Gibson Brothers

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Gibson Brothers (2018)
Background information
Origin Martinique, France
Genres Disco
Years active1976–present
MembersAlex Francfort
Chris Francfort
Past membersPatrick Francfort
Website Official website

The Gibson Brothers are a French musical group, originally from Martinique, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included "Cuba" and "Que Sera Mi Vida". [1]

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Career

The three brothers, Chris Francfort (born 20 June 1954, lead vocals, percussion), Patrick Francfort (23 February 1957 – 4 April 2020, vocals, drums) [2] [3] and Alex Francfort (vocals, keyboards), were born in Lamentin Acajou on Martinique. They traveled with their parents to Paris in the mid-1950s, and in 1969 joined the group Phalansters, formed by Jean-Jacques Goldman. [4] They also formed the group Martinique Express, who appeared on French television alongside Guy Lux. They were seen by record producer Daniel Vangarde, who changed the name of their group to The Gibson Brothers. [5]

They recorded their first single "Come to America" in Paris in 1976, and both it and its follow-up "Non Stop Dance" made the charts in Europe, where they toured successfully. [1] The following year they released "Heaven", which was picked up by TK Records in the U.S.

In 1978 they recorded "Cuba". In the UK it made No. 41 on its initial release, and No. 12 when reissued in 1980. [6] Like most of their other hits, it was written and produced by Vangarde, and the Belgian producer Jean Kluger. The Gibson Brothers had three further big hits in 1979 and 1980 with "Ooh! What a Life", ”Mariana” and "Que Sera Mi Vida". [1]

Patrick Francfort, known as Patrick Gibson, died on April 4, 2020, from COVID-19. [3]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum UK
[6]
1977By Night
Non-Stop Dance/Come to America
1978Heaven
1979Cuba
1980On the Riviera50
1981Quartier Latin
1984Emily
1996Move On Up
2005Blue Island
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

DateTitleChartsAlbum
Flag of France.svg  FRA [7] Flag of Germany.svg  GER [8] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS
[9]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Flag of Italy.svg  ITA [10] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  HOL
[11]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Flag of the United States.svg  US
Hot 100
[12] [13]
Flag of the United States.svg  US
US Dance
[14]
1976Come to America351212Non-Stop Dance/Come to America
1977Non-Stop Dance4211
Because I Love You
Baby It's the Singer28By Night
Somewhere(France only)
Haunted Love(Sweden only)
1978Heaven25Heaven
JennyNon Album Single
1979Cuba1322251193041819Cuba
Ooh, What a Life141048
Better Do It Salsa47
Qué será mi vida (If You Should Go)3549123158
1980Cuba/Better Do It Salsa(UK re-issue)12
Mariana141611On the Riviera
Metropolis
Latin America313818
Dancin' the Mambo
1981SheelaQuartier Latin
Quartier Latin
1982Train to Bombay
My Heart's Beating Wild (Tic Tac Tic Tac)1456Non Album Single
1983Silver NightsEmily
1984Hey Ho (Move Your Body)
1985Emily
1986Party TonightNon Album Singles
1988Ends of the World
1990Megamix
1991Let's All Dance
(feat. David Christie)
1992Señora Maria
«  » denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dillon, Charlotte. "Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. "Patrick FRANCFORT - Dirigeant de la société Le Baiser Sale". Verif.com.
  3. 1 2 "Patrick Francfort van de Gibson Brothers overleden aan corona". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 5 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. Archyde (5 April 2020). "Gibson Brothers drummer Patrick Frankfort disappears". Archyde.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "Coronavirus : Patrick Francfort le batteur Martiniquais des "Gibson Brothers" est décédé". FranceInfo. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 "GIBSON BROTHERS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. "World singles charts and sales TOP 50 in 58 countries: GIBSON BROTHERS". Artisteschartsventes. May 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Gibson Brothers". GfK Entertainment (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  10. "M&D: Classifiche". musicaedischi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.. Sélectionnez « Singoli » à côté de « Tipo » puis tapez le titre respectif dans le champ « Titolo » et cliquez sur « cerca ».
  11. "Dutch Charts > Gibson Brothers" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien.
  12. Joel Whitburn (1983). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop 1955-1982. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 173. ISBN   0-89820-051-2.
  13. "The Gibson Brothers - Awards". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  14. Joel Whitburn (2004). Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. ISBN   0-89820-156-X.