| Hello | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | England |
| Genre: | Glam rock |
| Years Active: | 1971–1979 2002–present |
| Label: | Bell Records, Arista Records, Polydor |
| Current Members: | Bob Bradbury Simon Ellis Corrie Shiells Jake Bradbury |
| Past Members: | Keith Marshall Vic Faulkner Jeff Allen |
Hello are an English glam rock band. They originally recorded for the Bell Records label.
The band's biggest success was 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".[1]
The core members of Hello came together around 1969, originally being called The Age.[2] The band was started by Bob Bradbury, previously of The Flashback Berries, with Keith Marshall, Vic Faulkner, and Jeff Allen (brother of Chris Allen, alias Chris Cross of Ultravox).[3] For about a year, they backed singer Caroline Hall, before renaming themselves as Hello in 1971.[4] The group recorded "You Move Me" and "C'mon" in 1972 as well as "Another School Day" in 1973, all on Bell Records, but these were not hits.
Their biggest success came in the UK and Germany in 1974 and 1975. Their top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart were "Tell Him" (a cover of The Exciters 1963 hit) and "New York Groove", the latter of which was written by Argent band member Russ Ballard.[1] "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" (another Ballard composition) and "Love Stealer" reached the top 20,[2] 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.[2] 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 released a solo single two years later, titled "Only Crying". It found a place in record charts worldwide.[2] Bassist Vic Faulkner reappeared in the 2000s and released several albums. He later lived 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.
| Title | B-side | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS[5] | GER | IRE | ||||
| 1972 | "You Move Me" | "Ask Your Mama" | |||||
| 1972 | "C'mon" | "The Wench" | |||||
| 1973 | "Another School Day" | "C'mon Get Together" | |||||
| 1974 | "Tell Him" | "Lightning" | 6 | 36 | 32 | 12 | |
| 1975 | "Game's Up"[6] | "Do It All Night" | 53 | 28 | |||
| 1975 | "Bend Me, Shape Me"[7] | "We Gotta Go" | 58 | 49 | |||
| 1975 | "New York Groove"[8] | "Little Miss Mystery" | 9 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1976 | "Star Studded Sham"[9] | "Jenny Dream" | 16 | ||||
| 1976 | "Teenage Revolution"[10] | "Keeps Us Off the Street" | |||||
| 1976 | "Love Stealer"[11] | "Out Of Our Heads" | 17 | ||||
| 1976 | "Seven Rainy Days"[12] | "Rebel" | 44 | ||||
| 1977 | "Let It Rock"[13] | "Another School Day" | 24 | ||||
| 1977 | "Shine On Silver Light"[14] | "Gotta Lotta Soul" | |||||
| 1977 | "Good Old USA"[15] | "Midnight Strangers" | 37 | ||||
| 1977 | "Heart Get Ready for Love"[16] | "Voodoo Eyes" | |||||
| 1977 | "Slow Motion"[17] | "The In Place" | |||||
| 1978 | "Hi Ho Silver Lining"[18] | "Too Much Hesitating" | |||||
| 1979 | "Feel This Thing"[19] | "Back Seat Talking" | |||||
| 2016 | "Way Beyond" (CD)[20] | a) "Santa Rock" b) "Wanna See" | |||||
The following is a sortable table of all songs by Hello:
| Song | Writer(s) | Time | Producer | Album | Year | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "20th Century Boy" | 3:37 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "99 Ways" | 2:28 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | |||
| "All the Young Dudes" | 4:52 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Another School Day" | Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall | 2:54 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1973 | A-side of "C'mon Get Together" | |
| "Another School Day" | Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall | 2:50 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1977 | B-side of "Let It Rock" | |
| "Ask Your Mama" | 2:40 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | 1972 | B-side of "You Move Me" | ||
| "Back Seat Talking" | Jeff Allen | 3:08 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Hello Again (LP) | 1979 | B-side of "Feel This Thing" |
| "Bad Bad Boy" | 2:45 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Bend Me, Shape Me" | 2:36 | Their Greatest Hits | 1975 | A-side of "We Gotta Go" | ||
| "C'mon" | 2:36 | Ritchie Gold, Nick Kinsey | The Glam Years 1971–1979 | 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 | 1973 | B-side of "Another School Day" | |
| "Can't Let You Go" | 2:23 | The Albums | 2016 | |||
| "Carol" | 3:49 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 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 | 1975 | B-side of "Games Up" | |
| "Dyna-mite" | 2:56 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD) | 2007 | |||
| "Elenore" | 2:55 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | |||
| "Feel This Thing" (Radio Version) | Jeff Allen, Chris Allen | 3:15 | John Hudson | Hello Again (CD) | 1979 | A-side of "Back Seat Talking" |
| "Feel This Thing" (12" Version) | Jeff Allen, Chris Allen | 4:45 | John Hudson | Hello Again (CD) | 1979 | A-side of "Back Seat Talking" |
| "Games Up" | Shephard, Springate, Sego | 2:52 | Their Greatest Hits | 1975 | A-side of "Do It All Night" | |
| "Game's Up (live)" | Shephard, Springate, Sego | 3:35 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | |
| "Good Old USA" | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen | 3:00 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Their Greatest Hits | 1977 | A-side of "Midnight Strangers" |
| "Gotta Lotta Soul" | Jeff Allen | 2:45 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | B-side of "Shine On Silver Light" |
| "Heart Get Ready For Love" | Bugatti, Musker | 3:09 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | A-side of "Voodoo Eyes" |
| "Hi Ho Silver Lining" | 3:18 | John Hudson | Hello Again | 1978 | A-side of "Too Much Hesitating" | |
| "Hold Me" | 2:48 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1976 | |||
| "Hooray, Hooray" | Bradbury, Allen, Marshall | 4:06 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD) | 2007 | ||
| "How To Survive The Night" | Bob Bradbury | 2:36 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
| "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" | 4:26 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | 3:20 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Jenny Dream" | Allen, Allen, Marshall | 2:47 | John Hudson, Eddie Seago | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | 1976 | B-side of "Star Studded Sham" |
| "Keep Us Off the Streets" | Jeff Allen | 2:59 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1976 | B-side of "Teenage Revolution" | |
| "Keep Us Off the Streets" (demo) | Jeff Allen | 2:48 | Hello – The Albums | 1976 | ||
| "Let It Rock" | 3:31 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD) | 1977 | A-side of "Another School Day" | ||
| "Let's Spend the Night Together" | 3:46 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1976 | |||
| "Let's Twist Again" | 3:08 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD) | 2007 | |||
| "Lightning" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 2:55 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | 1974 | B-side of "Tell Him" | |
| "Little Miss Mystery" | Allen, Allen, Marshall | 3:38 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | 1975 | B-side of "New York Groove" | |
| "Little Miss Mystery" (demo) | Allen, Allen, Marshall | 3:23 | Hello – The Albums | 1975 | ||
| "Love Stealer" | Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill | 3:33 | Their Greatest Hits | 1976 | A-side of "Out Of Our Heads" | |
| "Machine-Gun Hustle" | Keith Marshall | 3:11 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
| "Megamix" | 3:25 | New York Groove | 1998 | |||
| "Midnight Strangers" | Bob Bradbury | 3:00 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | B-side of "Good Old USA" |
| "New York Groove" | 2:45 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1975 | A-side of "Little Miss Mystery" | ||
| "New York Groove" (demo) | 2:54 | Hello – The Albums | 1975 | |||
| "Groove 2 – New York Groove" | 4:19 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Night Watcher" | 3:18 | Hello Again (CD) | 2007 | |||
| "Oh Caroline" | Jeff Allen | 3:27 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
| "One by One" | 2:56 | Hello Again (CD) | 2007 | |||
| "One More Stop To Heaven" | Jeff Allen | 2:58 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
| "Out Of Our Heads" | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen | 3:05 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 2 | 1976 | B-side of "Love Stealer" | |
| "Round And Round" | 4:47 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD) | 2007 | |||
| "Rebel" | Bob Bradbury | 3:03 | Richard Myhill | Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD) | 1976 | B-side of "Seven Rainy Days" |
| "Rebel Rebel" | 4:04 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Rock On" | 3:42 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Santa Rock" | 2016 | |||||
| "School's Out" | 3:50 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Seven Rainy Days" | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen, Keith Marshall | 3:03 | Richard Myhill | Their Greatest Hits | 1976 | A-side of "Rebel" |
| "Shakin' All Over" | 4:14 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1976 | |||
| "She Knows" | 2:45 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 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" | 2:54 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD) | 2007 | |||
| "Slow Motion" | Keith Marshall | 3:06 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Hello Again (CD) | 1977 | A-side of "The In Place" |
| "Some Kind of Magic" | 3:33 | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | |||
| "Star Studded Sham" | 2:57 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1976 | A-side of "Jenny Dream" | ||
| "Starlight" | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | ||||
| "Teenage Revolution" | Jeff Allen | 2:39 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1976 | A-side of "Keep Us Off the Streets" | |
| "Tell Him" | 3:07 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1974 | A-side of "Lightning" | ||
| "Tell Him (live)" | 4:04 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "That's The Time" | Bob Bradbury | 3:20 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
| "The Cat is Wild" | Jeff Allen | 2:32 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
| "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" | 4:58 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "The In Place" | Jeff Allen | 3:29 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | B-side of "Slow Motion" |
| "The Wench" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 2:52 | Ritchie Gold, Nick Kinsey | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | 1972 | B-side of "C'mon" |
| "Then She Kissed Me" | 3:41 | Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) | 1976 | |||
| "Till You've Been Kissed" | 3:18 | Shine On Silver Light | 1977 | |||
| "Too Much Hesitating" | Bob Bradbury | 3:25 | John Hudson | Hello Again (CD) | 1978 | B-side of "Hi Ho Silver Lining" |
| "Touch Too Much" | 3:04 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 | ||
| "Voodoo Eyes" | Keith Marshall | 3:26 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Their Greatest Hits | 1977 | B-side of "Heart Get Ready for Love" |
| "Walking Midnight" | Bob Bradbury | 3:10 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
| "Wanna See" | 2016 | |||||
| "Way Beyond" | 2016 | |||||
| "We Gotta Go" | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall | 2:55 | The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1 | 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 (CD) | 2007 | ||
| "Whole Lotta Woman" | 3:17 | The Glam Years 1971–1979 | 1988 | |||
| "You Got Class Babe" | 2:08 | Hello Again (CD) | 2007 | |||
| "You Move Me" | 2:52 | The Glam Years 1971–1979 | 1972 | A-side of "Ask Your Mama" | ||
| "You Shot Me Down" | Keith Marshall | 3:26 | Hello Again (LP) | 1978 | ||
Hello produced numerous cover versions. Their originals are:
| Song | Writer(s) | Original artist | Album | Year | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "20th Century Boy" | Marc Bolan | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "All the Young Dudes" | David Bowie | All the Young Dudes | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Bad Bad Boy" | McCafferty, Sweet, Agnew, Charlton | Razamanaz | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Bend Me, Shape Me" | In | 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Can't Let You Go | || | 2016 || |- --->| "Carol" || Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry || 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 (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" || 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 (US)| 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 || Berry Is on Top | 1958 || |-| "School's Out" || | 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
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