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Anthony Burrows (born 14 April 1942) is an English singer and recording artist.

(1998). 9780823076222, Billboard Books. .
As a prolific , Burrows was involved in several transatlantic hit singles throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, most of which were , including "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse, "United We Stand" by Brotherhood of Man, "My Baby Loves Lovin'" by White Plains, "Gimme Dat Ding" by and "" by the First Class.

During 1970, four singles by four different acts with whom he performed all charted at or near the top of the UK Singles Chart and additionally reached the top 20 in the United States, while a fifth single under his own name ("Melanie Makes Me Smile") reached the lower ends of the top 100 in the United States and Canada.


Early life and career
Burrows was born in , , England.

In the early 1960s, he was a member of , a vocal harmony group which also included the future songwriting team and Roger Cook.

(1992). 9780851129396, Guinness Publishing.
Burrows recorded his debut album in 1965 under the pseudonym Tony Bond. Subsequently, he joined the Ivy League in 1966 after the departure of John Carter.


Bands
was still with the Ivy League when they metamorphosed into the Flower Pot Men. The Flower Pot Men had only one hit, "Let's Go to San Francisco", which reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in the autumn of 1967.

However, Burrows had no involvement with the single, which was created and recorded in the studio by the song's writers and producers. He did feature on a few later Flower Pot Men singles which were not hits. Two founding members of , and , were also part of this early band for live shows.

Later, Burrows sang on several other songs under different group names, Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (February 1970); the Brotherhood of Man's "United We Stand"; and ' "Gimme Dat Ding" (April 1970). He also recorded with White Plains on "My Baby Loves Lovin'," in which he shared lead vocals with Ricky Wolff. These songs were all recorded within nine months of each other, but were all released around the same time in early 1970. His other one-hit wonder group was the First Class's "" (July 1974). The Brotherhood of Man would have an additional minor and regional hit with Burrows as singer, 1972's "Reach Out Your Hand", WYSL 20/20 Music Guide, issue 40, 19 May 1971 before its founder created an entirely new Brotherhood of Man with an entirely different lineup.

In 2025, wrote that Burrows was the first (and still the only) recording artist to appear on 's Top of the Pops fronting three different group acts appearing almost sequentially in a single broadcast show: Edison Lighthouse (the No. 1 British-charted hit that week), White Plains, and Brotherhood of Man. However, Top of the Pops records show that this did not happen; he had appeared with those three groups within the span of a month, and two on the same show one time—Edison Lighthouse and the Brotherhood of Man—on 29 January 1970 episode of Top of the Pops, but never appeared with three bands on a single show. The recordings of his appearances on 29 January, 5 February (with Edison Lighthouse) and 26 February 1970 (with White Plains) are all still in existence.


Solo
In April 1970, in the midst of his session groups' success, he released a single under his own name, "Melanie Makes Me Smile", which reached No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. His subsequent solo singles failed to chart.

Burrows has also contributed background vocals as a session singer to many other songs, claiming to have sung on 100 top 20 hits in the 1970s. He has recorded as a session harmony singer with on the songs "Levon" and "", with , , and .


Awards
In 2011, Burrows was awarded the Gold Badge Award in recognition of his contribution to music.


Discography

One-hit wonder singles
  • 1970: "My Baby Loves Lovin'" (White Plains)
  • 1970: "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (Edison Lighthouse)
  • 1970: "United We Stand" (Brotherhood of Man)
  • 1970: "Gimme Dat Ding" ()
  • 1974: "" (the First Class)


Solo singles
  • 1970: "Melanie Makes Me Smile" / "I'll Get Along Somehow Girl" ( 1103)
  • 1970: "I've Still Got My Heart, Jo" / "Every Little Move She Makes" (Bell 1124)
  • 1971: "The Humming Song" / "Recollections" (Bell 1140)
  • 1971: "I'll Always Come Up Smiling" / "Back Home" (Bell 1172)
  • 1971: "Hand Me Down Man" / "Country Boy" (Bell 1190)
  • 1971: "In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" / "In the Bad Bad Old Days" (Bell US 45-116, promo)
  • 1972: "Rhythm of the Rain" / "Home Lovin' Man" (Bell 1235)
  • 1973: "Take Away the Feeling" / "Lazy Weekend" (Ammo 103)
  • 1974: "Have You Had a Little Happiness Lately" / "Can't Live With You, Can't Live Without You" (Ammo 111)
  • 1975: "Run Joey Run" / "Girl I Used To Know" ( 216)
  • 1976: "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" / "Changing" (as Magic featuring Tony Burrows) (Bus Stop Records 1036)
  • 1976: "Oh My Jo" / "Girl You've Got Me Going" (Bus Stop 1039)
  • 1976: "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" / "What Ya Gonna Do About Him" ( 10718)
  • 1984: "Three Chord Trick" / "Wake Up America" (as Heart to Heart with Stephanie de Sykes) ( 5461)


With Edison Lighthouse

Singles
1970"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
  • BPI: Silver
"She Works in a Woman's Way"


With Brotherhood of Man

Albums


Singles
1969"Love One Another"
1970"United We Stand"
"Where are You Going to My Love"
"This Boy"


With White Plains


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Albums
1970Gimme Dat Ding


Singles
"Gimme Dat Ding"1970
""1970
"Are You Cooking, Goose?"1970
"My Baby Loves Lovin'"1970
"Sunny Honey Girl"1970
"Hole in the Middle"1970


With the First Class

Albums
The First Class1974


Singles
1974""
"Bobby Dazzler"
"Dreams are Ten a Penny"
1975"What Became of Me"
"Funny How Love Can Be"
"Life Is Whatever You Want It To Be"
"I Was a Star"
1976"Beach Baby (Re-Release)"
"Child's Play"
"Ain't No Love"
1977"Too Many Golden Oldies"
1978"Broken Toy"
1980"Beach Baby (re-release)"
1982"Beach Baby (re-release)"
1983"Gimme Little Sign"


See also
  • List of performers on Top of the Pops


External links

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