Twice as Much

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Twice as Much
Origin London, England
Genres Pop music, psychedelic pop
Instruments Vocal duo
Years active1966–1968
Labels Immediate Records
Associated acts Vashti Bunyan
MembersDavid Skinner
Andrew Rose

Twice as Much was a British musical duo, composed of Dave Skinner (born David Ferguson Skinner, 4 July 1946, London) and Andrew Rose (born Andrew Colin Campbell Rose, 12 March 1946, Edgware, Middlesex), harmony singers who wrote much of their own material. [1]

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Their only UK Top 40 success as performers was a cover of the Mick Jagger / Keith Richards composition "Sittin' on a Fence" (1966). [2] The Rolling Stones' version of the song, although recorded in December 1965, was not released on a Stones' album in the US until 1967, and not in the UK (where it again emerged as an album track) until 1969. Twice as Much were managed by Andrew Loog Oldham. [3] Songs that were composed by the duo were recorded by Del Shannon, Chris Farlowe and P. P. Arnold. [3]

In 1972, Skinner joined Uncle Dog, a group including vocalist Carol Grimes. [3] He penned most of the tracks on their album, Old Hat. He was also a member of Clancy. [3] In 1977/8, Skinner toured as the keyboard player with Roxy Music. [3] He also contributed to albums by Phil Manzanera and Bryan Ferry. [4]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes

  1. ↑ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

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References

  1. ↑ "Biography by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 570. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2549. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
  4. ↑ "These Vintage Years! - Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music - David Skinner". 3 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Twice as Much Albums and Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Twice As Much Discography". 45cat.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.


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