McGuinness Flint
McGuinness Flint | |
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Origin | England |
Genres | Folk rock, blues rock, country rock |
Years active | 1970–1975 |
Labels | Capitol, DJM, Bronze |
Past members | Tom McGuinness Hughie Flint Dennis Coulson Benny Gallagher Graham Lyle Dixie Dean Lou Stonebridge Jim Evans |
McGuinness Flint was a rock band formed in 1970 by Tom McGuinness, a bassist and guitarist with Manfred Mann, and Hughie Flint, former drummer with John Mayall; plus vocalist and keyboard player Dennis Coulson, and multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle.[1]
Career
Their first single "
A follow-up single, "Malt and Barley Blues", was a UK No. 5 hit in 1971 and peaked at No.15 in Ireland[5],[4] but the group floundered under the pressures of instant success, being required to record a second album and reproduce their recorded sound adequately on stage, which resulted in disappointing concerts, then a series of illnesses among the band members cancelled most of the concerts on their first tour. According to McGuinness, at this time the band consisted of two groups of close-knit friends, the first being Flint, McGuinness, and Coulson, and the other being Gallagher and Lyle. Though these two units generally got along well, a key disagreement between them was that the first group felt the band should focus on touring and performing, while the Gallagher/Lyle camp felt they should focus on songwriting and recording.[6]
The second album Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby failed to chart, as did the title track when released as a single, but contained some Gallagher and Lyle songs, notably "Sparrow", which attracted cover versions.[1]
Coulson left to record a solo album for
McGuinness briefly reunited with Graham Lyle in 1983 to form the Lyle McGuinness Band, a short-lived folk rock ensemble that recorded a single, "Elise", and an album, Acting on Impulse, for the independent Cool King label; in Germany, this set was granted a major label release on Polydor. Lyle's songwriting career exploded soon afterwards with the worldwide success of his composition "What's Love Got to Do with It?" for Tina Turner, ensuring that the Lyle McGuinness Band would not continue. Diamond Recordings reissued the album on CD in 1997 as Elise, Elise, with the addition of the non-album single plus a previously unreleased song.
McGuinness continues to record and perform as a member of both The Blues Band and The Manfreds, the latter outfit being an amalgamation of 1960s Manfred Mann members that has operated since 1992.
Dennis Coulson died on 15 January 2006.[8]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [9] | ||
McGuinness Flint |
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9 |
Happy Birthday, Ruthy Baby |
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— |
Lo and Behold |
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— |
Rainbow |
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— |
C'est la Vie |
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— |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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The Capitol Years |
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Malt & Barley Blues | |
McGuinness Flint in Session at the BBC |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [9] |
AUS [10] |
BE (FLA) [11] |
BE (WA) [12] |
CAN [13] |
GER [14] |
IRE [15] |
NL [16] |
NZ [17] |
NOR [18] |
US [19] | |||
"When I'm Dead and Gone" | 1970 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 47 | McGuinness Flint |
"Malt and Barley Blues" | 1971 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | 37 | 15 | —[A] | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Birthday, Ruthy Baby | |
"Let the People Go" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Lay Down Your Weary Tune" (as Coulson, Dean, McGuinness and Flint) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lo and Behold | |
"Ride on My Rainbow" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rainbow |
"C'est la Vie" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | C'est la Vie |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Notes
- ^ "Malt and Barley Blues" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (then a Top 30), but did peak at number 5 on the Single Tip chart.[20]
- ^ "Let the People Go" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (then a Top 30), but did peak at number 10 on the Single Tip chart.[21]
See also
- List of performances on Top of the Pops
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
- List of NME covers
- Christmas number two
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography by Bruce Eder". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ McGuiness Flint USA chart history Archived 25 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ a b Holloway, Danny (28 August 1971). "An Old Mann Remembers...". Sounds. Spotlight Publications. p. 11.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Chronicle, Evening (23 January 2006). "Friends shocked by rock star's sad end". nechronicle.
- ^ a b "MCGUINNESS FLINT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Image: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Irish Singles Charts 1970-1972". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "McGuinness Flint Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "McGuinness Flint – Malt and Barley Blues". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "McGuinness Flint – Let the People Go". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 27 December 2021.