The New Colony Six
| The New Colony Six | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 1965, 1988 |
| resolution | 1974 |
| Website | www.newcolonysix.com |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Gerry Van Kollenberg |
Vocals, guitar |
Ronald Rice |
Keyboard, vocals |
Charles Jobes |
Percussion, vocals |
Patrick Mc Bride |
Bass, vocals |
Les Kummel |
Drums, vocals |
William Hermann |
The New Colony Six was an American pop band.
history
The group The New Colony Six released some Middle of the Road songs from the mid-1960s and had 15 chart successes. With the song I will always think about you they had a success in the US charts in 1968 and reached number 22, in 1969 they landed at number 16 with Things I'd like to say ; the group separated in 1974. In 1988 the group reunited and recorded four more albums by 2007.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1967 | Colonization |
US172 (7 weeks) US |
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| 1968 | Revelations |
US157 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | Attacking a Straw Man |
US179 (4 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1966: Breakthrough
- 1993: Colonized! The Best of New Colony Six
- 1993: At the River's Edge
- 2005: Treat Her Groovy
- 2007: Sides
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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US
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| 1966 | I Confess Breakthrough |
US80 (4 weeks) US |
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| 1967 | Love You So Much Colonization |
US61 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1968 | I Will Always Think About You Revelations |
US22 (13 weeks) US |
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| Can't You See Me Cry Revelations |
US52 (8 weeks) US |
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| Things I'd Like To Say Revelations |
US16 (16 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | I Could Never Lie To You Attacking a Straw Man |
US50 (8 weeks) US |
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| I Want You To Know Attacking a Straw Man |
US65 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1970 | Barbara, I Love You Attacking a Straw Man |
US78 (5 weeks) US |
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| 1971 | Roll on |
US56 (9 weeks) US |
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| Long Time To Be Alone |
US93 (4 weeks) US |
literature
- Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
- Barry J. Moltz. Translated by Marlies Ferber: Flop und Top. John Wiley & Sons, Limited 2008, ISBN 3-527-50385-4 .
- Richie Unterberger, Samb Hicks, Jennifer Dempsey (Eds.): Music USA: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides 1999, ISBN 1-858-28421-X , p. 268.
- George Plasketes: B-Sides, Undercurrents and Overtones: Peripheries to Popular in Music, 1960 to the Present. Ashgate Publishing Ltd. 2013, ISBN 1-409-49386-5 .
Web links
- New Colony Six at Discogs (English)
- Official website