The Electric Indian
The Electric Indian was an American instrumental - studio band from Philadelphia , by Bernard Binnick, a co-founder of the label , was compiled SWAN Records. Stylistically, the formation moved in the areas of funk and soul .
Band history
In 1969, the band , which included Bobby Eli, Daryl Hall and Vincent Montana, Jr. , had a top 20 hit in the US pop charts and a top 50 hit in the R&B charts with Keem-O-Sabe . The album of the same name was also able to place itself in the middle of both hit lists. The follow-up single Land of 1000 Dances , which was not included on the album, was only one week lower in the pop charts in December of that year. Three other singles, released in 1970, failed to enter the chart. The group then split up.
Eli and Montana were u. a. from 1973 members of the studio band MFSB , Hall formed the duo Hall & Oates with John Oates .
occupation
- Bobby Eli (born Eli Tatarsky March 2, 1946 ) - guitar
- Daryl Hall - piano
- Vincent Montana, Jr. - vibraphone
- Tim Moore - guitar
- Tom Sellers († March 9, 1988) - bass
- Robert Cupit - percussion
- Jim Helmer - drums
Discography
Albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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R&B
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| 1969 | Keem-O-Sabe United Artists 6728 |
US104 (9 weeks) US |
R&B46 (5 weeks) R&B |
First published: September 1969
Producer: Len Barry |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
R&B
|
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| 1969 | Keem-O-Sabe Keem-O-Sabe |
US16 (11 weeks) US |
R&B46 (2 weeks) R&B |
First publication: July 1969
Authors: Bernard Binnick, Bernice Borisoff |
| Land of 1000 Dances |
US95 (1 week) US |
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More singles
- 1970: Storm Warning (release: March)
- 1970: Apotchee (release: August)
- 1970: Geronimo / My Cherie Amour (release: December)
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
Web links
- The Electric Indian at Allmusic (English)
- The Electric Indian at Discogs (English)