Child (band)

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Child
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresPop, MOR
InstrumentsVocals, guitars, drums
Years active1976–1980, 2021–present
Labels Ariola Hansa, BUK Records, Pentagon, Cherry Red Records, Red Cat Records, Honeybee Records
MembersGraham Bilbrough
Andy Dures
Steve O Brien
Tony Endecotte
Dave Walker [1]
Past membersDave Cooper
Keith Atack
Tim Atack
Mike Mckenzie

Child are a British pop group that released a number of records, including a top-10 single in 1978. The band were originally a four-piece, consisting of Dave Cooper (guitar), Graham Bilbrough (vocals) and twins Keith (bass guitar) and Tim Atack (drums). Following the release of the first four singles Dave Cooper left to form rock band Crash Alley and Mike Mckenzie joined on bass guitar with Keith Atack switching to guitar. Their biggest hit was a cover of the Conway Twitty song "It's Only Make Believe", which was a top ten hit in 1978. [2] Child was reformed by Graham Bilbrough in 2021, with new members of the band Andrew Dures, Steve O Brien, Tony Endecott, and Dave Walker.

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History

Child were formed in the early 1970s consisting of Graham Bilbrough (born 1958), [3] Dave Cooper (born 1957) [4] and twin brothers Keith and Tim Atack (born 1959). [5] [6] The members were in their early teens at the time, performing under the name Reincarnation. Their first single was released in 1976 but failed to chart.

After touring and many television appearances, the group secured a record deal with Ariola Hansa. With this label the group achieved their first chart hit after appearing on Top of the Pops . The song was a cover of The Searchers' hit "When You Walk in the Room", and reached number 38 in the UK. [2] Following this up with another cover, the formula worked even better and the group had a top 10 hit with "It's Only Make Believe", which earned them a silver disc from the BPI for sales in excess of 250,000. [7] In 1979, they scored their third chart hit with (another cover) "Only You (And You Alone)", which reached number 33. [2] Their first album for Ariola Hansa (entitled The First Album) again earned them a BPI silver disc. [8] Their second album, Total Recall, was less successful and the group disbanded soon afterwards in 1980. [9] Despite being a pop band in the punk age, Child were voted the second most popular UK band amongst teenage girls in a 1978 poll conducted by the magazine Fab 208 .[ citation needed ]

Keith and Tim Atack went on to become session musicians, backing the likes of David Cassidy, Rick Astley and Bonnie Tyler in the 1980s. [10] They also formed a singing duo under two different names, Atack (early 1980s) and The Duel (late 1980s), but neither found success. Keith went on to form the Eagles tribute band the Illegal Eagles in the 1990s and still plays with them. [11] Tim became musical director to Des'ree before becoming a film and television score composer, writing for films such as The Invention of Lying and Cemetery Junction as well as the love theme from Romeo + Juliet , which went on to be covered by Beyoncé. [9]

Discography

Albums

DateAlbum UK
[2] 		CertificationsLabel
1977Child—Honeybee
1978The First Album—Ariola Hansa
1979Total Recall—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

DateSingle UK
[2] 		AUS
[12] 		CertificationsLabel
1976"River of Love"——Buk
"Maybe Baby Someday"——
1977"What's a Nice Girl Like You"——Pentagon
1978"When You Walk in the Room"38— Ariola Hansa
"It's Only Make Believe"1087
  • BPI: Silver [7]
"Still the One"——
1979"Only You (And You Alone)"33—
"Here Comes Summer"——
"The Shape I'm in"——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Child - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Graham Bilbrough birth details". Freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dave Cooper birth details". Freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Keith Atack birth details". Freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tim Atack birth details". Freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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  8. 1 2 "Child - The First Album". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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  11. ↑ "Illegal Eagles website – Keith Atack". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.
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