Middle of the Road
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Middle of the Road was a pop group from Scotland. The members of the
band were singer Sally Carr, drummer Ken
Andrew, guitarist Ian McCredie, and McCredie's bassist brother Eric.
Middle of the Road was formed in April, 1970. (They had previously been
performing together under the name Part Four since 1967 as well as had
done music in a Latin American vein using the name Los Caracas.) After
failing to find any success in the United Kingdom, the group moved to
Italy and hooked up with noted Italian music producer Giacomo Tosti,
who not only gave the band their distinctive sound and image, but also
provided them with their first significant international break. Middle
of the Road scored their biggest and best remembered smash hit with
their infectiously upbeat debut single "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep,"
which peaked at #1 on the British pop radio charts in June, 1971 and
sold a slew of copies. Middle of the Road went on to secure an
additional four hit singles in the United Kingdom. Moreover, the group
had eleven Top 40 hit songs in Germany from 1971 to 1974. By early 1972
the band had sold over five million records. However, Middle of the
Road were unable to sustain their winning streak come the mid-1970's
and broke up soon thereafter.
