Arrival (band)

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Name = Arrival


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Origin = Liverpool, England
Genre = Pop rock
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Associated_acts = Kokomo, Gonzalez
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Past_members = Dyan Birch
Carroll Carter
Frank Collins
Lloyd Courtenay
Don Hume
Paddy McHugh
Tony O'Malley
Glen Le Fleur
Raphael Pereira
Lee Sutherland

Arrival were a pop-rock band from Liverpool featuring close-harmony vocals. Following their appearances on Maynard Ferguson's 1970 UK television special and their two chart hits, "Friends" and "I Will Survive", they were booked to appear at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.

All left for other projects, most successfully Kokomo and Gonzalez

Personnel

*Dyan Birch - vocals (born 25 January 1949, in Liverpool, Lancashire)
*Carroll Carter - vocals (born 10 June 1948, in Liverpool)
*Frank Collins - vocals (born 25 October 1947, in Liverpool)
*Lloyd Courtenay - drums (born 20 December 1944, in Wallasey, Liverpool)
*Don Hume - bass (born Donald Hume, 31 March 1950, in Watford, Hertfordshire)
*Paddy McHugh - vocals (born Patrick McHugh, 25 August 1946, in Allerton, Liverpool)
*Tony O'Malley - vocals, keyboards (born Anthony O'Malley, 15 July 1948, in Bushey, Hertfordshire)
*Glen Le Fleur - drums, percussion
*Raphael Pereira - guitar
*Lee Sutherland - bass

Discography

ingles

*"Friends" - UK Singles Chart #8, January 1970
*"I Will Survive" - UK #16, June 1970
*"(Let my life be your) Love Song", February 1971. Written by Jimmy Webb, did not chart

Albums

*"Arrival" (Decca SKL 5055) 1970
*"Arrival" (CBS 64733) 1972

References

* [http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp/arrival.htm History]