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Arrival | |
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| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Years active | Late 1960s-1972 |
| Labels | Decca |
| Past members |
Dyan Birch Carroll Carter Frank Collins Lloyd Courtenay Don Hume Paddy McHugh Tony O'Malley Glen LeFleur Raphael Pereira Lee Sutherland |
Arrival were an English, London-based close- harmony pop- rock band, featuring singers originally from Liverpool. [1] Following their appearance on London Weekend Television's The Simon Dee Show in 1970 and two chart hits, " Friends" and "I Will Survive", the band was booked to appear at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.
After Arrival disbanded, its members joined other projects such as Kokomo, [1] Olympic Runners and Gonzalez, and became session musicians or session singers. [2]
Personnel
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- Dyan Birch – vocals (born Dyan Joan Birch, 25 January 1949 Liverpool – 10 October 2020)
- Carroll Carter – vocals (born 10 June 1946, Liverpool)
- Frank Collins – vocals (born 25 October 1947, Liverpool)
- Lloyd Courtenay – drums (born 20 December 1947, Wallasey)
- Don Hume – bass (born Donald Hume, 31 March 1950, Watford, Hertfordshire)
- Paddy McHugh – vocals (born Patrick McHugh, 28 August 1946, Allerton, Liverpool)
- Tony O'Malley – vocals, keyboards (born Anthony O'Malley, 15 July 1948, Bushey, Hertfordshire)
- Glen LeFleur – drums, percussion (born 1947, Rangoon, Burma, now known as Yangon, Myanmar
- Raphael Pereira – guitar
- Lee Sutherland – bass [1]
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
- " Friends" (January 1970) – UK No. 8
- "I Will Survive" (June 1970) – UK No. 16
- "Jun (So in Love)" (Japan only release) (August 1970), King Records [3]
- "(Let My Life Be Your) Love Song" (February 1971) (written by Jimmy Webb)
- " He's Misstra Know It All" (October 1973), CBS (written by Steve Wonder) [4]
References
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 56–7. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ "Sixties City - Bill Harry's Sixties - articles from the creator of iconic 60s music paper Mersey Beat". Sixtiescity.net. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Arrival (2) - Jun (So In Love)". Discogs.com. 15 August 1970. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 30. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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