''Oh Boy!'' is the third album released by pop group
Brotherhood of Man
Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s. They won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with " Save Your Kisses for Me".
Created in 1969 by songwriter and record producer Tony Hiller, Brotherhood of Man was initi ...
. It was released in 1977 and featured the UK top 10 hit, "
Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)
"Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" is a popular song written by Tony Romeo. It has been recorded by Diana Trask and Brotherhood of Man, among others. The song is about a woman whose partner/husband is no longer with her and she sadly walks the streets in ...
". It was released earlier in some European countries as ''Midnight Express''.
Background
The album was released in May 1977 in the UK and unlike their previous album, failed to make the chart, despite featuring two hit singles. It was released in Europe in November 1976, under the name ''Midnight Express'', without "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)", but with another song, "Bag of Money" in its place. On some copies, this album was issued simply as ''Brotherhood of Man''.
This album featured the singles "
My Sweet Rosalie" and "
Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)
"Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" is a popular song written by Tony Romeo. It has been recorded by Diana Trask and Brotherhood of Man, among others. The song is about a woman whose partner/husband is no longer with her and she sadly walks the streets in ...
" which were hits in Europe and reached No.30 and No.8 in the UK respectively.
Album tracks "I Give You My Love" and "New York City" were released as singles in various European countries in October 1976, with a planned release for the former in the UK, but ultimately abandoned. "New York City" was released in France, but it was the single's B-Side "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me" (another track from the album) which became the more popular, reaching No.42 in the French singles chart in late 1976. Closing track "Guess Who's Taking You Out Tonight" was covered by
The Drifters
The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in ...
, albeit unreleased. It was later included as a bonus track on a re-release of their 1976 album ''Every Nite's a Saturday Night''.
The style of the album's tracks followed in a similar vein to the pure pop introduced on "
Save Your Kisses for Me
"Save Your Kisses for Me" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed for the by Brotherhood of Man in The Hague, Netherlands. The lyrics and music were written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, and Martin Lee, the latter two ...
" with member
Martin Lee
Martin Lee Chu-ming, SC, JP (; born 8 June 1938) is a Hong Kong politician and barrister. He is the founding chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and its successor, the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship pro-democracy party. He ...
taking the lead vocals on many songs, a trend which was largely discontinued after this album. Like the group's other albums, the songs were produced by manager
Tony Hiller
Anthony Toby Hiller (30 July 1927 – 26 August 2018) was an English songwriter and record producer. He was best known for writing and/or producing hits for Brotherhood of Man, including " United We Stand" (1970) and "Save Your Kisses for Me" (19 ...
.
''Oh Boy!'' was released on Compact disc in a double set with
''Images'' in May 2009.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Tony Hiller
Anthony Toby Hiller (30 July 1927 – 26 August 2018) was an English songwriter and record producer. He was best known for writing and/or producing hits for Brotherhood of Man, including " United We Stand" (1970) and "Save Your Kisses for Me" (19 ...
/
Lee Sheriden /
Martin Lee
Martin Lee Chu-ming, SC, JP (; born 8 June 1938) is a Hong Kong politician and barrister. He is the founding chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and its successor, the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship pro-democracy party. He ...
except "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" by
Tony Romeo
Tony Romeo (December 25, 1938 – June 23, 1995) was an American songwriter.
(obituary), ''The New York Times'', June 26 ...
''Oh Boy!''
Side One
# "
Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)
"Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" is a popular song written by Tony Romeo. It has been recorded by Diana Trask and Brotherhood of Man, among others. The song is about a woman whose partner/husband is no longer with her and she sadly walks the streets in ...
" (3.14)
# "I Give You My Love" (2.48)
# "Cross My Heart" (2.52)
# "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me" (2.40)
# "New York City" (2.54)
# "Midnight Express" (3.03)
Side Two
# "
My Sweet Rosalie" (2.36)
# "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay" (2.47)
# "Daisy" (2.32)
# "Lady Liar" (2.38)
# "Goodnight Sleepyhead" (2.28)
# "Guess Who's Taking You Out Tonight" (2.36)
CD Bonus tracks:
# "Bag of Money" (2.42)
# "Sugar Honey Love" (2.50)
# "Closer, Closer" (2.39)
''Midnight Express''
Side One
# "My Sweet Rosalie"
# "Midnight Express"
# "Cross My Heart"
# "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me"
# "New York City"
# "I Give You My Love"
Side Two
# "Daisy"
# "Bag of Money"
# "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay"
# "Lady Liar"
# "Goodnight Sleepyhead"
# "Guess Who's Taking You Out Tonight"
Personnel
*
Tony Hiller
Anthony Toby Hiller (30 July 1927 – 26 August 2018) was an English songwriter and record producer. He was best known for writing and/or producing hits for Brotherhood of Man, including " United We Stand" (1970) and "Save Your Kisses for Me" (19 ...
– Producer
*
Martin Lee
Martin Lee Chu-ming, SC, JP (; born 8 June 1938) is a Hong Kong politician and barrister. He is the founding chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and its successor, the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship pro-democracy party. He ...
– Lead vocals on "I Give You My Love", "My Sweet Rosalie", "Daisy", "Lady Liar" "Guess Who's Taking You Out Tonight"
*
Lee Sheriden– Musical Director, Lead vocals on "New York City"
*
Nicky Stevens– Lead vocals on "Cross My Heart". Joint lead vocals on "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay"
*
Sandra Stevens– Lead vocals on "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)", "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me", "Goodnight Sleepyhead"(, "Bag of Money"). Joint lead vocals on "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay"
* Simaen Skolfield– Recording engineer
* Karl Brown– Assistant engineer
* Recorded at Central Sound Studio
* Sleeve by Design Machine
Chart performance
References
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1977 albums
Brotherhood of Man albums
Albums produced by Tony Hiller
Pye Records albums