The Brook Brothers
The Brook Brothers were an English pop duo composed of Geoff Brook (born Geoffrey Owen Brooks, 12 April 1943, Winchester, Hampshire) and Ricky Brook (born Richard Alan Brooks, 24 October 1940, Winchester, Hampshire).[1]
The Brook Brothers started out as a skiffle group in 1956 but, after winning a television talent show,[2] changed their look and sound to approximate the style of The Everly Brothers.[3] They signed to Top Rank Records in 1960 and released a cover of the song "Greenfields" by The Brothers Four the same year. The tune was a hit in Italy[2] but attracted little notice in their home country.[3] After a few more singles were released, they switched to Pye Records, and their second release for them, "Warpaint" (written by Howard Greenfield and Barry Mann), became a UK Top 5 hit.
Following the single's success they released a full-length album and toured with Cliff Richard and Bobby Rydell.[3] They took part in the annual NME Readers' Poll-Winners Concert at London's Wembley Pool on 15 April 1962.[4] They were produced by a young Tony Hatch, and made an appearance in the film, It's Trad, Dad!.[2] They also entered A Song For Europe for the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, but did not advance in the contest.
After their last chart hit, "Trouble Is My Middle Name", in 1963, the group's popularity faded, and they left public view by 1965. Their entire Pye recordings were reissued on CD by Castle Music in the 1990s.
Singles
[edit]- 1960: "Greenfields" – Top Rank
- 1960: "Please Help Me I'm Falling" b/w "When Will I Be Loved?" – Top Rank
- 1960: "Say The Word" b/w "Everything But Love" – Pye Records 7N.15298
- 1961: "Married" b/w "I Love Girls" – Pye Records 7N.15387
- 1961: "One Last Kiss" – Pye Records – NEP.24148
- 1961: "Hello Mary Lou" – Pye Records – HN 027-15
- 1961: "Little Devil" – Pye Records – HN 027-15
- 1961: "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" – Pye Records HN 027-15
- 1961: "Warpaint" b/w "Sometimes" – Pye 7N 15333 – UK #5
- 1961: "I'm in Love Again" b/w "Like Making Love" – Disques Vogue PNV. 24 085
- 1961: "Little Bitty Heart" b/w "Tell Her" – Pye 7N 15352
- 1961: "Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week" b/w "One Last Kiss" – Pye 7N 15369 – UK #13
- 1962: "He's Old Enough to Know Better" – Pye 7N 15409 – UK #37
- 1962: "Welcome Home, Baby" – Pye 7N 15453 – UK #33
- 1962: "Town Girl" b/w "I Can't Make Up My Mind" – Pye Records 7N.15463
- 1962: "Just Another Fool" b/w "Double Trouble" – Pye Records 7N.15441
- 1962: "The Trolley Song" – Pye Records NEP.24155
- 1962: "Look for a Star" – Pye Records NEP.24155
- 1962: "Half as Much" – Pye Records NEP.24155
- 1962: "Tell Tale" b/w "Too Scared" – Pye Records 7N.15415
- 1962: "He's Old Enough To Know Better" b/w "Win or Lose" – Pye Records 7N.15409
- 1962: "So Long" – Pye Records 7N.15453
- 1963: "I'm Not Jimmy" b/w "Side by Side" – Pye Records 7N.15527
- 1963: "Whistle to the Wind" b/w "Crosswords" – Pye Records 7N.15570
- 1963: "Trouble Is My Middle Name" b/w "Let the Good Times Roll" – Pye 7N 15498 – UK #38[5][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 79. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music, (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), ISBN 0-7535-0149-X, p. 76
- ^ a b c Bruce Eder, The Brook Brothers at AllMusic
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 105. CN 5585.
- ^ "The Brooks Brothers". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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