Pierre Tubbs (born Pierre Richard Roman Tubbs, 1942) is a British

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

and album sleeve designer. One of his biggest successes is "

Right Back Where We Started From "Right Back Where We Started From" is a song written by Pierre Tubbs and J. Vincent Edwards, which was first recorded in the middle of 1975 by Maxine Nightingale for whom it was an international hit. In 1989, a remake by Sinitta reached No. 4 on ...

", which he co-wrote with J. Vincent Edwards. The song was recorded by

Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952) is a British Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul music singing, singer. She is best known for her hit single, hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, UK #8 & 197 ...

and used in the movie ''

Slap Shot ''Slap Shot'' is a 1977 American sports film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declin ...

''. He also co-wrote, with J.J. Jackson, "

But It's Alright "But It's Alright" (aka "It's Alright", due to its lyrics) is a song co-written by J. J. Jackson (singer), J. J. Jackson and Pierre Tubbs that became a hit on the pop and soul charts in both 1966 and 1969. Theme The song's lyrics address the sing ...

", which was a hit for Jackson when originally released in 1966, and also when re-released in 1969. In 1965, Tubbs recorded the band "the Silence" (pre-

John's Children John's Children were a 1960s mod rock band from Leatherhead, England that briefly featured future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. John's Children were known for their outrageous live performances and were booted off a tour with the Who in Germany i ...

), which was not released at the time. In 1966, he was a producer a
Strike Records
where, under the pseudonym Peter Richards, he recorded and released ''

Sophisticated Beggar ''Sophisticated Beggar'' is English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper's debut album. It was released in 1966. History The album consists of Harper's poetry backed by acoustic guitar and recorded with a Revox tape machine ...

'', the first album by Roy Harper. In 1967, Tubbs became an A&R person. in the role of creative manager, for

United Artists Records United Artists Records was an American record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks. The label expanded into other genres, such as easy listening, jazz, pop, and R&B. History Genres In 1959, ...

. In 1999, a compilation album
Plastic Dream - The Basement Tapes 1966-1968''
was released by

Market Square Records Market Square Records was a music promotion and record label company, which operated between 1999 and 2020 based in Buckingham, England. It released the back catalogues of British folk artists and expanded into other genres such as rock, blu ...

. The album contained performances b
Our Plastic Dream
where Tubbs was the lead singer, The Silence,

The Jeeps ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

and The Owl. The album included two songs with J.J. Jackson and The Jeeps, including a version of "But It's Alright".Album particulars - Pierre's Plastic Dream

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. Retrieved 2017-07-27. The album is described as "an extremely rare compilation...an amazing range of musical style, from pop through R 'n' B and psychedelic".''

Record Collector ''Record Collector'' is a British monthly music magazine. It was founded in 1980 and distributes worldwide. History The early years The first standalone issue of ''Record Collector'' was published in March 1980, though its history stretches ba ...

''
Review of ''Pierre's Plastic Dresm''
April, 2000, as reprinted i
The Music Index
Retrieved 2017-07-27.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tubbs, Pierre English record producers English songwriters Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1942 births