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"Sugar Baby Love", recorded in autumn 1973 [3] and released in January 1974, is a bubblegum pop song, and the debut single of the Rubettes. Written by Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington and produced by Bickerton, engineered by John Mackswith at Lansdowne Recording Studios, and with lead vocals by Paul Da Vinci, "Sugar Baby Love" was the band's only number one single on the UK Singles Chart ...
"Sugar Baby Love" – featuring Da Vinci's striking falsetto (he also sang all of the low vocal plus the two part harmony on the record) but with Alan Williams, who sang backing vocals on the record, appearing as the lead singer (some say miming, though this is disputed) on Top of the Pops – became a UK number one hit in 1974, also reaching ...
The Rubettes are an English pop/glam rock band put together in 1974 after the release of "Sugar Baby Love", a recording assembled of studio session musicians [1] in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, the then head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing ...
Sugar Baby Love", which became the groups most successful song, went to number 1 in the U.K. [4] [5] Subsequent songs, such as "I Can Do It" and "Juke Box Jive", are sang by Alan. The Rubettes disbanded in 2000, and not that long after Williams recreates The Rubettes with Mick Clarke and John Richardson of the original members.
The Archies first appeared in a comic book, Life with Archie #60 (April 1967). The fictional band was inspired by the success of the 1966 TV series The Monkees; [5] in particular, Don Kirshner, who had managed the initially-fictional band, wanted a musical act that he could fully control: as the Monkees were fictional but still used the real musicians' names, the musicians themselves became ...
He was originally offered the chance to record "Sugar Baby Love" but rejected it as "rubbish"; it was promptly given to a new band, the Rubettes, and it launched their career with a number one hit. As well as "Hi Summer", his work on television included singing the theme songs to the talent show New Faces , one of which, "You're a Star!", was a ...
Letterman recalled how, when Love first sang “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on his NBC series in 1986, it was with just Shaffer and the house band, with no additional players or backup ...
"Juke Box Jive" was one of the four demonstration recordings recorded by session musicians and singers in October 1973 which led to the formation of the Rubettes - the others being "Sugar Baby Love", "Tonight" and "Sugar Candy Kisses" (which became a hit for Mac and Katie Kissoon). [2]