White Plains (band)

White Plains was a manufactured British pop music group, that existed from 1969 to 1976.

Career

White Plains evolved from the late 1960s pop/psychedelic band The Flower Pot Men, under which moniker Tony Burrows, Pete Nelson and Robin Shaw together with Neil Landon (who went to Fat Mattress) toured (although it was mainly a studio project masterminded by John Carter). The last single of the Flower Pot Men for Deram Records was composed by Roger Greenaway and was an attempt at a hit single in the style of the then popular Love Affair called "In A Moment of Madness". The single did not chart and for the next single the band's name was changed to White Plains. The band's songs were mainly produced and written by Greenaway and Roger Cook.

White Plains released several hit songs, including 1970's "My Baby Loves Lovin'" (number 13 on the U.S. charts), and 1971's "When You Are A King" (number 13 on the UK Singles Chartcite book
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last= Roberts
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The group's top-selling song "My Baby Loves Lovin'", was recorded on 26 October 1969, and was released on 9 January 1970 on the Decca Records imprint, Deram Records.

The 1973 hit "Step into a Dream" was used in British television commercials for Butlins' holiday camps. Shaw and Nelson would meet again in 1974 in First Class, another John Carter project that scored world wide with their single, "Beach Baby".

Personnel

* Tony Burrows, vocals (left after the 1969 recordings)
* Pete Nelson, piano
* Robin Shaw, bass
* Ricky Wolff, guitars, keyboards, flute, saxophone (up to 1973)
* Ron Reynolds, organ (1973 onwards)
* Robin Box, lead guitar
* Roger Hills, drums

UK singles discography

* "My Baby Loves Lovin'" - 1970 - Number 9
* "I've Got You On My Mind" - 1970 - Number 17
* "Julie Do Ya Love Me" - 1970 - Number 8
* "When You Are A King" - 1971 - Number 13
* "Step Into A Dream" - 1973 - Number 21cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 599
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5]

ee also

*List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
*List of performers on Top of the Pops

References