Sugarloaf (band)
Sugarloaf was a rock band from Denver , Colorado that operated from 1969 to 1975. Her music style was psychedelic rock . The lead singer was Jerry Corbetta.
history
The band was originally formed under the name Chocolate Hair . When she got her first record deal, she named herself after Sugarloaf Mountain near Boulder , Colorado.
The band was best known for two top 10 hits from the US single charts: Green-Eyed Lady from the fall of 1970 and Don't Call Us, We'll Call You from 1975. Other songs that made it into the Billboard Hot 100 came with Mother Nature's Wine (1971), Tongue in Cheek (1971), and Stars In Our Eyes (1976).
The 1975 album Don't Call US, We'll Call You was a re-release of their 1973 album I Got A Song , in which one of the older tracks was replaced by the title track of their later album and became a hit single.
The song Don't Call us, we'll call you is particularly noteworthy because it contains an ironic reaction to the denial of a record deal by the company CBS Records . At the beginning and at the end of the song you can hear the tone dialing melody of a secret insider number from CBS Records. In addition, a sample of the Beatles song I Feel Fine and the Stevie Wonder song Superstition are used in this song .
After Sugarloaf broke up, Jerry Corbetta played with the groups Wild Cherry , which had a number one hit with Play That Funky Music , and Disco-Tex and His Sex-O-Lettes , which made it into the charts with Get Dancing . In 1980 Corbetta became a member of The Four Seasons . Today he plays in the group Classic Rock All Stars .
Members
- Jerry Corbetta - keyboards, vocals, celesta, tubular bells
- Bob Webber - guitar, dobro, vocals
- Bob Raymond - bass guitar, vocals
- Bob Mac Vittie - drums
- Robert Yeazel - guitar, vocals, harmonica
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1970 | Sugarloaf |
US24 (29 weeks) US |
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| 1971 | Spaceship Earth |
US111 (9 weeks) US |
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| 1975 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You |
US152 (6 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1973: I Got A Song
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
US
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| 1970 | Green-Eyed Lady Sugarloaf |
US3 (17 weeks) US |
Liberty Records
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| 1971 | Tongue in Cheek Spaceship Earth |
US55 (8 weeks) US |
Liberty Records 56218
B-side: Woman |
| Mother Nature's Wine Spaceship Earth |
US88 (3 weeks) US |
United Artists 50784
B-side: Chest Fever |
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| 1974 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Don't Call Us, We'll Call You |
US9 (21 weeks) US |
Claridge 402
B-side: Texas Two Lane |
| 1975 | Stars in My Eyes |
US87 (6 weeks) US |
Claridge 405
|
More singles
- 1973: Round and Round / Colorado Jones (Brood 805)
- 1975: I Got a Song
Web links
- Former member Bob Yeazel's web site with Sugarloaf photos & band history
- Classic Rock All Stars (Jerry Corbetta)
- Entry on All Music