Bob and Marcia were a Jamaican vocal duo, that consisted of Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths.[1] They had a #5 UK hit single in 1970 with "Young, Gifted and Black".[2] They followed up with "Pied Piper", which peaked at #11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1971. Those two releases spent a total of twenty five weeks in that chart in a period of less than eighteen months.[2] They discontinued their partnership in the mid-1970s, both feeling that it was not bringing them adequate financial reward.[1]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Young Gifted and Black | |
| Pied Piper |
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| Kemar |
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| Sweet Memories |
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| Pied Piper – The Best of Bob & Marcia |
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| An Evening with Bob & Marcia |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
BE (FLA) [4] |
BE (WA) [5] |
IRE [6] |
NL [7] | ||
| "Always Together" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Young Gifted and Black" | 1970 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 15 | 15 |
| "Got to Get Ourselves Together" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pied Piper" | 1971 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| "Rocking Good Way" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lean on Me" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Let's Be Friends" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Sweet Memories" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Like to Love the Life" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "I Loved You" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "To Be Young Gifted and Black" (re-release) | 1976 | 54[A] | — | — | — | — |
| "Really Together" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Notes
- ^ Chart position is from the UK "Breakers List".
References
edit- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 33
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 67. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "BOB & MARCIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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