The Equals - Greatest Hits (1996) (FLAC)

The Equals - Greatest Hits (1996) (FLAC)
EAC Rip | 28 tracks | FLAC - Log - Cue | Release: 1996 | 476 MB
Genre: R&B | Label: Repertoire

An energetic East London combo, the Equals balanced maximum R&B with plenty of pop, plus a few nods to vocalist Eddy Grant's West Indian background. Grant, born in British Guyana, moved to England with his family at the age of 12, and settled in a council estate named Hornsey Rise in northeast London. Four years later, he formed the Equals with schoolmates Lincoln Gordon (guitar), his twin brother Dervin Gordon (originally the vocalist), Pat Lloyd (guitar, then bass), and drummer John Hall. The band began gigging around London, amazing audiences with their apparently limitless energy and a distinct style fusing pop, blues, and R&B plus elements of ska and bluebeat.

By 1965, the Equals began doing dates in Europe as well, and released their first single on President Records. Though "Hold Me Closer" didn't perform on the charts, DJs began playing the flip side and by 1967 "Baby, Come Back" had hit the top of the charts in Germany and the Netherlands. One year later, the single hit number one in Britain as well, and brushed the charts in America. Subsequent singles lacked the immediate punch of "Baby, Come Back," however, and the Equals landed only two more Top Ten hits: "Viva Bobby Joe" and "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys," the latter an apt message track from one of the few racially mixed bands of the era.

Grant left the Equals for a solo career in 1971, and though the band never charted again, they remained a popular live act, especially on the continent. Drummer Ronald Telemacque and guitarists Dave Martin and Frankie Hepburn were later added to the lineup.

Tracklist:

1 Baby Come Back
2 I Won't Be There
3 Softly Softly
4 Viva Bobby Joe
5 Rub a Dub Dub
6 Michael and the Slipper Tree
7 Green Light
8 I Get So Excited
9 Black Skin Blue Eyed Boy
10 I Can See You But You Don't Know
11 Police on My Back
12 Let's Go to the Moon
13 Soul Brother Clifford
14 Help Me Simone
15 I Can't Let You Go
16 Laurel and Hardy
17 Giddy Up a Ding Dong
18 Hold Me Closer
19 You Got Too Many Boyfriends
20 Fire
21 Funky Funky
22 Have I the Right
23 Honey Bee
24 Diversion
25 Hang Up My Rock 'N' Roll Shoes
26 Stand Up and Be Counted
27 Georgetown Girl
28 Beautiful Clown

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