The Equals
| The Equals | |
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.jpg) The Equals (1968) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock , pop |
| founding | 1965, 1982 |
| resolution | 1976 |
| Founding members | |
| Dervin "Derv" Gordon | |
| Lincoln Gordon | |
| Pat Lloyd | |
| John Hall | |
guitar |
Eddy Grant |
The Equals were a British pop band whose song Baby, Come Back became their biggest hit in 1968.
biography
The twins Dervin (Derv) and Lincoln Gordon (born January 29, 1948), who came from Jamaica , founded the Equals in 1965 in London . Other band members were Pat Lloyd (born March 17, 1948) and John Hall (born October 25, 1948) from London as well as Eddy Grant (born March 15, 1948), who later became a successful soloist . The name of the band alludes to the fact that black and white musicians played together in it - which was still unusual in the 1960s.
In 1966 the band got a record deal . The first single in the same year was I Won't Be There , which was particularly successful in Holland and Germany. In 1967 the first long-playing record was released with Unequalled Equals (in Germany as Unequalled ) , from it the second single Hold Me Closer in June 1967 , with Baby, Come Back on the B-side. This song was so popular in Belgium and Holland that it reappeared in 1968 (this time on the A side) and became the number one hit in the UK in July . Other hits were z. B. I Get so Excited , Softly, Softly , Green Light and Viva Bobby Joe , all of which appeared in Germany on the record label "President".
In 1976 the band broke up. However, the revival boom in the late 1980s also brought The Equals back to the stage. The new line-up consisted of the original members Derv Gordon (vocals) and Pat Lloyd (bass), Ronnie Telemaque (drums) and David Martin (guitar).
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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| 1967 | Unequalled equals |
DE36 (1 month) DE |
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UK10 (9 weeks) UK |
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| 1968 | Equals explosion | - | - |
UK32 (1 week) UK |
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1968: Supreme
- 1968: Sensational
- 1969: Strike Again
- 1969: Viva the Equals
- 1970: At the Top
- 1973: Rock Around the Clock Vol. 1
- 1976: Born Ya!
- 1978: Mystic Syster
- 1989: The Equals
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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| 1969 | Equals' Greatest Hits |
DE23 (3 months) DE |
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More compilations
- 1968: Baby Come Back
- 1968: The Best of the Equals
- 1969: Viva Bobby Joe
- 1970: The Equals
- 1970: Original Favorites
- 1971: Hit Collection (2 LPs)
- 1971: Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
- 1975: Doin 'the 45’s
- 1976: The Equals Greatest Hits
- 1981: The Equals
- 1982: The Equals Featuring Eddie Grant (feat. Eddie Grant)
- 1983: The Equals
- 1984: 20 greatest hits
- 1991: Baby Come Back
- 1994: First Among Equals - The Greatest Hits (2 CDs)
- 1994: Baby Come Back
- 1996: Greatest Hits
- 1997: Equals Supreme & Sensational Equals
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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| 1967 | I Won't Be There Unequalled Equals |
DE39 (½ month) DE |
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First published: November 25, 1966
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| Hold Me Closer Unequalled Equals |
- | - | - | - |
First published: June 1967
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| 1968 | Police on My Back Explosion |
DE32 (1½ month) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: October 1967
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| I get so excited sensational |
DE28 (½ month) DE |
- |
UK44 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 2, 1968
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| Baby, Come Back Unequalled Equals |
DE11 (3½ months) DE |
- |
UK1 (18 weeks) UK |
US32 (9 weeks) US |
First published: May 1, 1968
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| Laurel and Hardy Sensational |
- | - |
UK35 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 9, 1968
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| Softly, Softly Supreme |
DE6 (3 months) DE |
AT9 (1 month) AT |
UK48 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: October 4, 1968
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| 1969 | Michael and the Slipper Tree Strike Again |
DE7 (2½ months) DE |
- |
UK24 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 28, 1969
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| Green Light Supreme |
DE7 (2 months) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: March 1969
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| Viva Bobby Joe Strike Again |
DE12 (3 months) DE |
AT18 (2 months) AT |
UK6 (14 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 4, 1969
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| Rub a Dub Dub At The Top |
DE4 (3 months) DE |
AT16 (1 month) AT |
UK34 (7 weeks) UK |
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First published: December 1969
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| 1970 | Soul Brother Clifford At The Top |
DE14 (3 months) DE |
AT8 (2 months) AT |
- | - |
First published: April 1970
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| I Can See, but You Don't Know At The Top |
DE22 (1 month) DE |
AT20 (1 month) AT |
- | - |
First published: June 26, 1970
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| Let's Go to the Moon Strike Again |
DE38 (½ month) DE |
AT16 (½ month) AT |
- | - |
First published: October 1970
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| Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys Original Favorites |
DE35 (1 month) DE |
- |
UK9 (11 weeks) UK |
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First published: December 1970
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| 1971 | Help Me Simone |
DE49 (1 week) DE |
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First published: June 1971
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More singles
- 06.1967: Hold Me Closer
- 10.1967: Give Love a Try
- 04.1968: Giddy Up a Ding Dong
- 11.1971: Funky Funky
- 03.1972: Stand Up and Be Counted
- 04.1972: I Can't Let You Go
- 05.1972: Have I the Right
- 08.1973: Honey Bee / Put Some Rock & Roll in Your Soul
- 11.1973: Diversion
- 05.1974: Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes
- 05.1975: Georgetown Girl (Yes I)
- 06.1976: Kaywana Sunshine Girl
- 07.1976: Funky Like a Train
- 06.1977: Beautiful clown
- 06.1977: Irma la douce / Irish Harry
- 02.1978: Red Dog
- 07.1983: No Place To Go
EPs
- 04.1968: I Get so Excited / The Skies Above / I Want Be Three / Baby, Come Back
- 1976: Equals Party
- 07.1979: Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys / Viva Bobby Joe / Baby Come Back / Michael and the Slippertree
swell
- ↑ http://www.swisscharts.com/song/The-Equals/Hold-Me-Closer-121185
- ^ Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 , p. 306.
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles albums
Web links
- Discography
- The Equals at Allmusic (English)
- The Equals at Discogs (English)