What type of band did a cover of a single that sold two million copies from 1969 to 1970?
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Doctor and the Medics Doctor and the Medics are an English glam rock band formed in London in 1981. The group received their great success during the 1980s and are best known for their cover of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky", the group's hit single which reached No. 1 in the UK singles charts. The band currently performs, with a different line-up, as a tribute act to various artists. The group's musical style includes neo-psychedelia, glam rock, new wave and pop rock.
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Spirit in the Sky "Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970 and reached number three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart (April 18, 1970), where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. "Billboard" ranked the record the No. 22 song of 1970. It also climbed to number one on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. "Rolling Stone" ranked "Spirit in the Sky" No. 333 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was featured on the 1969 album of the same name. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the number 1 spot in the UK.
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Chicago (album) Chicago (sometimes referred to as Chicago II) is the second studio album by Chicago-based American rock band Chicago. It was released in 1970 after the band had shortened its name from The Chicago Transit Authority following the release of their self-titled debut album the previous year (to avoid legal action being threatened by the actual mass-transit company).
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Homely Girl "Homely Girl" is a 1989 single by the band UB40. It is a cover-version of a 1974 single by The Chi-Lites which reached number 5 in the UK singles chart, number 3 in the US R&B chart, and number 54 in the "Billboard" Hot 100.
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I Just Want to Celebrate "I Just Want to Celebrate" is a song recorded by American rock band Rare Earth. It was the lead single on their 1971 album "One World" and was the band's fifth single overall. It reached #7 on the pop charts and was Rare Earth's final top 10 single. It was the opening song on their live album, "Rare Earth in Concert", released later that year. The song was included on various live and best-of compilations in later years.
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The Magnificent 7 (album) The Magnificent 7 is a collaborative album combining Motown's premier vocal groups, The Supremes and The Four Tops. Issued by Motown in 1970, it followed two collaborative albums the group did with The Temptations in the late 1960s. The album featured their hit cover of Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep – Mountain High", which reached #14 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart.
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This Whole World "This Whole World" is a song written by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys, and was released on their 1970 album "Sunflower". The song features Carl Wilson on lead vocals and is credited as a Beach Boys production. Earlier in the year, it had been included on the Warner Brothers promotional sampler album "The Big Ball", and as a single, fronted with "Slip On Through", but did not make the US or UK pop charts.
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Soul Pride "Soul Pride" is an instrumental written by James Brown and Alfred Ellis and recorded by James Brown with his band. Released as a two-part single in 1969, it charted #33 R&B.
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Sucking the 70s Sucking the 70’s is a two disc collection of 1970s songs covered by modern stoner rock bands. It was put out by Small Stone Records in 2002. A second album, "Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle Again", was released in 2006.
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Hey Jude (Beatles album) Hey Jude (original title: The Beatles Again) is a 1970 collection of non-album singles and B-sides by the Beatles. It included "I Should Have Known Better" and "Can't Buy Me Love", two singles released by Capitol Records whose only previous American album appearance had been on the "A Hard Day's Night" soundtrack album, which had been released by United Artists Records. The "Hey Jude" LP had been out of print since the late 1980s, although it remained available on cassette during the 1990s. The album was issued on CD for the first time in 2014, as an individual release and in a box set titled "The U.S. Albums".
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David Coverdale David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English rock singer best known for his work with Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he established his solo career. A collaboration with Jimmy Page resulted in a 1993 album that was a commercial and critical success. In 2016, Coverdale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple, giving one of the band's induction speeches.
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The Gentrys The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for their 1965 hit "Keep on Dancing". A cover by the Bay City Rollers charted No. 9 in the UK in 1971. Follow-up singles charted outside of the Top 40: "Every Day I Have to Cry" (1966), "Spread It On Thick" (1966), "Cinnamon Girl" (1970), "Why Should I Cry" (1970), "Wild World" (1971), and a 'Bubbling Under' "Billboard" chart entry, "Brown Paper Sack" (#101, 1966).
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Hotel California (Eagles album) Hotel California is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Eagles, and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Three singles were released from the album, each reaching high in the "Billboard" Hot 100: "New Kid in Town" (number 1), "Hotel California" (number 1), and "Life in the Fast Lane" (number 11). The album became the band's best-selling album after "Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)", with over 16 million copies sold in the U.S. alone and over 32 million copies sold worldwide. The album was ranked number 37 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
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A Decade of Hits 1969–1979 A Decade of Hits 1969–1979 is a compilation album of the Allman Brothers Band, released in 1991. The album features songs released on "The Allman Brothers Band", "Idlewild South", "At Fillmore East", "Eat a Peach", "Brothers and Sisters", and "Enlightened Rogues". It is the band's best-selling album in the U.S., being certified double platinum by the RIAA in 1997.
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Take On the World (Judas Priest song) "Take On the World" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally released on their 1978 album "Killing Machine", and released as a single in January 1979. It was the first Judas Priest single to chart in the UK Top 40, reaching number 14. The song was an attempt at producing a stadium shoutalong tune in the mould of Queen's "We Will Rock You". It was also covered by new wave band The Human League on their 1980 tour. As a single it sold around 400,000 copies.
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Big Mountain (band) Big Mountain is an American band known for its cover version of Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way", which became a Top 10 hit single in the U.S. in early 1994, reaching No. 6 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, No. 1 on Mainstream Top 40 and No. 2 in the UK.
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Cream (band) Cream were a 1960s British rock power trio consisting of drummer Ginger Baker, guitarist/singer Eric Clapton and bassist/singer Jack Bruce. The group's third album, "Wheels of Fire" (1968), was the world's first platinum-selling double album. The band is widely regarded as the world's first successful supergroup. In their career, they sold more than 15 million copies of their albums worldwide. Their music included songs based on traditional blues such as "Crossroads" and "Spoonful", and modern blues such as "Born Under a Bad Sign", as well as more current material such as "Strange Brew", "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and "Toad".
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Underground Sunshine Underground Sunshine was an American psychedelic rock band from Montello, Wisconsin. The group's only hit single came in 1969 with their cover of The Beatles' song, "Birthday".
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The Beatles (album) The Beatles, also known as the White Album, is the ninth studio album by English rock group the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. A double album, its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed, which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's earlier "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Although no singles were issued from "The Beatles" in Britain and the United States, the songs "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a single in August 1968. The album's songs range in style from British blues and ska to tracks influenced by Chuck Berry and by Karlheinz Stockhausen.
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Everything's Archie (album) Everything's Archie is the second studio album released by The Archies, a fictional pop band from the Archie universe. The single "Sugar, Sugar" went to number one on the pop chart selling over six million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The single was ranked as the number one song of the year for 1969 according to "Billboard". The album was later reissued on RCA Records, and in 2012 by Essential Media Group. "Everything's Archie" peaked at number 66 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart.
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Roadhouse Blues "Roadhouse Blues" is a rock song written by Jim Morrison and recorded by the American rock band The Doors. The song, which appeared on the B-side of "You Make Me Real", was first released as a single from the album "Morrison Hotel" in March 1970 and peaked at #50 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. The song quickly became a concert staple for the group.
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Mr. Moonlight (song) "Mr. Moonlight" is a song written by Roy Lee Johnson, best known for being covered by the Beatles on the 1964 albums "Beatles for Sale" in the United Kingdom and "Beatles '65" in the United States.