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The Four Preps are an American popular music male quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group amassed eight gold singles and three gold albums.
"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" is a popular song by the 1950s and 1960s pop band The Four Preps. The band's biggest hit, it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Billboard R&B chart, [2] and number 11 in Canada in 1958. [3]
The song reached No. 5 on Billboard ' s Top 100 Sides chart, [2] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard ' s chart of sides "Most Played by Jockeys", [3] and No. 6 on Billboard ' s chart of "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores". [4] The song also reached No. 2 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart, [5] and 3 weeks at No. 4 on Canada's CHUM ...
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The Four Freshmen are also credited with influencing The Lettermen, The Four Preps and The Manhattan Transfer, among other vocal groups. [ 21 ] The Donald Fagen song "Maxine", from his 1982 50s-themed album The Nightfly , in which Fagen accompanies himself on four-part harmonies, has been described as inspired by the Four Freshmen.
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. [3] In 1981, the song attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell for their album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. The song has since been covered by numerous ...
"Love of the Common People" is a song written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins, [2] eventually released in 1970 on John Hurley's album John Hurley Sings about People, [3] but first sung in January 1967 by the Four Preps. [4] The Four Preps' recording was not a hit, but, later in 1967, the Everly Brothers and Wayne Newton would each issue their ...
The Four Preps released a 45rpm single vocal version shortly after Welk's recording in 1961, Capitol Records 4508. It briefly entered the Billboard Hot 100. Al Caiola released a version on his 1961 album Golden Hit Instrumentals, UAS 6142.