''Oh Boy!'' is the third album released by pop group

Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man were a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s with three number one hits in the UK. They won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with " Save Your Kisses for Me". Created in 1969 by songwriter and record producer ...

. It was released in 1977 and featured the UK top 10 hit, " Oh Boy (The Mood I'm 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 "My Sweet Rosalie" is a 1976 song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released as the follow-up single to the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest winner, "Save Your Kisses for Me". The song was written by band members Martin Lee and Lee Sher ...

" and " Oh Boy (The Mood I'm 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

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, 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" is a song recorded by British group Brotherhood of Man, written by Tony Hiller with band members Lee Sheriden and Martin Lee. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague, winning the contest. The song be ...

" with member

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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" ( ...

. In a review, magazine ''

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'' said that "My Sweet Rosalie" was "an almost note-for-note copy" of "Save Your Kisses for Me". ''Oh Boy!'' was released on Compact disc in a double set with ''Images'' in May 2009.

Track listing

All tracks written by

/ Lee Sheriden /

except "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" by Tony Romeo

''Oh Boy!''

Side One # " Oh Boy (The Mood I'm 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 # "

" (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

– Producer *

– 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 Nicky Stevens (born Helen Maria Thomas in Carmarthen, Wales, 3 December 1949) is a singer, famous as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man. Early career Nicky Stevens began singing at an early age. At the age of four she was singing in a ...

– Lead vocals on "Cross My Heart". Joint lead vocals on "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay" *

Sandra Stevens Sandra Stevens (born 23 November 1944) is an English singer and a member of the pop group Brotherhood of Man. Early career Sandra Stevens first entered into a singing career in the 1960s when she joined the club band, The Track (who then change ...

– 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oh Boy! (Album) 1977 albums Brotherhood of Man albums Albums produced by Tony Hiller Pye Records albums