The Bachelors
The Bachelors were an Irish singing group from the 1960s .
Career
Originally founded in Dublin in the mid-1950s under the name The Harmonichords (also The Harmony Chords ), the trio initially only played traditional instrumental music on harmonica . On a concert tour of Scotland they met someone who introduced them to Dick Rowe from Decca Records . After some delays, Rowe signed the three Irish and changed her name to The Bachelors. With new recordings of old hits, the three Irishmen, initially produced by Shel Talmy , had immediate success and were consistently represented in the international charts from 1963 to 1967 . In 1966 they put a cover version of the song The Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel on the UK charts, helping the two Americans with their commercial breakthrough. The success of the Bachelors declined sharply after 1967, although their greatest hits records reappeared regularly. The Bachelors found their live audience by the late 1970s, but after a decade without hits, their notoriety began to decline as well.
Members
- Conleth Cluskey (born November 18, 1941 in Dublin)
- Declan Cluskey (born December 12, 1942 in Dublin)
- John James Stokes (born August 13, 1940 in Dublin)
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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| 1964 | Presenting: The Bachelors | - |
US70 (16 weeks) US |
First published: 1964
|
| The Bachelors And 16 Great Songs |
UK2 (44 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1964
|
|
| Back again | - |
US142 (3 weeks) US |
First published: 1964
|
|
| 1965 | No Arms Can Ever Hold You | - |
US136 (4 weeks) US |
First published: 1965
|
| Marie | - |
US89 (6 weeks) US |
First published: 1965
|
|
| More Great Hits From The Bachelors |
UK15 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1964
|
|
| 1966 | Hits Of The Sixties |
UK12 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1966
|
| Bachelors' Girls |
UK24 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1966
|
|
| 1967 | Golden All Time Hits |
UK19 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1967
|
| 1969 | The World Of The Bachelors |
UK8 (18 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1969
|
| 1973 | Best Of The Bachelors |
UK-  |
- |
First published: 1973
|
| 1976 | Collection |
UK- |
- |
First published: 1976
|
| 1979 | 25 golden greats |
UK28  (4 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: 1979
|
| 2008 | I Believe - The Very Best Of |
UK7th (7 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: 2008
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IE
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UK
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US
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| 1963 | Charmaine |
IE8 (3 weeks) IE |
UK6 (19 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1963
|
| Faraway Places | - |
UK36 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1963
|
|
| Whispering | - |
UK18 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1963
|
|
| Long time Ago |
IE9 (1 week) IE |
- | - |
First published: 1963
|
|
| 1964 | Diane |
IE2 (8 weeks) IE |
UK1 (19 weeks) UK |
US10 (13 weeks) US |
First published: 1964
|
| I believe |
IE2 (10 weeks) IE |
UK2 (17 weeks) UK |
US33 (8 weeks) US |
First published: 1964
|
|
| Ramona |
IE6 (7 weeks) IE |
UK4 (13 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1964
|
|
| I Wouldn't Trade You For The World |
IE1 (10 weeks) IE |
UK4 (16 weeks) UK |
US69 (6 weeks) US |
First published: 1964
|
|
| No Arms Can Ever Hold You |
IE8 (3 weeks) IE |
UK7 (12 weeks) UK |
US27 (10 weeks) US |
First published: 1965
|
|
| 1965 | True Love For Everymore | - |
UK34 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1965
|
| Marie | - |
UK9 (12 weeks) UK |
US15 (10 weeks) US |
First published: 1965
|
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| In The Chapel In The Moonlight | - |
UK27 (10 weeks) UK |
US32 (7 weeks) US |
First published: 1965
|
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| 1966 | Hello, Dolly! | - |
UK38 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1966
|
| Sound of Silence |
IE9 (2 weeks) IE |
UK3 (13 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1966
|
|
| Can I Trust You? | - |
UK26 (7 weeks) UK |
US49 (6 weeks) US |
First published: 1966
|
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| Love Me With All Of Your Heart | - | - |
US38 (6 weeks) US |
First published: 1966
|
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| Walk With Faith In Your Heart | - |
UK21 (9 weeks) UK |
US83 (3 weeks) US |
First published: 1966
|
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| 1967 | Oh How I Miss You | - |
UK30 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1967
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| Marta | - |
UK20 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1967
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literature
- Frank Laufenberg: Frank Laufenberg's hit lexicon of rock and pop. (in two volumes); Munich Ullstein, 2002; ISBN 3-548-36362-8 .
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Web links
- thebachelors.co.uk - Con & Dec Cluskey ( English )
- the-bachelors.com - The Bachelors featuring John Stokes ( English )