The Rubettes
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Rubettes featuring Alan Williams (2000–present) The Rubettes featuring Bill Hurd (2000–present) |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Pop, glam rock, country rock |
| Years active | 1973–1980, 1982–1999, 2000–present |
| Labels | Polydor Records, State Records |
| Website | rubettes.com |
| Members |
The Rubettes featuring Alan Williams Bill Hurd Paul da Vinci Ken Butler Martin Clapson Dave Harding Chris Staines |
| Past members | See "Former members" |
The Rubettes featuring Alan Williams
Alan Williams
John Richardson
Mick Clarke
Steve Etherington
The Rubettes were an English pop band assembled of studio session musicians in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the 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 acts. The band duly emerged at the tail end of the glam rock movement, wearing trademark white suits and cloth caps on stage. Their first release, "Sugar Baby Love" was an instant hit remaining at number one in the United Kingdom for four weeks in May 1974, while reaching number 37 on the U.S. chart that August, and remains their best-known record. Subsequent releases were to be less successful, but the band continued to tour well into the 2000s with two lineups in existence.
The Rubettes’ first and biggest hit was "Sugar Baby Love" (1974) which was a number one in the United Kingdom, going on to sell around 500,000 copies in the UK and three million copies globally. With three more songs, "Sugar Baby Love" was recorded for Polydor in October 1973 at Landsdown Studios in Holland Park, London, by a group of session musicians featuring the distinctive falsetto lead vocal of Paul Da Vinci (real name: Paul Prewer). Da Vinci did not, however, join the others to become a member of the band put together by John Richardson, and instead pursued solo work. "Sugar Baby Love" was their only UK No. 1 and sole U.S. Top 40 entry. In November 1974 NME music magazine reported that The Rubettes, The Glitter Band and Mud were among the UK bands who had roles in a new film titled Never Too Young To Rock.
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