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Personnel

Dyan Birch Dyan Joan Birch (25 January 1949 – 10 October 2020) was an English singer. Born in Liverpool, Birch worked as a teenager in Brian Epstein's NEMS record shop in the city. In 1969 she and her friends formed the band Arrival, and moved to London. ...

- vocals (born Dyan Joan Birch, 25 January 1949

– 10 October 2020) *Carroll Carter - vocals (born 10 June 1948, Liverpool) * Frank Collins - vocals (born 25 October 1947, Liverpool) *Lloyd Courtenay - drums (born 20 December 1947,

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) *Don Hume - bass (born Donald Hume, 31 March 1950,

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) *Paddy McHugh - vocals (born Patrick McHugh, 28 August 1946, Allerton, Liverpool) *

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- vocals, keyboards (born Anthony O'Malley, 15 July 1948,

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, Hertfordshire) *Glen LeFleur - drums, percussion *Raphael Pereira - guitar *Lee Sutherland - bass

Discography

Albums

*''Arrival'' (1970), Decca SKL 5055 *''Arrival'' (1972), CBS 64733

Compilation albums

*''The Complete Recordings of Arrival'' (February 2012), RPM D904 (double CD)

Singles

" (January 1970) - UK No. 8 *"I Will Survive" (June 1970) - UK No. 16 *"Jun (So in Love)" (Japan only release) (August 1970), King Records *"(Let My Life Be Your) Love Song" (February 1971) (written by

Jimmy Webb Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including " Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "MacArthur Park", "Wichita Lineman", "Worst ...

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" (October 1973), CBS (written by Steve Wonder)

References

External links

Arrival Discography at Discoogle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arrival 1960s establishments in England 1972 disestablishments in England English rock music groups Decca Records artists Musical groups established in the 1960s Musical groups disestablished in 1972 Musical groups from Liverpool