end of 1973 and reached number 9, while the single of the same name did not rise above number 39. The sound was a mix of folk and pop music. Another top 10 album followed in autumn 1974 with Rainbow at number 6 on the English charts. The releases Don't Stay Away Too Long (3rd place) and Rainbow (17th place) were further successes. The album Favorites climbed to number 2 in late 1975.

The albums Invitation and Serenade could not build on previous successes in 1976. The duo then separated in 1980. Six years later, they reunited. From then on, Peters & Lee performed together again to make a living. Peters died in 1992 of complications from cancer . Dianne Lee has since devoted herself to acting .

In 1999, the song was Welcome Home again popular in England after it in an advertisement for potato chips the company Walkers was used.

Members

• Lennie Peters (actually Leonard George Sargend , * 1939, † October 10, 1992)
• Dianne Lee (actually Dianne Littlehales , * 1950)

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1973	We Can Make It	UK1 gold (55 weeks)UK
	By your side	UK9 gold (49 weeks)UK
1974	Rainbow	UK6th gold (26 weeks)UK
1975	Favorites	UK2 gold (32 weeks)UK
1976	Invitation	UK44 silver (4 weeks)UK

More albums

1973: Welcome Home (Canada only) 1976: Serenade (UK:silver) 1977: Smile 1980: The Farewell Album 1994: Through All the Years

Compilations 1979: Love and Affection 1999: The Best Of

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1973	Welcome Home We Can Make It	UK1 (24 weeks) UK	Authors: Bryan Blackburn, Jean Dupré, Stanislas Beldone
	By Your Side By Your Side	UK39 (4 weeks) UK	Authors: Bryan Blackburn, John Franz
1974	Don't Stay Away Too Long Rainbow	UK3 silver (15 weeks)UK	Text: Bryan Blackburn, composition: Henry Mayer, original: Elfi Graf - hearts have no windows , 1973
	Rainbow Rainbow	UK17 (7 weeks) UK	Authors: Bryan Blackburn, Michael Kunze , Werner Scharfenberger
1976	Hey Mr. Music Man Invitation	UK60 (7 weeks) UK	Authors: Bryan Blackburn, Günther Eric Thöner

More singles

1974: Closer 1975: (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song 1975: The Crying Game 1976: The Serenade That We Played 1976: What Is Love 1976: Save Me (Feel Myself A-Fallin ') 1977: Smile

1977: The Song from Moulin Rouge (with The Harry van Hoof Orchestra) 1977: Let Love Come Between Us 1978: Suspicious Minds 1978: Love (Loving Time) 1979: People Over the World 1980: I Understand (Just How You Feel) 1980: Ocean and Blue Sky

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
2. ↑ ^{a b} UK gold / platinum database

Web links

• Peters & Lee at Allmusic (English)
• Peters and Lee at Discogs (English)