The Marbles
The Marbles were a British rock duo that lasted from 1968 to 1969.
history
Graham Bonnet (born December 23, 1947 ) and Trevor Gordon (born May 5, 1948 - January 9, 2013 ) were cousins. You were born in Skegness , Lincolnshire , UK . While Bonnet stayed in the UK, Trevor Gordon grew up in Australia. Gordon made a few television appearances when he met the Bee Gees in 1964 . By 1965 they recorded four songs with him. In 1967 Graham Bonnet formed a group called "Blue Sect". He asked Trevor Gordon to become a member of his band and Gordon accepted the offer. In 1968 they signed a contract with the Australian music and film producer Robert Stigwood under the name "The Marbles" . They were friends with the Bee Gees. Barry and Maurice Gibb also wrote six songs for this duo and sang in the background. Only "Only One Woman" was a bigger hit. This ballad landed at number 5 on the British charts in November 1968. The number was also quite successful in other European charts: No. 5 in Switzerland, No. 14 in Belgium and No. 6 in the German charts. In 1969 the Marbles separated again. While Trevor Gordon retired from the music business, Graham Bonnet became a singer with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow in 1978 , gave a brief interlude as a singer in the Michael Schenker Group in 1982 and founded Alcatrazz in 1983 .
Worth mentioning
Only One Woman has been covered several times. The Swedish rock group Alien thus had a No. 1 hit in Sweden and Uwe Ochsenknecht landed with his version at number 21 in the German charts and the Swiss hit parade in 1992.
Discography
Albums
- 1970: The Marbles (album)
- 1994: Marble-ized (album)
- 2005: The Marbles (compilation) (recordings from 1968/1969)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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| 1968 | Only One Woman The Marbles |
DE6 (14 weeks) DE |
AT8 (12 weeks) AT |
CH5 (11 weeks) CH |
UK5 (12 weeks) UK |
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| 1969 | The Walls Fell Down The Marbles |
- | - | - |
UK28 (6 weeks) UK |
B-side: Love You
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| I Can't See Nobody The Marbles |
- | - | - | - |
B-side: Little Boy
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Web links
- Information 1. Single ( Memento from September 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Information 2nd single ( Memento from September 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Information 3rd single ( Memento from September 10, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Biography at Allmusic
Individual evidence
- ^ Ochsenknecht: Only One Woman . hitparade.ch chart placements: