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The group first began performing together in the early 1960s, and signed to Swan Records at the behest of producer Jerry Ross. [1] Their first single was "Where Is Johnny Now" b/w "Your True Love", featuring Leon Huff and Thom Bell on keyboards, Bobby Eli on guitar, Bobby Martin on vibraphones, and Joe Macho on bass.
The Sapphires – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack peaked at number one on the ARIA Album Chart and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It also reached number 15 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. A deluxe edition, featuring an additional five songs, was released on 16 November 2012.
The accompanying music video for "Gotcha" was directed by Samuel Leighton-Dore and shot mainly in black-and-white. [18] [19] It premiered on Vevo on 16 July 2012. [19] The video features Mauboy inside a recording studio performing with a band playing instruments to the song. Scenes from The Sapphires are intercut throughout the video. [19]
The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film based on the 2004 stage play The Sapphires by Tony Briggs, which is loosely based on a real-life 1960s girl group that included Briggs' mother and aunt. [4] The film is directed by Wayne Blair and written by Keith Thompson and Briggs.
Mayers was born in 1941, [1] of Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri heritage. [2]She was one of three members of The Sapphires, along with Beverly Briggs (her sister) and Laurel Robinson, in the 1960s.
Toggle Music subsection. 1.1 Albums. 1.2 Songs. 2 Other uses. 3 See also. Toggle the table of contents. ... 1964 song by the Sapphires "Who Do U Love", 1998 song by ...
The music videos for the album's following singles "What Happened to Us" and "Inescapable" were directed by Mark Alston, who previously directed the video for Mauboy's 2009 single "Let Me Be Me". [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In 2012, Mauboy starred alongside Chris O'Dowd in the musical film The Sapphires , which earned her the AACTA Award for Best Actress in ...
Tony Briggs was born on 3 July 1967. [2] He is the son of Laurel Robinson, one of The Sapphires, [3] and is a Yorta Yorta / Wurundjeri man. [4]He attended Scotch College, Melbourne as a boarding student from 1980 to 1985, and proved to be an outstanding athlete there.