The Gibson Brothers are a French musical group, originally from Martinique, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included "Cuba" and "Que Sera Mi Vida".[1]
Gibson Brothers | |
|---|---|
 Gibson Brothers (2018) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Martinique, France |
| Genres | Disco |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Members | Alex Francfort Chris Francfort |
| Past members | Patrick Francfort |
| Website | Official website |
Career
editThe three brothers, Chris Francfort (born 20 June 1954, lead vocals, percussion), Patrick Francfort (23 February 1957 – 4 April 2020, vocals, drums)[2][3] and Alex Francfort (vocals, keyboards), were born in Lamentin Acajou on Martinique. They traveled with their parents to Paris in the mid-1950s, and in 1969 joined the group Phalansters, formed by Jean-Jacques Goldman.[4] They also formed the group Martinique Express, who appeared on French television alongside Guy Lux. They were seen by record producer Daniel Vangarde, who changed the name of their group to The Gibson Brothers.[5]
They recorded their first single "Come to America" in Paris in 1976, and both it and its follow-up "Non Stop Dance" made the charts in Europe, where they toured successfully.[1] The following year they released "Heaven", which was picked up by TK Records in the U.S.
In 1978 they recorded "Cuba". In the UK it made No. 41 on its initial release, and No. 12 when reissued in 1980.[6] Like most of their other hits, it was written and produced by Vangarde, and the Belgian producer Jean Kluger. The Gibson Brothers had three further big hits in 1979 and 1980 with "Ooh! What a Life", ”Mariana” and "Que Sera Mi Vida".[1]
Patrick Francfort, known as Patrick Gibson, died on April 4, 2020, from COVID-19.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | UK [6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | By Night | — | |
| Non-Stop Dance/Come to America | — | ||
| 1978 | Heaven | — | |
| 1979 | Cuba | — | |
| 1980 | On the Riviera | 50 | |
| 1981 | Quartier Latin | — | |
| 1984 | Emily | — | |
| 1996 | Move On Up | — | |
| 2005 | Blue Island | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles
edit| Date | Title | Charts | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FRA[7]
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 GER[8]
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 AUS[9] |
 BEL
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 FIN
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 ITA[10]
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 HOL [11] |
 UK
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 USHot 100 [12][13] |
US US Dance [14] | |||
| 1976 | Come to America | 35 | — | — | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | Non-Stop Dance/Come to America |
| 1977 | Non-Stop Dance | 42 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Because I Love You | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Baby It's the Singer | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | By Night | |
| Somewhere (France only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Haunted Love (Sweden only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | Heaven | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Heaven |
| Jenny | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non Album Single | |
| 1979 | Cuba | 13 | 22 | — | 25 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 81 | 9 | Cuba |
| Ooh, What a Life | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 10 | — | 48 | ||
| Better Do It Salsa | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Qué será mi vida (If You Should Go) | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 23 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 8 | ||
| 1980 | Cuba/Better Do It Salsa (UK re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | |
| Mariana | — | 14 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 11 | — | — | On the Riviera | |
| Metropolis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Latin America | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | ||
| Dancin' the Mambo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | Sheela | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quartier Latin |
| Quartier Latin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | Train to Bombay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| My Heart's Beating Wild (Tic Tac Tic Tac) | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | Non Album Single | |
| 1983 | Silver Nights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Emily |
| 1984 | Hey Ho (Move Your Body) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | Emily | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Party Tonight | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non Album Singles |
| 1988 | Ends of the World | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Megamix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Let's All Dance (feat. David Christie) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Señora Maria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| « — » indique que le single ne s'est pas classé ou n'est pas sorti dans le pays. | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Dillon, Charlotte. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Patrick FRANCFORT - Dirigeant de la société Le Baiser Sale". Verif.com.
- ^ a b "Patrick Francfort van de Gibson Brothers overleden aan corona". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 5 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Gibson Brothers drummer Patrick Frankfort disappears". Archyde.com. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus : Patrick Francfort le batteur Martiniquais des "Gibson Brothers" est décédé". FranceInfo. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b "GIBSON BROTHERS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "World singles charts and sales TOP 50 in 58 countries: GIBSON BROTHERS". Artisteschartsventes. May 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Gibson Brothers". GfK Entertainment (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "M&D: Classifiche". musicaedischi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.. Sélectionnez « Singoli » à côté de « Tipo » puis tapez le titre respectif dans le champ « Titolo » et cliquez sur « cerca ».
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Gibson Brothers" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1983). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop 1955-1982. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 173. ISBN 0-89820-051-2.
- ^ "The Gibson Brothers - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Joel Whitburn (2004). Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-156-X.
External links
edit- Official website
- Official myspace page
- Gibson Brothers discography at Discogs