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In 1966, this Spanish quintet became one of the very few rock groups from a non-English speaking country to have an international smash with 'Black Is Black,' which got to number four in the U.S. And number two in the U.K. Lead singer Mike Kogel's overwrought, pinched vocals sounded so much like Gene Pitney that many listeners assumed that 'Black Is Black' was a Pitney single, and the strong. If you like oldies you have come to the right place, we offer oldies A to Z by 250 of the best music artists listed A to Z with songs from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s also find One Hit Wonders, oldies but goodies and oldies love songs with mp3 downloads free.
Title: All The Best
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Los Bravos
Genre: Beat Rock
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Total Time: 01:16:06
Total Size: 467 Mb
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Tracklist:
01. Black Is Black 02:58
02. Bring A Little Lovin' 02:22
03. Going Nowhere 02:18
04. Like Nobody Else 02:38
05. I'm All Ears 02:11
06. I Don't Care 02:21
07. Save Me Save Me 02:43
08. People Talking Around 03:16
09. Sympathy 02:28
10. Inside Your Shadow 02:40
11. Ma Marimba 03:00
12. You Got Until The Morning 02:05
13. Make It Last 02:45
14. Stop That Girl 02:32
15. Baby Believe Me 02:13
16. I've Been Hearing Things 02:47
17. Los Chicos Con La Chacis 02:12
18. Don't Get In My way 01:59
19. I Want A Name 02:38
20. Brand New Baby 02:31
21. You'll Never Get The Chance Again 02:30
22. Deeper Roots 02:33
23. This Way That Way 02:24
24. Bye Bye Baby 01:58
25. Show Me 03:05
26. Individuality 02:44
27. Baby Baby 02:30
28. Welcome To Mars 03:03
29. Una Flor Corte 02:35
30. If I Were A River 01:54
Los Bravos in 1966 | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Rock, beat, pop, freakbeat |
| Years active | 1965–1968 |
| Labels | Decca (UK), Press and Parrot (US and Canada) |
| Past members | Mike Kogel Antonio Martinez Manuel Fernández Miguel Vicens Danus Pablo Gomez |
Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965 and based in Madrid. Their single 'Black Is Black' reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966 and No. 4 in the United States (the first Spanish group to do so), selling over a million records.
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Biography[edit]
The band was an amalgamation of two pop groups, Los Sonor from Madrid and The Runaways from Mallorca. Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel, is from Germany. His vocal styling was sometimes likened to Gene Pitney's. 'Black is Black' reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1966,[1] No. 4 in the US Billboard Hot 100chart, and sold over one million copies worldwide.[2] The track was written by Tony Hayes and Steve Wadey, in their recording studio for cutting demo discs in Hoo St Werburgh, near Rochester, Kent, England.[2] The song was later covered by Johnny Hallyday and the French-based outfit Belle Epoque, and in 1977 their disco version of the song coincidentally also reached No. 2 in the UK.
Los Bravos' follow-up single, 'I Don't Care', reached No. 16 in the UK in October 1966.[1] In 1967, the band participated in the San Remo Music Festival, failing to qualify for the final with the song 'Uno come noi' in Italian.[3] The band were the subjects of two Spanish comedic movies: in 1967 Los chicos con las chicas (The Boys With the Girls), directed by Javier Aguirre and in 1968, ¡Dame un poco de amooor..! (Give Me a Little Looove!), directed by José María Forqué and Francisco Macián. Their song 'Going Nowhere' from the soundtrack to Los chicos con las chicas was re-issued as a part of the Rhino Records series, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969.
One of Los Bravos' founding members, Manuel Fernández, committed suicide on 20 May 1968, at the age of 23,[4] after the death of his bride, Lottie Rey, in an auto accident. Also that year, Kogel left the group to develop a solo career under the name Mike Kennedy. He was replaced as singer by Bob Wright and then Anthony (Tony) Anderson.[5] Anderson sang with The Warriors, with his brother Jon Anderson, before joining Los Bravos.
In 1975 and 1976, Kogel rejoined the group.
Reunions[edit]
In 2004, the group reformed with Pablo Sanllehí, Miguel Vicens and Mike Kogel/Kennedy.
In 2015, Mike Kennedy reunited with Miguel Vicens Danus under the name Los Bravos, to record a new studio version of 'Black Is Black.'[6] The new recording was officially released on iTunes and edited to create a music video.[7]
Legacy[edit]
On 20 March 2019, 'Bring a Little Lovin' by Los Bravos was featured on the soundtrack and first teaser trailer for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a black comedy crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.[8]Free download english grammar pdf.
Band members[edit]
- Michael 'Mike' Kennedy (born Michael Volker Kogel, 25 April 1944, Berlin, Germany) — vocals
- Anthony 'Tony' Anderson (born 1941, Accrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom) — vocals, harmonica
- Antonio Martinez Salas (3 October 1945, Madrid – 19 June 1990, Colmenar Viejo, Spain) — guitar. Martinez died in a motorcycle accident en route to his recording studio.[9][10]
- Manuel Fernández Aparicio (29 September 1943, Seville, Spain – 20 May 1968) — organ
- Miguel Vicens Danus (born 21 June 1944, Ferrol, Galicia) — bass guitar
- Pablo Sanllehí Gomez (born 5 November 1943, Barcelona, Spain) — drums
- Jesús Glück (born Jesús Glück Sarasibar, 1941, Valencia, Spain – 24 January 2018, Madrid)[11] — organ (from 1967)
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[12] | UK | AU | ||
| 1966 | 'Black Is Black' | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 'I Don't Care' | - | 16 | 51 | |
| 'Going Nowhere' | 91 | - | 99 | |
| 1968 | 'Bring a Little Lovin' | 51 | - | 48 |
| 1969 | 'Dirty Street' / 'Two People in Me' | - | - | - |
Albums[edit]
- Black is Black (1966), Press Records — US No. 93
- Bring a Little Lovin' (1968), Parrot
- Ilustrisimos Bravos' (1969), Columbia records in Spain, Polydor in Mexico
- All the Best (1993), Decca[12] (compilation album)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 329. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
- ^ abMurrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Disc (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 206/207. ISBN0-214-20512-6.
- ^'Hit Parade Italia – Festival di San Remo 1967'. Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^'Los Bravos Interview', Billboard, retrieved 12 November 2019
- ^'The history of LOS BRAVOS'. Los-bravos.com.
- ^'Los Bravos – Black is Black (Videoclip Oficial) (2015)'. 12 May 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^'Mike Kennedy: «Soy un hijo del amor» (2015)'. El Diario Vasco. 8 February 2015.
- ^Singer, Matt (20 March 2019). 'What Are the Songs in the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trailer?'. ScreenCrush.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^Doc Rock. 'The Dead Rock Stars Club 1990 – 1991'. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^Ignacio Saenz de Tejada (1990). 'Muere Toni Martínez, guitarrista de Los Bravos, en accidente de moto' (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^'Jesús Glück'. Musicalics.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ abRichie Unterberger. 'Los Bravos Biography & History'. AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2015.