Hello (band)
Hello is an English glam rock band. They originally recorded for the Bell Records label.
The band's biggest success came in the UK and Germany in the mid-1970s, when their Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart were "Tell Him" and "New York Groove".
Career
The core of Hello was founded around 1969, originally being called The Age. The band was started by Bob Bradbury, previously of The Flashback Berries, with Keith Marshall, Vic Faulkner, and Jeff Allen. For about a year, they backed singer Caroline Hall, before renaming themselves as Hello in 1971. The group recorded "You Move Me" and "C'mon" in 1972 as well as "Another School Day" in 1973, all on Bell Records, although these were not hits.Their biggest success arose in the UK and Germany in 1974 and 1975. Their Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart were "Tell Him" and "New York Groove", the latter of which was written by Argent band member Russ Ballard. "New York Groove" was later covered to provide a solo Billboard Hot 100 chart hit in the United States, for the rock guitarist Ace Frehley of the band Kiss. In Germany, Hello's subsequent singles "Star Studded Sham" and "Love Stealer" both reached the Top 20, but failed to chart in the UK where glam rock had largely fallen out of favour.
Hello appeared in the 1975 film Side by Side. Their first album, titled Keeps Us Off the Streets, was soon released.
However, by 1979, with no recording contract, the band split up. Former guitarist Keith Marshall subsequently released a solo effort two years later, titled "Only Crying". It found a place in record charts worldwide.
Bassist Vic Faulkner reappeared in the 2000s and releasing albums. He currently lives in Spain
On 22 October 1999, Bob Bradbury appeared on the Identity Parade on the BBC Television programme, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. According to the band's official website, in 2002, their original lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bradbury reformed the band with him as the sole remaining founding member.
Discography
Albums
- Keeps Us Off the Streets -
- Shine On Silver Light -
- Hello Again -
- Glam Rockers -
- New York Groove -
- The Glam Singles Collection -
- Live -
Singles
List of songs
The following is a sortable table of all songs by Hello:- The column Song list the song title; bold means released as a single.
- The column Writer lists who wrote the song.
- The column Time shows its length.
- The column Album lists the album the song is featured on.
- The column Producer lists the producer of the song.
- The column Year lists the year in which the song was released.
| Song | Writer | Time | Album | Producer | Year | Other |
| "20th Century Boy" | Marc Bolan | 3:37 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "99 Ways" | Keith Marshall | 2:28 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "All the Young Dudes" | David Bowie | 4:52 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Another School Day" | Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall | 2:54 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1973 | A-side of "C'mon Get Together" |
| "Another School Day" | Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall | 2:50 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1977 | B-side of "Let It Rock" |
| "Ask Your Mama" | Russ Ballard | 2:40 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | Russ Ballard | 1972 | B-side of "You Move Me" |
| "Back Seat Talking" | Jeff Allen | 3:08 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1979 | B-side of "Feel This Thing" |
| "Bad Bad Boy" | McCafferty, Sweet, Agnew, Charlton | 2:45 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Bend Me, Shape Me" | Scott English, Larry Weiss | 2:36 | Their Greatest Hits | Mike Leander | 1975 | A-side of "We Gotta Go" |
| "C'mon" | Russ Ballard | 2:36 | The Glam Years 1971-1979 | Ritchie Gold, Nick Kinsey | 1972 | A-side of "The Wench" |
| "C'mon Get Together" | Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall | 2:53 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | Mike Leander | 1973 | B-side of "Another School Day" |
| "Can't Let You Go" | 2:23 | The Albums | 2016 | |||
| "Carol" | Chuck Berry | 3:49 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | |
| "Dean" | 3:16 | The Glam Years 1971-1979 | 1988 | |||
| "Do It All Night" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 2:57 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | Mike Leander | 1975 | B-side of "Games Up" |
| "Dyna-mite" | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | 2:56 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | 2007 | ||
| "Elenore" | Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman/Jim Pons/Al Nichol/John Barbata | 2:55 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "Feel This Thing" | Jeff Allen, Chris Allen | 3:15 | Hello Again | John Hudson | 1979 | A-side of "Back Seat Talking" |
| "Feel This Thing" | Jeff Allen, Chris Allen | 4:45 | Hello Again | John Hudson | 1979 | A-side of "Back Seat Talking" |
| "Games Up" | Shephard, Springate, Sego | 2:52 | Their Greatest Hits | Mike Leander | 1975 | A-side of "Do It All Night" |
| "Game's Up " | Shephard, Springate, Sego | 3:35 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Good Old USA" | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen | 3:00 | Their Greatest Hits | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | A-side of "Midnight Strangers" |
| "Gotta Lotta Soul" | Jeff Allen | 2:45 | Shine On Silver Light | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | B-side of "Shine On Silver Light" |
| "Heart Get Ready For Love" | Bugatti, Musker | 3:09 | Shine On Silver Light | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | A-side of "Voodoo Eyes" |
| "Hi Ho Silver Lining" | Scott English, Larry Weiss | 3:18 | Hello Again | John Hudson | 1978 | A-side of "Too Much Hesitating" |
| "Hold Me" | Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim, Ira Schuster | 2:48 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | |
| "Hooray, Hooray" | Bradbury, Allen, Marshall | 4:06 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | 2007 | ||
| "How To Survive The Night" | Bob Bradbury | 2:36 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "I Didn't Know I Loved You " | Gary Glitter, Mike Leander | 4:26 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker | 3:20 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Jenny Dream" | Allen, Allen, Marshall | 2:47 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | John Hudson, Eddie Seago | 1976 | B-side of "Star Studded Sham" |
| "Keep Us Off the Streets" | Jeff Allen | 2:59 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | B-side of "Teenage Revolution" |
| "Keep Us Off the Streets" | Jeff Allen | 2:48 | Hello – The Albums | Mike Leander | 1976 | |
| "Let It Rock" | Russ Ballard | 3:31 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Russ Ballard | 1977 | A-side of "Another School Day" |
| "Let's Spend the Night Together" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 3:46 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | |
| "Let's Twist Again" | Kal Mann, Dave Appell | 3:08 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | 2007 | ||
| "Lightning" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 2:55 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | Mike Leander | 1974 | B-side of "Tell Him" |
| "Little Miss Mystery" | Allen, Allen, Marshall | 3:38 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | Mike Leander | 1975 | B-side of "New York Groove" |
| "Little Miss Mystery" | Allen, Allen, Marshall | 3:23 | Hello – The Albums | Mike Leander | 1975 | |
| "Love Stealer" | Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill | 3:33 | Their Greatest Hits | Phil Wainman | 1976 | A-side of "Out Of Our Heads" |
| "Machine-Gun Hustle" | Keith Marshall | 3:11 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "Megamix" | 3:25 | New York Groove | 1998 | |||
| "Midnight Strangers" | Bob Bradbury | 3:00 | Shine On Silver Light | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | B-side of "Good Old USA" |
| "New York Groove" | Russ Ballard | 2:45 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1975 | A-side of "Little Miss Mystery" |
| "New York Groove" | Russ Ballard | 2:54 | Hello – The Albums | Mike Leander | 1975 | |
| "Groove 2 - New York Groove" | Russ Ballard | 4:19 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Night Watcher" | 3:18 | Hello Again | 2007 | |||
| "Oh Caroline" | Jeff Allen | 3:27 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "One by One" | 2:56 | Hello Again | 2007 | |||
| "One More Stop To Heaven" | Jeff Allen | 2:58 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "Out Of Our Heads" | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen | 3:05 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 2 | Phil Wainman | 1976 | B-side of "Love Stealer" |
| "Round And Round" | Chuck Berry | 4:47 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | 2007 | ||
| "Rebel" | Bob Bradbury | 3:03 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Richard Myhill | 1976 | B-side of "Seven Rainy Days" |
| "Rebel Rebel" | David Bowie | 4:04 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Rock On" | David Essex | 3:42 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Santa Rock" | 2016 | |||||
| "School's Out" | Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | 3:50 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Seven Rainy Days" | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen, Keith Marshall | 3:03 | Their Greatest Hits | Richard Myhill | 1976 | A-side of "Rebel" |
| "Shakin' All Over" | Frederick Heath | 4:14 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | |
| "She Knows" | Darryl Cotton, Steve Kipner, Michael Lloyd | 2:45 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | |
| "Shine On Silver Light" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 3:07 | Shine On Silver Light | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | A-side of "Gotta Lotta Soul" |
| "Shout It Out" | John Springate | 2:54 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | 2007 | ||
| "Slow Motion" | Keith Marshall | 3:06 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | A-side of "The In Place" |
| "Some Kind of Magic" | 3:33 | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | |||
| "Star Studded Sham" | Russ Ballard | 2:57 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | A-side of "Jenny Dream" |
| "Starlight" | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | ||||
| "Teenage Revolution" | Jeff Allen | 2:39 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | A-side of "Keep Us Off the Streets" |
| "Tell Him" | Bert Berns | 3:07 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1974 | A-side of "Lightning" |
| "Tell Him " | Bert Berns | 4:04 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "That's The Time" | Bob Bradbury | 3:20 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "The Cat is Wild" | Jeff Allen | 2:32 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" | Ian Hunter | 4:58 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "The In Place" | Jeff Allen | 3:29 | Shine On Silver Light | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | B-side of "Slow Motion" |
| "The Wench" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 2:52 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | Ritchie Gold, Nick Kinsey | 1972 | B-side of "C'mon" |
| "Then She Kissed Me" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | 3:41 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | Mike Leander | 1976 | |
| "Till You've Been Kissed" | 3:18 | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | |||
| "Too Much Hesitating" | Bob Bradbury | 3:25 | Hello Again | John Hudson | 1978 | B-side of "Hi Ho Silver Lining" |
| "Touch Too Much" | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | 3:04 | Glam Rockers | unknown | 1996 | |
| "Voodoo Eyes" | Keith Marshall | 3:26 | Their Greatest Hits | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | B-side of "Heart Get Ready for Love" |
| "Walking Midnight" | Bob Bradbury | 3:10 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 | |
| "Wanna See" | 2016 | |||||
| "Way Beyond" | 2016 | |||||
| "We Gotta Go" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 2:55 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | Mike Leander | 1975 | B-side of "Bend Me, Shape Me" |
| "Week-End Rendezvous" | 3:06 | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | |||
| "Where's The Party" | Bradbury, Allen, Marshall | 2:44 | Keeps Us Off the Streets | 2007 | ||
| "Whole Lotta Woman" | Marvin Rainwater | 3:17 | The Glam Years 1971-1979 | 1988 | ||
| "You Got Class Babe" | 2:08 | Hello Again | 2007 | |||
| "You Move Me" | Russ Ballard | 2:52 | The Glam Years 1971-1979 | Russ Ballard | 1972 | A-side of "Ask Your Mama" |
| "You Shot Me Down" | Keith Marshall | 3:26 | Hello Again | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst | 1978 |
[Cover version]s
Hello produced also a lot of cover version. Their originals are:| Song | Writer | Original artist | Album | Year | Other |
| "20th Century Boy" | Marc Bolan | T. Rex | 1973 | ||
| "All the Young Dudes" | David Bowie | Mott the Hoople | All the Young Dudes | 1972 | |
| "Bad Bad Boy" | McCafferty, Sweet, Agnew, Charlton | Nazareth | Razamanaz | 1973 | |
| "Bend Me, Shape Me" | Scott English, Larry Weiss | The Outsiders | In | 1967 | |
| "Carol" | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry Is on Top | 1958 | |
| "Elenore" | Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman/Jim Pons/Al Nichol/John Barbata | The Turtles | The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands | 1968 | |
| "Hi Ho Silver Lining" | Scott English, Larry Weiss | The Attack | Magic In The Air | 1967 | |
| "Hold Me" | Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim, Ira Schuster | Little Jack Little | 1933 | ||
| "I Didn't Know I Loved You " | Gary Glitter, Mike Leander | Gary Glitter | Glitter | 1972 | |
| "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker | Arrows | 1975 | ||
| "Let's Spend the Night Together" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Rolling Stones | Between the Buttons | 1967 | |
| "Let's Twist Again" | Kal Mann, Dave Appell | Chubby Checker | Let's Twist Again | 1961 | |
| "Rebel Rebel" | David Bowie | David Bowie | Diamond Dogs | 1974 | |
| "Rock On" | David Essex | David Essex | Rock On | 1973 | |
| "Round and Round" | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry Is on Top | 1958 | |
| "School's Out" | Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | Alice Cooper | School's Out | 1972 | |
| "Shakin' All Over" | Frederick Heath | Johnny Kidd & the Pirates | The Johnny Kidd Memorial Album | 1960 | |
| "She Knows" | Darryl Cotton, Steve Kipner, Michael Lloyd | Friends | Friends | 1973 | |
| "Shout It Out" | John Springate | The Glitter Band | Hey | 1974 | |
| "Tell Him" | Bert Berns | Gil Hamilton aka Johnny Thunder | The Fabulous Johnny Thunder | 1962 | popularized by the Exciters |
| "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" | Ian Hunter | Mott the Hoople | The Hoople | 1974 | |
| "Then She Kissed Me" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | The Crystals | The Crystals Sing Their Greatest Hits | 1963 | |
| "Touch Too Much" | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | Arrows | 1974 | ||
| "Whole Lotta Woman" | Marvin Rainwater | Marvin Rainwater | Sings With A Heart, With A Beat | 1958 |
Hello songs covered by others
Personnel
;Current members- Bob Bradbury - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Simon Ellis - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Corrie Shiells - bass, backing vocals
- Jake Bradbury - drums
- Keith Marshall - lead guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
- Vic Faulkner - bass
- Jeff Allen - drums
- Alex Budge - drums