THE SUTHERLAND BROTHERS/ DOWN TO EARTH

Digitized from the original vinyl, released in 1977 on Columbia records.
Produced by Glen Spreen & Bruce Welch
Recorded At EMI Studios, Abbey Road, Kendun Recorders, Village Recorders & Haji Sound L.A.
Engineered by Peter Vince, Alwx Kazenegras, Terry Moore & Pete James
Artwork & Design by Roslav Szaybo, Chris Yates, M Nicholson & J. Guttner
Format: Mp3
Bit Rate: 320 Kbps
TRACK LISTING:
One More Night With You
Ice In The Fire
SunBird
Harbour Lights
Dark Ship
Situations
Somebody's Fool
Every Tear I Cry
Fun Of The Farm
When I Say I Love You (The Pie)
THE PLAYERS:
Ian Sutherland - Vocals, Guitar
Gavin Sutherland - Vocals, Guitar
With
Mike Baird, Willie Wilson - Drums
Bob Glaub, Andy Pyle, Rick Wills - Bass
Billy Smith, John Bundrick - Keyboards
Ritchie Zito, Rick Vito, Leonard Arnold, Ray Flacke, Mick Grabham & Tim Renwick - Guitar
WEBSITE:
http://www.mathie.demon.co.uk/sbq/
BIOGRAPHY:

The Sutherland Brothers began their career in 1968 as A New Generation, having some early success with the single "Smokie Blues Away" (which used a melody based on the main theme of Dvorak's, New World Symphony). Subsequently re-billed as The Sutherland Brothers Band, they won a new recording contract with Island Records and put out two albums in 1972. Their first minor hit was "The Pie" in 1970.
In an effort to diversify and expand their folk based sound, the Sutherland Brothers joined forces with a local rock band known as Quiver. Quiver included the guitarist Tim Renwick, keyboardist Peter Wood and drummer Willie Wilson. Their joint greatest success came under the credit of The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. Several moderately successful albums were released by Island Records throughout the 1970s under this joint name before they moved to CBS Records where they recorded, amongst other songs, the Top Ten hit single, "Arms of Mary", which also became a hit when covered two years later by the Canadian group, Chilliwack.
The band were just reaching their peak as the punk music explosion happened; they ended up being ousted from their residency at London's Marquee Club to make way for the likes of The Damned and X-Ray Spex. The group quickly found that its cheerful, folk-rock style had fallen out of fashion, and disbanded after recording a final album in 1979.
One of the earlier Sutherland Brothers recordings is "Sailing", which exists in two versions: one with The Sutherland Brothers alone, the other together with Quiver. "Sailing" was no success for the Brothers, but in 1975, it became a major hit for Rod Stewart.

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