The Crowd (band)
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The Crowd | |
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| Origin | England |
| Genres | Charity |
| Years active | 1985 |
The Crowd was a charity supergroup formed specifically to produce a charity record for the Bradford City stadium fire, in which 56 people died on 11 May 1985. The group consisted of singers, actors, television personalities and others.
UK Singles Chart at number 52, moving to number 4 the following week and then reaching number one on 15 June 1985.[1] The record also topped the Irish Singles Chart.[2]
The single gave Gerry Marsden a 'first' in British recording history, by becoming the first person ever to top the UK chart with two versions of the same song.
Contributing musicians and celebrities
The band and celebrity members included:
Black Lace, John Otway, Gary Holton, Peter Cook, the Nolans, John Entwistle of The Who, Motörhead, Dave Lee Travis, Graham Dene, Ed Stewart, Phil Lynott, Smokie, Joe Fagin, Eddie Hardin, Gerard Kenny, Tim Healy, John Verity, Rose Marie, David Shilling, Chris Norman, Bernie Winters, Robert Heaton, and Frank Allen of The Searchers.[citation needed
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B-side
of the record which was titled "Messages".
See also
References
External links
- You'll Never Walk Alone at Discogs (list of releases)
