The Ormsby Brothers

The Ormsby Brothers
Origin	Waikato, New Zealand
Genres	Pop music
Years active	1972-1975
Labels	His Master's Voice EMI Music
Past members	Neville, Michael Adrian Ormsby [1]

The Ormsby Brothers were a short-lived New-Zealand-Australian musical group, most famous for their version of "You Don't Own Me" which peaked at number 5 in Australia in mid-1973.

The Ormsby Brothers are from New Zealand's Waikato region. ^[2]

The group's debut single was a cover of "I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus" on the His Master's Voice label. The song did not chart.

In May 1973, the group released "You Don't Own Me", which peaked at number 5 on the Australian charts. "Sweet Virginia" followed and a self-titled album was released.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
The Ormsby Brothers	Released: 1973 Format: LP Label: EMI Music (EMC-2509)

Singles

List of singles, with Australian chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [3]
1972	"I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus"	-	non album single
1973	"You Don't Own Me"	5	The Ormsby Brothers
	"Sweet Virginia"	80
1974	"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"	93
	"Bad Day for Love"	-	non album single
1975	"God Knows I've Tried"	76	non album single

References

1. "The Ormsby Brothers". History of Aussie Music. 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. "The Ormsby Brothers Profile". audioculture. March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 226. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.