Biography
Before moving to London and changing their name to Marmalade, the group were originally known as Dean Ford & The Gaylords: The Glasgow based quintet enjoyed considerable success on the Scottish club circuit between 1961 and 1967.
Described as being unpretentious and irresistibly commercial, the group scored in the UK charts in May 1968 with "Lovin' Things" and enjoyed a #1 with the Marmalade anthem, an opportunist cover of the Beatles classic, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da".
After several successes with CBS, Marmalade moved to Decca and became the first New Musical Express UK chart toppers of the seventies by replacing Rolf Harris' "Two Little Boys" with "Reflections On My Life".
In 1971 Junior Campbell left to be replaced By Hugh Nicholson who wrote several more hits including "Cousin Norman", "Back On The Road" and "Radancer".
It was three years later that "Falling Apart The Seams" charted at #6. Despite several line-up changes during the seventies and a saucy "sex on tour" story in the Sunday papers causing considerable embarrassment, Graham Knight, survivor of the original group and the current line-up which has been together for some twenty years, are now more in demand that ever before.
Hits & Audio
| Title | Year | Chart Position | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovin' Things | 1968 | UK #6, DE #39 | |
| Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 1968 | UK #1, DE #2 | |
| Reflections Of My Life | 1969 | UK #3, US #10, DE #20 | |
| Rainbow | 1970 | UK #3, US #51, DE #21 | |
| Cousin Norman | 1971 | UK #6 | |
| Radancer | 1972 | UK #6, DE #31 |
