Good Things Happening

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Good Things Happening
Good things happening- Brotherhood Of Man.jpg
Studio album by
Brotherhood of Man
ReleasedSeptember 1974
Genre
Length37:49
Label Dawn
Producer Tony Hiller
Brotherhood of Man chronology
The World of the Brotherhood of Man
(1973)		Good Things Happening
(1974)		 Love and Kisses
(1976)
Singles from Good Things Happening
  1. "When Love Catches Up On You"
    Released: January 1974
  2. "Lady"
    Released: April 1974
  3. "Lady Lady Lay"
    Released: September 1974
  4. "Spring of 1912"
    Released: January 1975

Good Things Happening is the first album released by the new lineup of pop group Brotherhood of Man. This lineup consisted of Martin Lee, Lee Sheriden, Nicky Stevens and Sandra Stevens and was to be the main lineup of the group's history and would hold for the next ten albums. It contains their first European hit "Lady" which was a hit in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Contents

Background

This album was released in September 1974 on the Dawn label. [1] It featured the singles "When Love Catches Up on You", "Lady", "Lady Lady Lady Lay" and "Spring of 1912". None of these found success in the UK, although the single "Lady" was a hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. [2]

During recording sessions for the album in August 1974, member Lee Sheriden came up with a song called "Save Your Kisses for Me". The others disliked the title and reworked it into "Oceans of Love". Dissatisfied with the changes, Sheriden shelved the song and it was ultimately left off the album. The song was later reused the following year. [3]

The album was produced by the group's manager, Tony Hiller. The songs on the album were of a more diverse nature to the pure pop the group would later become famous for, with themes including a song about prostitution ("Lady"), open air sex ("Movin' With Susan") and a real-life tragedy ("Spring of 1912"). Many tracks featured a soul-based sound, although pure pop was present on songs such as "Do-Be-Do" and "Have You Been a Good Boy". Other notable tracks included a cover of The Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", which showcased the group's harmonies and was a song they'd performed in their live shows. Member Nicky Stevens has said that this is her favourite recording with the group. [4] They also performed this song before the Queen at a televised charity show in 1976. [5]

A reissue of Good Things Happening was released on Compact disc for the first time in May 2009. [6]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Join the Party" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) (2.52)
  2. "Welcome Sunday Morning" (Hiller / Sheriden) (3.22)
  3. "Lady Lady Lady Lay" (Hiller / Groscolas / Jourdan) (2.54)
  4. "When Love Catches Up on You" (Hiller / Sheriden) (2.55)
  5. "Spring of 1912" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) (2.55)
  6. "Lady" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) (3.25)

Side Two

  1. "Movin' with Susan" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) (2.30)
  2. "Every Day of My Life" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) (3.15)
  3. "Do-Be-Do" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) (2.43)
  4. "Good Things Happening" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee / Poole) (3.35)
  5. "Have You Been a Good Boy" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) (3.01)
  6. " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother " (Russell Scott) (4.22)

CD bonus tracks

  1. "How Can You Hate The One You Love" (3.09)
  2. "Love's Bound to Get Ya" (3.18)

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Vinylnet. "Dawn record releases". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. ↑ Radio 538, Netherlands. "Dutch Singles Chart, 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2008-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Lee Sheriden on stage, Becon Theatre, Beaconsfield, 23 March 2007
  4. ↑ "Brotherhood Of Man". Music-News.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  5. ↑ Stevens, Nicky (2014). The Road to Eurovision and Beyond. Christchurch, UK: Natula Publications. p. 149. ISBN   1906631506.
  6. ↑ Play.com. "Good Things Happening CD re-issue". Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
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