Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
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5594116 | Play | Sugar Baby Love | 03:25 Tools | |
5594117 | Play | Juke Box Jive | 03:01 Tools | |
49411349 | Play | I can Do It | 00:00 Tools | |
5594119 | Play | Tonight | 03:39 Tools | |
5594120 | Play | You're The Reason Why | 02:34 Tools | |
5594121 | Play | Baby I Know | 04:19 Tools | |
5594123 | Play | Little Darling | 03:19 Tools | |
5594122 | Play | Under One Roof | 05:01 Tools | |
5594124 | Play | Ooh La La | 03:30 Tools | |
5594126 | Play | Julia | 03:02 Tools | |
5594127 | Play | I'm Just Dreaming | 03:05 Tools | |
5594125 | Play | Jukebox Jive | 03:04 Tools | |
5594132 | Play | Foe Dee Oh Dee | 03:38 Tools | |
5594129 | Play | Little 69 | 02:51 Tools | |
5594135 | Play | My Buddy Holly Days | 03:16 Tools | |
5594134 | Play | The sha na na song | 02:50 Tools | |
5594130 | Play | Judy Run Run | 03:01 Tools | |
5594139 | Play | Don't Do It Baby | 03:41 Tools | |
5594137 | Play | Dancing In The Rain | 02:59 Tools | |
5594152 | Play | Foe-Dee-Oh-Dee | 03:38 Tools | |
5594138 | Play | Put A Back Beat To That Music | 03:38 Tools | |
5594140 | Play | Movin' | 04:10 Tools | |
5594136 | Play | You Could Have Told Me | 02:49 Tools | |
5594142 | Play | Lola | 02:56 Tools | |
5594145 | Play | Cheri Amour | 03:23 Tools | |
5594146 | Play | Kid Runaway | 03:14 Tools | |
5594143 | Play | Beggarman | 03:34 Tools | |
5594131 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - New Version 1989 | 03:29 Tools | |
5594157 | Play | Foe Dee O Dee | 03:03 Tools | |
5594133 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (New Version 1989) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594154 | Play | The Sha-Na-Na-Na Song | 02:50 Tools | |
49411350 | Play | Foe-Dee-O-Dee | 03:03 Tools | |
5594148 | Play | Alice In Wonderland | 03:35 Tools | |
5594153 | Play | Stay With Me | 03:05 Tools | |
5594149 | Play | Keep On Dancing | 03:48 Tools | |
49411351 | Play | BE MY GIRL | 00:00 Tools | |
5594141 | Play | You Gotta Laugh | 00:00 Tools | |
86998324 | Play | Suger Baby Love | 03:27 Tools | |
5594184 | Play | Saturday Night | 00:00 Tools | |
5594164 | Play | Way Back In The Fifties | 03:32 Tools | |
5594162 | Play | Rock Is Dead | 03:10 Tools | |
5594333 | Play | Silent Movie Queen | 00:00 Tools | |
5594197 | Play | Teenage Dream | 03:02 Tools | |
5594167 | Play | The Way Of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
5594192 | Play | Rumours | 02:30 Tools | |
5594156 | Play | New Way of Loving You | 00:00 Tools | |
5594160 | Play | Come On Over | 04:11 Tools | |
5594155 | Play | Don't Come Crying | 00:00 Tools | |
5594151 | Play | Easy Come Easy Go | 03:00 Tools | |
5594150 | Play | Tonight - New Version 1989 | 03:29 Tools | |
5594159 | Play | Jodie | 00:00 Tools | |
5594212 | Play | When You're Sixteen | 02:47 Tools | |
5594255 | Play | The Family Affair | 02:48 Tools | |
5594209 | Play | Your love | 04:32 Tools | |
5594230 | Play | Rock'n'Roll Survival | 00:00 Tools | |
5594158 | Play | He's In Town | 00:00 Tools | |
5594165 | Play | Cherie Amour | 03:02 Tools | |
5594193 | Play | Allez Oop | 03:13 Tools | |
5594204 | Play | At The High School Hop Tonight | 02:41 Tools | |
5594177 | Play | Let Him Bleed | 00:00 Tools | |
5594174 | Play | シュガー・ベイビー・ラヴ | 00:00 Tools | |
5594161 | Play | Juke Box Live | 03:02 Tools | |
49411352 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (re-recording) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594225 | Play | Forever | 00:00 Tools | |
5594170 | Play | Ladies of Laredo | 00:00 Tools | |
5594203 | Play | Tonight (New Version 1989) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411353 | Play | Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love | 00:00 Tools | |
5594195 | Play | Something's Coming Over Me | 02:40 Tools | |
5594182 | Play | Summertime Rock 'N' Roll | 03:06 Tools | |
5594227 | Play | Dancing On A Saturday Night | 01:03 Tools | |
5594188 | Play | Stuck On You | 03:29 Tools | |
5594169 | Play | Juke Box Jive - New Version 1989 | 03:00 Tools | |
5594168 | Play | I Can Do It (New Version 1989) | 03:12 Tools | |
5594218 | Play | Wo Goddam Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
5594189 | Play | Beggar Man | 03:37 Tools | |
5594178 | Play | Goodbye Dolly Grey | 00:00 Tools | |
5594226 | Play | I'll Always Love You | 00:00 Tools | |
5594354 | Play | It's Just Make Believe | 00:00 Tools | |
5594173 | Play | Ooh La La - New Version 1989 | 00:00 Tools | |
5594208 | Play | Sign Of The Times | 03:42 Tools | |
5594223 | Play | When You're Around | 00:00 Tools | |
5594242 | Play | Let's Be Used To Be | 00:00 Tools | |
5594250 | Play | Dance To The Rock'n'Roll | 00:00 Tools | |
5594172 | Play | Sometime in Oldchurch | 00:00 Tools | |
5594283 | Play | Dark Side Of The World | 03:02 Tools | |
5594220 | Play | Play The Game | 02:51 Tools | |
5594224 | Play | Miss Goodie Two Shoes | 00:00 Tools | |
5594199 | Play | Megamix | 00:00 Tools | |
5594252 | Play | Out In The Cold | 00:00 Tools | |
5594338 | Play | New York Tower | 04:37 Tools | |
5594360 | Play | I'm In Love With You | 00:00 Tools | |
5594183 | Play | It's Better That Way | 00:00 Tools | |
86998325 | Play | Foddie o Dee | 00:00 Tools | |
5594171 | Play | I Can Do It - New Version 1989 | 00:00 Tools | |
5594312 | Play | I Wanna Be Loved | 00:00 Tools | |
5594216 | Play | No No Cherie | 00:00 Tools | |
49411357 | Play | for ever | 00:00 Tools | |
5594304 | Play | Rock 'N' Roll Lady | 00:00 Tools | |
5594201 | Play | The Way You Live | 03:09 Tools | |
5594210 | Play | San Andreas | 03:33 Tools | |
5594194 | Play | Making Love In The Rain | 05:55 Tools | |
89079318 | Play | Ya Lovin' Rocks | 00:00 Tools | |
49411375 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (HD 16:9) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594185 | Play | Not Now My Dear | 00:00 Tools | |
49411356 | Play | Rock 'N' Roll Queen | 00:00 Tools | |
5594181 | Play | I Think I'm In Love | 00:00 Tools | |
5594355 | Play | the rubettes - sugar baby love | 00:00 Tools | |
49411354 | Play | Chéri Amour | 00:00 Tools | |
5594257 | Play | Alimonia | 00:00 Tools | |
5594236 | Play | Top Of The World | 04:49 Tools | |
5594202 | Play | Great be the nation | 00:00 Tools | |
5594295 | Play | Eva St. Clair | 00:00 Tools | |
5594244 | Play | I Really Got To Know | 00:00 Tools | |
5594187 | Play | Say what you mean | 04:13 Tools | |
5594179 | Play | Highwayman's Lament | 00:00 Tools | |
5594198 | Play | I can't give you up | 00:00 Tools | |
49411355 | Play | Foe-De-o-Dee | 00:00 Tools | |
5594262 | Play | You Make It Hard | 00:00 Tools | |
5594353 | Play | Medley New Versions-Club Megamix | 00:00 Tools | |
5594232 | Play | Still Unwinding | 00:00 Tools | |
5594241 | Play | When Hays Was Young | 00:00 Tools | |
5594176 | Play | Julia - New Version 1989 | 03:29 Tools | |
5594291 | Play | Truth Of The Matter | 00:00 Tools | |
5594239 | Play | Juke Box Jive (New Version 1989) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594213 | Play | Do You Ever Think Of Me | 00:00 Tools | |
5594217 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - | 03:25 Tools | |
5594313 | Play | Rama Lama Ding Dong | 00:00 Tools | |
5594205 | Play | You're The Only Girl On My Island | 02:23 Tools | |
5594190 | Play | Breakdown | 00:00 Tools | |
5594358 | Play | Tigerfeet | 00:00 Tools | |
5594235 | Play | Sugar Babe Love | 00:00 Tools | |
5594175 | Play | Under One Roof - New Version 1989 | 00:00 Tools | |
5594180 | Play | Sugar Baby Love [OST Breakfast on Pluto] | 03:26 Tools | |
5594352 | Play | Ah Beh Dis Donc | 00:00 Tools | |
5594166 | Play | Little 69 - Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
5594299 | Play | Silent Night | 00:00 Tools | |
49411361 | Play | Ooh la la (New Version 1989) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594240 | Play | Does It Gotta Be Rock 'n' Roll | 00:00 Tools | |
5594311 | Play | Medley | 03:52 Tools | |
49411362 | Play | I Never Knew | 03:16 Tools | |
5594314 | Play | So Underhanded | 00:00 Tools | |
5594261 | Play | With You | 00:00 Tools | |
5594237 | Play | Ohh La La | 05:36 Tools | |
5594206 | Play | Julia (New Version 1989) | 03:01 Tools | |
5594214 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (Re-Recorded) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594356 | Play | Believe In You | 00:00 Tools | |
76869992 | Play | Sugar Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
49411364 | Play | Rock And Roll Survival | 00:00 Tools | |
49411358 | Play | Juke Box Jive (Re-Rec) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594296 | Play | Little 69 (Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411371 | Play | I Want Your Love | 00:00 Tools | |
5594330 | Play | You Are | 03:37 Tools | |
5594273 | Play | Follow The Light | 00:00 Tools | |
5594253 | Play | Juke Box Jive 1975 | 03:04 Tools | |
49411360 | Play | Every Beat of My Heart | 00:00 Tools | |
49411367 | Play | Under One Roof (New Version 1989) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411363 | Play | Photograph | 00:00 Tools | |
5594260 | Play | Only Girl On The Island | 00:00 Tools | |
5594207 | Play | 21st Century Rock 'n' Roll | 00:00 Tools | |
76869999 | Play | The Rubettes Megamix | 03:27 Tools | |
5594248 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - The Rubettes | 00:00 Tools | |
49411417 | Play | Smile | 00:00 Tools | |
5594234 | Play | Shangri 'La | 00:00 Tools | |
86998327 | Play | When Your Sixteen | 00:00 Tools | |
49411369 | Play | Butterfly | 00:00 Tools | |
49411388 | Play | Let Me Down Slowly | 00:00 Tools | |
49411366 | Play | Lemon Meringue | 00:00 Tools | |
5594282 | Play | You´re The Reason Why | 02:33 Tools | |
49411396 | Play | Made To Love | 00:00 Tools | |
86998326 | Play | Under the Roof | 00:00 Tools | |
5594300 | Play | Under On Roof | 04:31 Tools | |
5594363 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (Re-Recorded Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411368 | Play | Plenty Money | 00:00 Tools | |
49411379 | Play | One Way Traffic | 00:00 Tools | |
5594251 | Play | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
49411365 | Play | Sugar Baby Love [New Version 1989] | 00:00 Tools | |
76870003 | Play | Foe-Dee-O-Dee' | 00:00 Tools | |
49411373 | Play | Please Stay | 00:00 Tools | |
5594336 | Play | Oh So Lonely | 00:00 Tools | |
49411378 | Play | Southbound Train | 00:00 Tools | |
86998328 | Play | Makin'Love In the Rain | 04:39 Tools | |
49411381 | Play | Misbehavin' | 00:00 Tools | |
5594228 | Play | Mama Mama | 00:00 Tools | |
5594186 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (Original Artist Re-Recording) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411370 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - Rescue Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
49411372 | Play | Sugar Baby Love [Nissan Micra, Almera, Primera] (1998) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411387 | Play | I Never Knew You At All | 00:00 Tools | |
5594233 | Play | Kiss You All Over | 00:00 Tools | |
49411382 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - 1974 | 00:00 Tools | |
5594302 | Play | Somethin's Coming Over Me | 00:00 Tools | |
49411440 | Play | Keep On Dancin' | 00:00 Tools | |
5594211 | Play | The Rubettes / Sugar Baby Love | 00:00 Tools | |
76870000 | Play | Kid Rubaway | 00:00 Tools | |
5594221 | Play | Good Lovin' Gone Bad | 00:00 Tools | |
86998330 | Play | Sugar Baby Love 1974 | 03:27 Tools | |
49411376 | Play | Here We Are | 00:00 Tools | |
49411394 | Play | Last Time Around | 00:00 Tools | |
49411377 | Play | Ramalam a ding dong | 00:00 Tools | |
49411386 | Play | Lend A Hand | 00:00 Tools | |
49411403 | Play | Tongue Tied Man | 00:00 Tools | |
89079319 | Play | Let the Music In - E39 Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
49411384 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - Rubettes | 00:00 Tools | |
5594219 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (OST Breakfast on Pluto) | 03:26 Tools | |
5594297 | Play | Juke Box | 00:00 Tools | |
86998329 | Play | Be My Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
5594196 | Play | Where Angels Fear To Tread | 00:00 Tools | |
49411383 | Play | The Rubettes - I Can Do It | 03:19 Tools | |
49411385 | Play | Amorcito Azucarado | 00:00 Tools | |
49411390 | Play | You’re The Reason Why | 00:00 Tools | |
5594215 | Play | Dancin' The Night Away | 00:00 Tools | |
49411431 | Play | Dance To The Rock 'n' Roll | 00:00 Tools | |
49411397 | Play | The rubettes | 00:00 Tools | |
49411389 | Play | The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive | 00:00 Tools | |
49411398 | Play | I Can Do It (1975) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411391 | Play | Julia (Mjs Mastermix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411392 | Play | Sugar Baby Love @ 4UsOnly.biz | 00:00 Tools | |
49411395 | Play | Juke Box Five | 00:00 Tools | |
49411401 | Play | Lemon Meringe | 00:00 Tools | |
5594238 | Play | Tarzan's Birthday | 00:00 Tools | |
49411399 | Play | Let´s Be Used To Be | 00:00 Tools | |
49411407 | Play | The Sha Na Na Na Song | 00:00 Tools | |
49411393 | Play | Juke Box Jive [New Version 1989] | 00:00 Tools | |
49411400 | Play | Sugar Baby Love [re-recording]/re-recording | 00:00 Tools | |
49411411 | Play | If you've got the time | 00:00 Tools | |
5594277 | Play | Smile Baby Smile | 00:00 Tools | |
5594249 | Play | Belles Belles Belles | 00:00 Tools | |
5594231 | Play | Stop | 00:00 Tools | |
76869995 | Play | Rubettes - I can do it | 00:00 Tools | |
89079320 | Play | Juke-Box Jive | 00:00 Tools | |
5594323 | Play | You're the Reason | 02:33 Tools | |
49411404 | Play | Sugarbaby Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49411405 | Play | The Rubetts - Sugar Baby Love - Greatest Hits 60s 70s 80s Vol. 8 - Oldies | 00:00 Tools | |
5594337 | Play | When Youre Sixteen | 00:00 Tools | |
86998331 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (Orginal) | 00:00 Tools | |
86998332 | Play | Sugar_Baby_love | 00:00 Tools | |
5594357 | Play | Anyone Can Say | 00:00 Tools | |
86998333 | Play | You`re the reason why | 00:00 Tools | |
5594350 | Play | Feel Like Some Lovin' | 00:00 Tools | |
49411412 | Play | Sugar Baby Love [1974] | 00:00 Tools | |
49411413 | Play | At The High School Hop | 00:00 Tools | |
49411454 | Play | Have We Are | 00:00 Tools | |
49411414 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - Greatest Hits 60s 70s 80s Vol. 8 - Oldies | 03:25 Tools | |
86998334 | Play | Sugar Babay Love | 03:25 Tools | |
5594364 | Play | Jukebox Jive 2 Camels | 00:00 Tools | |
49411416 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (Breakfast on Pluto) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411457 | Play | Sweet Soul Medley | 00:00 Tools | |
49411427 | Play | Juke box jive 1974 | 00:00 Tools | |
49411418 | Play | Sha Na Na Song | 00:00 Tools | |
86998336 | Play | Youre the reason why | 00:00 Tools | |
49411420 | Play | Sugar Baby Love - Greatest Hi | 00:00 Tools | |
86998335 | Play | Seasons in the Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
49411422 | Play | Sugarbabylove | 00:00 Tools | |
49411434 | Play | Juke Box Jive - The Rubettes | 00:00 Tools | |
49411408 | Play | Rubettes - Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
5594362 | Play | Juke Boxe Jive | 00:00 Tools | |
89079321 | Play | Plastic Christmas (feat. Alan Williams) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594292 | Play | Summertime rock'n'roll | 00:00 Tools | |
5594328 | Play | Mega Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
49411423 | Play | Sugar babby love | 00:00 Tools | |
49411424 | Play | Rubettes - Juke Box Jive | 00:00 Tools | |
49411425 | Play | The Rubetts - Juke Box Jive | 00:00 Tools | |
49411456 | Play | TONIGHT. | 00:00 Tools | |
49411426 | Play | Tonight [2] | 00:00 Tools | |
5594303 | Play | Sugar Baby Love(текст ниже) ♫ | 00:00 Tools | |
49411419 | Play | The Rubettes / Juke Box Jive | 00:00 Tools | |
5594243 | Play | Sugar Baby Love/The Rubettes | 00:00 Tools | |
49411433 | Play | 02 Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
5594246 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594332 | Play | juk box jive | 00:00 Tools | |
86998337 | Play | I Want You Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49411428 | Play | I Can Do It - Rubettes | 03:19 Tools | |
49411429 | Play | The Rubettes - Dancing on a Saturday Night | 00:00 Tools | |
89079322 | Play | Let the Music In - Steve Etherington Nu Glam Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
5594222 | Play | Ain't No Sunshine | 00:00 Tools | |
49411432 | Play | 09 Under One Roof | 00:00 Tools | |
5594274 | Play | Sugar baby lov | 00:00 Tools | |
76870001 | Play | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411459 | Play | 03 Juke Box Jive | 00:00 Tools | |
5594349 | Play | Sugar baby love. | 00:00 Tools | |
49411436 | Play | I Want To Break Free | 00:00 Tools | |
89079323 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411437 | Play | #05 - Sugar Baby Love // After The Bashing | 00:00 Tools | |
76870002 | Play | Rock'n'roll queen | 00:00 Tools | |
49411438 | Play | Jukebox jive (1975) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411439 | Play | foe dee oh de | 03:52 Tools | |
89079324 | Play | I CAN DO IT THE | 00:00 Tools | |
49411441 | Play | Sugar Baby Love (Завтрак на Плутоне) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411447 | Play | Silent Movie Queen (bonus) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411442 | Play | ƒVƒ…ƒK[EƒxƒCƒr[Eƒ‰ƒ” | 00:00 Tools | |
49411444 | Play | Tonight (New version) | 00:00 Tools | |
5594247 | Play | Joe-Dee-O-Dee | 00:00 Tools | |
49411445 | Play | BABY I KNOW | radio SAW-70er | 00:00 Tools | |
86998338 | Play | Jukebox Live | 00:00 Tools | |
5594307 | Play | Juke Box Jive (1974) | 00:00 Tools | |
49411446 | Play | I Can Do It (New Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
86998339 | Play | I Can Do It - 1975 | 03:19 Tools | |
49411460 | Play | You Could Have Told Me (bonus) | 00:00 Tools | |
89079325 | Play | Fee Dee O Dee | 00:00 Tools | |
49411449 | Play | You Love | 00:00 Tools | |
89079326 | Play | Fee-Dee-O-Dee | 00:00 Tools | |
49411450 | Play | BEACH BABY | 00:00 Tools | |
49411451 | Play | Sugar Sugar Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
89079327 | Play | When You're Falling In Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49411452 | Play | 1974 002 Sugar baby love | 00:00 Tools | |
49411453 | Play | Barbara Ann | 00:00 Tools | |
49411455 | Play | Sugar Baby Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49411458 | Play | Sugar Baby Love [re-recording] | 00:00 Tools | |
49411461 | Play | Something´s coming over me | 00:00 Tools |
Track name
The Rubettes were a Pop band from England assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, the then head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-writer, Tony Waddington after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts. The band emerged at the tail end of the glam rock movement, wearing trademark white suits and cloth caps on stage. The line-up of the band was Alan Williams (born 22 December 1948); Tony Thorpe (born 20 July 1947); Bill Hurd (born 11 August 1948); Mick Clarke (born 10 August 1946), and John Richardson (born 3 May 1948). The Rubettes’ first (and biggest hit) was “Sugar Baby Love” (released in 1974) which was a UK no. 1 and going on to sell around eight million copies worldwide. The distinctive falsetto lead vocal to “Sugar Baby Love” was however performed by Paul Da Vinci (real name: Paul Prewer) who left the group after a few weeks to be replaced by Williams. The Rubettes went on to have a number of other hits during the mid-seventies such as “Juke Box Jive” and “I Can Do It”, mostly written by the Bickerton-Waddington song-writing team. Their final hit was the ‘country rock’ styled ballad - “Baby I Know” - which reached no. 10 in the UK in 1977. The Rubettes’ first and biggest hit was "Sugar Baby Love" (1974) which was a UK number one, going on to sell around 500,000 copies in the UK and a reported global sale of three million copies. Two million copies being sold in France alone, an achievement matched by no other British group.[citation needed] With more three songs, "Sugar Baby Love" was recorded for Polydor in October 1973 at Landsdown Studios in Holland Park, London by some session musicians featuring the distinctive falsetto lead vocal by Paul Da Vinci (real name: Paul Prewer), but then he didn't seize the opportunity to actually become a member of the band put together by John Richardson and went for solo work. To be The Rubettes' debut single, "Sugar Baby Love" was their only UK #1 and sole U.S. Top 40 entry. In November 1974 NME music magazine reported that The Rubettes, The Glitter Band and Mud were among the UK bands who had roles in a new film titled Never Too Young To Rock. The Rubettes went on to have a number of other hits across Europe during the mid 1970s such as "Tonight", "Juke Box Jive" and "I Can Do It" sung by Alan Williams, mostly written by the Bickerton-Waddington songwriting team. The Rubettes success encouraged Bickerton and Waddington to set up State Records, so that ten months after the release of "Sugar Baby Love", the fourth Rubettes single "I Can Do It" was on State (catalogue reference STAT 1). None charted in the States, though, and the band evolved glammy nostalgia into more serious territory. "Under One Roof" (1976) a sensitive portrayal of a gay man disowned and later murdered by his father; along with Rod Stewart's "The Killing of Georgie", was one of very few songs tackling the difficult topic of homophobia. Their most successful self composed hit was the country rock styled ballad "Baby I Know", which reached number 10 in the UK and Germany in 1977. They played as a quintet since early 1975 and always as a quartet since mid 1976 (Bill Hurd became an out-off-staff member). After Thorpe's departure in 1979, The Rubettes fell silent in the face of dwindling success and soon had disbanded. But the band continued releasing records into the 1980s, then re-grouped in 1983 in order to exploit the German market for 1970s nostalgia. In 1994, the group's profile was raised by the inclusion of "Sugar Baby Love" in the hit movie, Muriel's Wedding. This song was also featured in the 2005 Neil Jordan film, Breakfast on Pluto soundtrack. In 2002, the group hit the headlines once more when, following an acrimonius split and legal action, the Rubettes became the latest in a long line of bands (including Pink Floyd, the Beach Boys and Spandau Ballet) who ended up in the courts in a dispute over ownership of the band's name. The court ruled that both Williams and Hurd could tour as the Rubettes, as long as it was clear which member was fronting the band. Originals John Richardson and Mick Clarke, along with ex-Kinks keyboardist Mark Haley, feature with Alan Williams in his band; while Hurd is the only member of his group connected with the original line up. All was well until 2005 when Williams and Hurd were back in court following an appearance by Hurd's band on the German television station ZDF, with Williams claiming Hurd had breached the terms of the original agreement. On 2 February 2006, a High Court judge found that Hurd and Williams had both been guilty of breaching the 2002 agreement. Costs of the trial were however awarded to Williams in view of the severity of Hurd's breaches. Hurd appealed against this decision, but on 3 November 2006 the Appeal Court in London ruled against him, awarding the costs of the appeal to Williams. Hurd has since gone bankrupt. On 28 March 2008 "Sugar Baby Love" was declared to be the most successful oldie of all time by the German television station RTL. In May and June 2008, The Rubettes were part of the 'Glitz Blitz & 70s Hitz' tour of the UK alongside Sweet and Showaddywaddy. On June 19 2009, Bill Hurd's Rubettes played at the East Kilbride ArtBurst Festival. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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