The Sutherland Brothers

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The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver on the Dutch television program Popzien , June 8, 1973

The Sutherland Brothers were a Scottish folk rock duo, best known for the successful title Arms of Mary .

biography

The two brothers Iain Sutherland (born November 17, 1948 - November 25, 2019) and Gavin Sutherland (born October 6, 1951) began their musical careers in 1968 under the name A New Generation and released the title Smokey Blues Away . The song was placed in the UK charts in June 1968 and reached number 38. By 1972, the brothers released other singles under the name The Sutherland Brothers Band and an album of the same name.

From 1973 to 1977 the Sutherland Brothers played together with the band Quiver, which was mentioned on all releases during this time. While the singles (I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway , in 1973 at number 48 in the USA, and Secrets , at number 35 in England in 1976, were only medium successes, the song Arms of Mary developed in 1976 to the biggest hit of the Sutherlands. In the UK the single climbed to number 5, in Germany it was the only chart success at number 17.

Between 1977 and 1981 some singles and albums without a quiver were released. Only the song Easy Come Easy Go made it into the UK charts and reached position 50.

Gavin Sutherland had already written the song Sailing in 1972 , which became a world hit in 1975 in a version by Rod Stewart . On some reissues of the album Lifeboat , the song was already heard in 1973 in a separate version of the Sutherland Brothers.

Trivia

  • Quiver keyboardist Peter Wood (s) later worked with Cyndi Lauper and others on the stage tour of Pink Floyd's The Wall in 1980 and 1981. In 1993 he died in New York under unknown circumstances.
  • Quiver drummer John "Willie" Wilson also accompanied Pink Floyd toured and played on the first solo album by David Gilmour .
  • Quiver guitarist Tim Renwick played with Al Stewart and Pink Floyd , among others .
  • Quiver bassist Bruce Thomas played in Elvis Costello's backing band The Attractions .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1973 Lifeboat - - US77 (17 weeks)
US
1974 Dream kid - - US193 (3 weeks)
US
with quiver
1976 Reach for the sky - UK26th
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK 		US195 (2 weeks)
US
with quiver
1976 Slipstream - UK49
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK 		-
with quiver

More albums

  • 1972: The Sutherland Brothers Band (The Sutherland Brothers Band)
  • 1974: Beat of the Street (with Quiver)
  • 1977: Down to Earth
  • 1979: When the Night Comes Down

Compilations

  • 1976: Sailing (with Quiver)
  • 2002: The Very Best of the Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (with Quiver)

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
1968 Smokey Blues Away - UK38 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
as A New Generation
1973 (I Don't Want to Love You But)
You Got Me Anyway
Lifeboat 		- - US48 (12 weeks)
US
with quiver
1976 Arms of Mary
Reach for the Sky 		DE17 (21 weeks)
DE 		UK5 (12 weeks)
UK 		US81 (5 weeks)
US
with quiver
1976 Secrets
Slipstream 		- UK35 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
with quiver
1979 Easy Come Easy Go
When the Night Comes Down 		- UK50 (4 weeks)
UK 		-

More singles

  • 1971: What Are Your Smiles At (The Sutherland Brothers Band)
  • 1972: The Pie (The Sutherland Brothers Band)
  • 1972: Sailing (The Sutherland Brothers Band)
  • 1972: Lady Like You
  • 1974: Dream Kid (with Quiver)
  • 1974: Savior in the Rain (with Quiver)
  • 1974: World in Action (with Quiver)
  • 1975: Ain't Too Proud (with Quiver)
  • 1976: When the Train Comes (with Quiver)
  • 1977: If I Could Have Your Loving (with Quiver)
  • 1977: Ice in the Fire (with Quiver)
  • 1977: Every Tear I Cry (with Quiver)
  • 1977: Dark Ship
  • 1978: One More Night with You
  • 1978: Somebody's Fool
  • 1979: As Long as I've Got You
  • 1979: First Love
  • 1981: When Will I Be Loved

literature

  • Frank Laufenberg's Hit-Lexikon des Rock und Pop, Volume 2, 1st edition October 2002, ISBN 3-548-36372-5 .

swell

  1. ^ Neil Drysdale: Ellon singer-songwriter, Iain Sutherland - most famous for 'Sailing' and 'Arms of Mary' - dies aged 71. In: pressandjournal.co.uk . November 26, 2019, accessed December 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles DE, US UK albums US
  3. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

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