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Michael David d'Abo (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of Manfred Mann from 1966 to their dissolution in 1969, and as the composer of the songs "Handbags and Gladrags" and "Build Me Up Buttercup", the latter of which was a hit for The Foundations.
Pages in category "Songs written by Mike d'Abo" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The band in 1966. Left to right: Manfred Mann, Mike d'Abo, Klaus Voormann, Mike Hugg, Tom McGuinness Manfred Mann & The Beatgirls on the Dutch TV programme Moef Ga Ga on 22 March 1968. Jones was replaced by Mike d'Abo in July 1966, [13] and the group switched labels to Fontana Records, [13] where they were produced by Shel Talmy. [13]
In November 1967, singer Chris Farlowe was the first to release a version of the song, produced by Mike d'Abo. [3] It became a #33 hit in the United Kingdom for Immediate Records. This arrangement of the song included Dave Greenslade's piano blues-scale riff. The song was included as track 13 (of 14) on Farlowe's 1969 compilation album The Last ...
"Build Me Up Buttercup" is a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations in 1968 with Colin Young singing lead vocals. Young had replaced Clem Curtis during 1968, and this was the first Foundations hit on which he sang.
A Band Of Angels were a mid-1960s English pop group, featuring Mike d'Abo (vocals, various instruments), John Edward Baker (lead guitar) (born 23 October 1943), John Christian Gaydon (vocals, rhythm guitar) (born 27 February 1944), Andrew Charles Malcolm Glyn Petre (drums) (born 20 February 1944), David Robert Wilkinson (bass guitar) (born 14 August 1943).
As d'Abo's presence somehow sparked Mike Hugg into producing baroque pop miniatures, both contribute three songs: d'Abo's "Box Office Draw" and "Trouble and Tea" are well-crafted pop, while "As Long as I Have Lovin'" is a generic soul ballad.
He was also a member of Romeo Z who recorded the title song for the 1966 film, Kaleidoscope, [8] ... Mike D'Abo: piano – b. Michael David D'Abo, 1 March 1944, ...