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A follow-up single, "Malt and Barley Blues", was a UK No. 5 hit in 1971 and peaked at No.15 in Ireland, [5] [4] but the group floundered under the pressures of instant success, being required to record a second album and reproduce their recorded sound adequately on stage, which resulted in disappointing concerts, then a series of illnesses ...
They reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart with "When I'm Dead And Gone", which was followed in 1971 by another hit single, "Malt and Barley Blues", which peaked at number 5. They also released their self-titled debut album in 1970, which reached the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart in 1971. However the early success of the group proved to be ...
Gallagher and Lyle first hit the chart as performers in late 1970 as the leading lights of McGuinness Flint, a blues-rock band formed by ex-Manfred Mann guitarist Tom McGuinness. This band made two well-received albums and scored two Top 5 singles in Britain with " When I'm Dead and Gone " and "Malt and Barley Blues", before Gallagher and Lyle ...
In 1970 Gallagher and Lyle were amongst the founders of McGuinness Flint, writing nine of the 11 songs on the group's debut album, including the UK Singles Chart Top 5 hits "When I'm Dead and Gone" and "Malt and Barley Blues", both of which were produced by Glyn Johns. [1]
"Malt and Barley Blues" – McGuinness Flint "Make It with You" – Sacha Distel (dubbed) "Mama's Pearl" – The Jackson 5 "Marianne" – Stephen Stills "Me and Bobby McGee" – Janis Joplin "Me and My Arrow" – Harry Nilsson "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" – Lobo "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" – Marvin Gaye "Mighty Clouds of Joy" – B ...
"Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)" Ray Stevens: 2 3 April 1971: 3 5 "Jack in the Box" Clodagh Rodgers: 4 10 April 1971: 1 3 April 1971: 3 "Power to the People" John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band: 7 3 April 1971: 1 3 "There Goes My Everything" Elvis Presley: 6 10 April 1971: 1 5 "Walking" C.C.S. 7 10 April 1971: 1 17 April 1971: 7 "Double ...
Graham Hamilton Lyle (born 11 March 1944, in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.. Between 1970 and 1997, he co-wrote 18 British Top 40 hits, 9 Billboard Hot 100 entries, 4 US Country No.1s and 1 US Adult Contemporary No.1, as well as 3 Australian chart-toppers.
"Poor Man's Moody Blues" was written after a journalist angered the band by referring to Barclay James Harvest as a "poor man's Moody Blues". [2] In response, guitarist John Lees wrote a song which sounded like the Moody Blues song "Nights in White Satin", but in fact was cleverly not the same - the words would not fit.