The Tremeloes - The Complete CBS Recordings 1967-72 (@320)

 

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The Tremeloes - The Complete CBS Recordings 1967-72

Artist Biography by AllMusic.

When UK chart-toppers Brian Poole And The Tremeloes parted company in 1966, few would have wagered that the backing group would outdo the lead singer. Remarkably, however, the relaunched Tremeloes went on to eclipse not only Poole, but the original hitmaking act. At the time of their reconvening in 1966, the lineup was comprised of Rick West (b. Richard Westwood, 7 May 1943, Dagenham, Essex, England; guitar), Alan Blakley (b. 1 April 1942, Dagenham, Essex, England, d. 1995; rhythm guitar), Dave Munden (b. 2 December 1943, Dagenham, Essex, England; drums) and Alan Howard (b. 17 October 1941, Dagenham, Essex, England; bass). In May of 1966 Howard was replaced by Mike Clark; however, a mere three months later his spot was taken by Len ‘Chip’ Hawkes (b. 2 November 1946, London, England), whose lead vocals and boyish looks gave the group a stronger visual identity. In order to keep up with the times, the group members abandoned their stage suits in favour of Carnaby Street garb and fashionably longer hair. Their second-generation debut for Decca Records was a cover of Paul Simon’s ‘Blessed’, which proved unsuccessful. Seeking more commercial material, they moved to CBS Records and covered ‘Good Day Sunshine’ from the Beatles’ Revolver. In spite of radio play, it too failed to chart, but their third release ‘Here Comes My Baby’ (a Cat Stevens composition) smashed into the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic.

An astute follow-up with ‘Silence Is Golden’, previously the flip side of the Four Seasons’ ‘Rag Doll’, proved a perfect vehicle for the Tremeloes’ soft harmonic style and gave them their only UK number 1 and their highest US chart entry (number 11). Having established themselves as a hit act, they notched up an impressive run of hits during the late 60s including ‘Even The Bad Times Are Good’, ‘Suddenly You Love Me’, ‘Helule Helule’ and ‘My Little Lady’. At the end of the decade, the Tremeloes seemed weary of their role in the pop world and broke away from their usual Tin Pan Alley songsmiths to write their own material. Their first attempt, ‘(Call Me) Number One’, was an impressive achievement, probably superior to the material that they had recorded since 1967. When it reached number 2 in the charts, the group members convinced themselves that a more ambitious approach would bring even greater rewards. Overreacting to their dream start as hit writers, they announced that they were ‘going heavy’ and suicidally alienated their pop audience by dismissing their earlier record-buying fans as ‘morons’.

Their brief progressive phase was encapsulated in the album Master, which won no new fans but provided a final Top 20 single, ‘Me And My Life’. Thereafter, they turned increasingly to cabaret, where their strong live performances were well appreciated. In 1974 Chip Hawkes went to Nashville, USA, to pursue an ultimately unsuccessful solo career (his son Chesney Hawkes would enjoy a brief moment in the spotlight in the late 80s). Blakley left the following January, and Aaron Woolley and Bob Benham were brought in as replacements. The Tremeloes continued to record on an occasional basis, with albums being released by DJM Records and their old label CBS. They were still active in the new millennium, with Munden and West joined by Joe Gillingham (keyboards/vocals) and Davey Freyer (bass/vocals). In September 2006 Poole and the band reunited after 40 years for a tour of the UK. The latest version of the Tremeloes featured Munden, Hawkes, West and newer members Gillingham and Jeff Brown.

 

Disc 1:

 

1. TREMELOES - HERE COMES MY BABY

2. TREMELOES - RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS)

3. TREMELOES - MY TOWN

4. TREMELOES - ROUND AND ROUND

5. TREMELOES - WHAT A STATE I'M IN

6. TREMELOES - LOVING YOU (IS SWEETER THAN EVER)

7. TREMELOES - GOOD DAY SUNSHINE

8. TREMELOES - YOU

9. TREMELOES - LET YOUR HAIR HANG DOWN

10. TREMELOES - SHAKE HANDS (AND COME OUT CRYING)

11. TREMELOES - WHEN I'M WITH HER

12. TREMELOES - EVEN THE BAND TIMES ARE GOOD

13. TREMELOES - HERE COMES MY BABY (UK SINGLE VERSION)

14. TREMELOES - GENTLEMAN OF PLEASURE

15. TREMELOES - JENNY'S ALRIGHT

16. TREMELOES - BE MINE (MI SEGUIRAI)

17. TREMELOES - HERE COMES MY BABY

18. TREMELOES - RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS)

19. TREMELOES - MY TOWN

20. TREMELOES - ROUND AND ROUND

21. TREMELOES - WHAT A STATE I'M IN

22. TREMELOES - LOVING YOU (IS SWEETER THAN EVER)

23. TREMELOES - GOOD DAY SUNSHINE

24. TREMELOES - YOU

25. TREMELOES - LET YOUR HAIR HANG DOWN

26. TREMELOES - SHAKE HANDS (AND COME OUT CRYING)

27. TREMELOES - WHEN I'M WITH HER

28. TREMELOES - EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD 2

29. TREMELOES - EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD (ALTERNATIVE STEREO VERSION)

 

Disc2:

 

1. TREMELOES - HAPPY SONG

2. TREMELOES - RUNNING OUT

3. TREMELOES - NEGOTIATIONS IN SOHO SQUARE

4. TREMELOES - SUDDENLY WINTER

5. TREMELOES - SUNSHINE GAMES

6. TREMELOES - SILENCE IS GOLDEN

7. TREMELOES - NORMAN STANLEY JONES ST. LAIR

8. TREMELOES - COOL JERK

9. TREMELOES - I'M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY

10. TREMELOES - SING SORTA SWINGLE

11. TREMELOES - TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

12. TREMELOES - COME ON HOME

13. TREMELOES - SING SORTA SWINGLE (ALTERNATIVE MONO VERSION)

14. TREMELOES - ON LOVE

15. TREMELOES - EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS

16. TREMELOES - NO, NO, NO (FAST VERSION)

17. TREMELOES - HAPPY SONG

18. TREMELOES - RUNNING OUT

19. TREMELOES - NEGOTIATIONS IN SOHO SQUARE

20. TREMELOES - SUDDENLY WINTER

21. TREMELOES - SUNSHINE GAMES

22. TREMELOES - SILENCE IS GOLDEN

23. TREMELOES - NORMAN STANLEY JONES ST. CLAIR

24. TREMELOES - COOL JERK

25. TREMELOES - I'M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY

26. TREMELOES - SING SORTA SWINGLE

27. TREMELOES - TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

28. TREMELOES - COME ON HOME

29. TREMELOES - SING SORTA SWINGLE (ALTERNATIVE STEREO VERSION)

 

Disc 3:

 

1. TREMELOES - SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME

2. TREMELOES - AS YOU ARE

3. TREMELOES - HELULE HELULE

4. TREMELOES - GIRL FROM NOWHERE

5. TREMELOES - MY LITTLE LADY

6. TREMELOES - ALL THE WORLD TO ME

7. TREMELOES - YOU DON'T KNOW LIKE I KNOW

8. TREMELOES - SHOW ME

9. TREMELOES - I TAKE WHAT I WANT

10. TREMELOES - REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE

11. TREMELOES - PEGGY SUE

12. TREMELOES - EVERYDAY

13. TREMELOES - THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT

14. TREMELOES - RAG DOLL

15. TREMELOES - I'LL SEE YOU THERE

16. TREMELOES - WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE

17. TREMELOES - HELULE HELULE

18. TREMELOES - GIRL FROM NOWHERE

19. TREMELOES - ALLEY OOP

20. TREMELOES - TRAVELLING CIRCUS

21. TREMELOES - AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUSE PARTY

22. TREMELOES - SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME

23. TREMELOES - YOU DON'T KNOW LIKE I KNOW

24. TREMELOES - SHOW ME

25. TREMELOES - BE MINE

26. TREMELOES - I TAKE WHAT I WANT

27. TREMELOES - REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE

28. TREMELOES - E IN SILENZIO (SILENCE IS GOLDEN, ITALIAN LANGUAGE VERSION)

 

Disc 4:

 

1. TREMELOES - I SHALL BE RELEASED

2. TREMELOES - I MISS MY BABY

3. TREMELOES - I'M GONNA TRY

4. TREMELOES - I WILL SEE YOU THERE (SINGLE VERSION)

5. TREMELOES - EN TU MUNDO

6. TREMELOES - HELLO WORLD

7. TREMELOES - UP, DOWN, ALL AROUND

8. TREMELOES - ONCE ON A SUNDAY MORNING (CUANDRO SALI DE CUBA)

9. TREMELOES - FA LA LA, LA LA, LA LE

10. TREMELOES - SADNESS OF TOMORROW

11. TREMELOES - (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE

12. TREMELOES - INSTANT WHIP

13. TREMELOES - RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS)

14. TREMELOES - SHAKE HANDS (AND COME OUT CRYING) 1

15. TREMELOES - HELLO WORLD

16. TREMELOES - MY LITTLE LADY

17. TREMELOES - ANGEL OF THE MORNING

18. TREMELOES - GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

19. TREMELOES - PROUD MARY

20. TREMELOES - BLESSED

21. TREMELOES - HERE COMES MY BABY

22. TREMELOES - EN TU MUNDO

23. TREMELOES - MOUNTAIN DEW

24. TREMELOES - FBI

25. TREMELOES - I SHALL BE RELEASED

26. TREMELOES - SILENCE IS GOLDEN

27. TREMELOES - EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD

28. TREMELOES - SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME

29. TREMELOES - GOOD TIMES

 

Disc 5:

 

1. TREMELOES - WAIT ON ME

2. TREMELOES - LONG ROAD

3. TREMELOES - NOW'S THE TIME

4. TREMELOES - TRY ME

5. TREMELOES - BUT THEN I...

6. TREMELOES - BEFORE I SLEEP

7. TREMELOES - BOOLA BOOLA

8. TREMELOES - I SWEAR

9. TREMELOES - BABY

10. TREMELOES - BY THE WAY

11. TREMELOES - WILLOW TREE

12. TREMELOES - ME AND MY LIFE

13. TREMELOES - WAIT ON ME (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)

14. TREMELOES - WHAT CAN I DO

15. TREMELOES - YELLOW RIVER (VERSION 1)

16. TREMELOES - BREAKHEART MOTEL

17. TREMELOES - RIGHT WHEEL, LEFT HAMMER, SHAM

18. TREMELOES - TAKE IT EASY

19. TREMELOES - HELLO BUDDY

20. TREMELOES - MY WOMAN

21. TREMELOES - RIGHT WHEEL, LEFT HAMMER, SHAM 2000 STEREO MIX)

22. TREMELOES - YELLOW RIVER (VERSION 2)

23. TREMELOES - NO COMPRENDES (YELLOW RIVER, SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION)

24. TREMELOES - JACQUELINE (HELLO WORLD, ITALIAN LANGUAGE VERSION)

25. TREMELOES - (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE (2000 STEREO MIX)

 

Disc 6:

 

1. TREMELOES - MAY MORNING

2. TREMELOES - ALL PULL TOGETHER

3. TREMELOES - TILL THE SUN GOES DOWN

4. TREMELOES - TURN ON WITH THEE

5. TREMELOES - I CAN'T EVEN BREATHE DOWN HERE

6. TREMELOES - MAY MORNING (REPRISE 1)

7. TREMELOES - ANYTHING

8. TREMELOES - THINK OF WHAT YOU SAID

9. TREMELOES - BEER DUEL

10. TREMELOES - HARD TIME

11. TREMELOES - I'LL TAKE YOU HOME

12. TREMELOES - BUNCH OF RAPES

13. TREMELOES - MAY MORNING (REPRISE 2)

14. TREMELOES - I YOU KNOW (VERSION 1)

15. TREMELOES - ANYTHING (REPRISE 1)

16. TREMELOES - I YOU KNOW (VERSION 2)

17. TREMELOES - REMEMBER LOOKING BACK

18. TREMELOES - NO, NO, NO

19. TREMELOES - PLEASE NO MORE SAD SONGS

20. TREMELOES - TOO LATE (TO BE SAVED)

21. TREMELOES - IF YOU EVER 2

22. TREMELOES - HOW CAN YOU SAY GOODBYE

23. TREMELOES - HEAVEN KNOWS WHY

24. TREMELOES - I LIKE IT THAT WAY

25. TREMELOES - WAKAMAKER

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