Hello (band)

Hello

Company type	Group or band
Industry	Music
Founded	1969
Founder	Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall, Vic Faulkner, Jeff Allen
Headquarters	United Kingdom
Products	Music albums and singles

Hello is a British glam rock group that initially signed with Bell Records. Their greatest achievements came during the mid-1970s in both the United Kingdom and Germany, where they secured top 10 positions on the UK Singles Chart with hits such as "Tell Him" and "New York Groove".

Career

Originally established around 1969 under the name The Age, the band was created by Bob Bradbury, formerly of The Flashback Berries, together with Keith Marshall, Vic Faulkner, and Jeff Allen (who is the brother of Chris Cross from Ultravox). After spending roughly a year supporting vocalist Caroline Hall, the group adopted the name Hello in 1971. Their initial releases on Bell Records—including "You Move Me," "C'mon," and "Another School Day"—did not manage to enter the charts.

Hello achieved commercial success between 1974 and 1975 with two UK top 10 singles: "Tell Him," a rendition of The Exciters’ 1963 track, and "New York Groove," composed by Russ Ballard of Argent. The latter song was later covered by Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, who achieved a US Billboard Hot 100 hit with it. In Germany, subsequent singles like "Star Studded Sham" and "Love Stealer" reached the top 20, although these did not chart in the UK as glam rock's appeal waned.

The band featured in the 1975 movie Side by Side and released their first album Keeps Us Off the Streets. By 1979, without a recording deal, Hello disbanded. Keith Marshall pursued a solo career, scoring an international hit with "Only Crying" in 1981. Bassist Vic Faulkner went on to release several albums and eventually moved to Spain.

On 22 October 1999, Bob Bradbury made an appearance on BBC's Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In 2002, Bradbury revived Hello as the only original member in the lineup.

Albums

• Keeps Us Off the Streets (1976)
• Shine On Silver Light (1977)
• Hello Again (1978)
• Glam Rockers (1996)
• New York Groove (1999)
• The Glam Singles Collection (2001)
• Live (2013)

Singles

List of singles with key chart positions

Year	Title	B-side	Highest chart positions
			UK	AUS	GER	IRE
1972	"You Move Me"	"Ask Your Mama"
1972	"C'mon"	"The Wench"
1973	"Another School Day"	"C'mon Get Together"
1974	"Tell Him"	"Lightning"	6	36	32	12
1975	"Game's Up"	"Do It All Night"	53		28
1975	"Bend Me, Shape Me"	"We Gotta Go"	58		49
1975	"New York Groove"	"Little Miss Mystery"	9		7	6
1976	"Star Studded Sham"	"Jenny Dream"			16
1976	"Teenage Revolution"	"Keeps Us Off the Street"
1976	"Love Stealer"	"Out Of Our Heads"			17
1976	"Seven Rainy Days"	"Rebel"			44
1977	"Let It Rock"	"Another School Day"			24
1977	"Shine On Silver Light"	"Gotta Lotta Soul"
1977	"Good Old USA"	"Midnight Strangers"			37
1977	"Heart Get Ready for Love"	"Voodoo Eyes"
1977	"Slow Motion"	"The In Place"
1978	"Hi Ho Silver Lining"	"Too Much Hesitating"
1979	"Feel This Thing"	"Back Seat Talking"
2016	"Way Beyond" (CD)	a) "Santa Rock" b) "Wanna See"

List of songs

Presented below is a sortable table containing every track performed by Hello:

Within the Song column, titles in bold signify their release as singles.

Feel This Thing
(Radio Version) | Jeff Allen, Chris Allen |3:15 | John Hudson | Hello Again (CD) |1979 | A-side of "Back Seat Talking" Feel This Thing
(12" Version) | Jeff Allen, Chris Allen |4:45 | John Hudson | Hello Again (CD) |1979 | A-side of "Back Seat Talking" Games Up | Shephard, Springate, Sego |2:52 |Mike Leander | Their Greatest Hits |1975 | A-side of "Do It All Night" Game's Up (live) | Shephard, Springate, Sego |3:35 | unknown | Glam Rockers |1996 | Good Old USA | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen |3:00 |Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Their Greatest Hits |1977 | A-side of "Midnight Strangers" Gotta Lotta Soul | Jeff Allen |2:45 |Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Shine On Silver Light |1977 | B-side of "Shine On Silver Light" Heart Get Ready For Love | Bugatti, Musker |3:09 |Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Shine On Silver Light |1977 | A-side of "Voodoo Eyes" Hi Ho Silver Lining | Scott English, Larry Weiss |3:18 | John Hudson | Hello Again |1978 | A-side of "Too Much Hesitating" Hold Me | Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim, Ira Schuster |2:48 |Mike Leander|'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (LP) |1976 | Hooray, Hooray | Bradbury, Allen, Marshall |4:06 | How To Survive The Night | Bob Bradbury | 2:36 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst [I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)](link) |Gary Glitter, Mike Leander [I Love Rock 'n' Roll] (link) | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker Jenny Dream | Allen, Allen, Marshall | 2:47 | John Hudson, Eddie Seago | The Singles A's & B's Vol.1 | 1976 | B-side of "Star Studded Sham" Keep Us Off the Streets | Jeff Allen | 2:59 | Mike LeanderLet It Rock | Russ Ballard [Let's Spend the Night Together] (link)| Mick Jagger, Keith Richards Lightning | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall || 2:55| Mike Leander Little Miss Mystery | Allen, Allen, Marshall || 3:38| Mike Leander Love Stealer | Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill || 3:33| Phil Wainman Machine-Gun Hustle | Keith Marshall || 3:11| Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst Megamix || Midnight Strangers | Bob Bradbury || 3:00| Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber|'Shine On Silver Light' New York Groove | Russ Ballard || 2:45| Mike Leander Night Watcher || Oh Caroline | Jeff Allen || 3:27| Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst One by One || One More Stop To Heaven | Jeff Allen || 2:58| Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst Out Of Our Heads | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen || 3:05| Phil Wainman Round And Round | Chuck Berry || 4:47|| 'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (CD) Rebel | Bob Bradbury || 3:03| Richard Myhill|'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (CD) Rebel Rebel | David Bowie || 4:04|| Glam Rockers Rock On | David Essex || 3:42|| Glam Rockers Santa Rock || School's Out |

• \[Alice Cooper\], \[Michael Owen Bruce\], \[Glen Buxton\], \[Dennis Dunaway\], \[Neal Smith\]

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3:50|| Glam Rockers

Seven Rainy Days | Chris Allen, Jeff Allen, Keith Marshall || 3:03| Richard Myhill|'Their Greatest Hits' Shakin' All Over | Frederick Heath || 4:14| Mike Leander She Knows | Darryl Cotton, Steve Kipner, Michael Lloyd || 2:45| Mike Leander Shine On Silver Light | Allen, Bradbury, Marshall || 3:07 || Shine On Silver Light | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | 1977 | A-side of "Gotta Lotta Soul"

Song	Writer(s)	Duration	Producer	Album	Release Year	Notes
"20th Century Boy"	Marc Bolan	3:37	unknown	Glam Rockers	1996
"99 Ways"	Keith Marshall	2:28	Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst	Hello Again (LP)	1978
"All the Young Dudes"	David Bowie	4:52	unknown	Glam Rockers	1996
"Another School Day"	Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall	2:54	Mike Leander	Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP)	1973	A-side of "C'mon Get Together"
"Another School Day"	Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall	2:50	Mike Leander	Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP)	1977	B-side of "Let It Rock"
"Ask Your Mama"	Russ Ballard	2:40	Russ Ballard	The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1	1972	B-side of "You Move Me"
"Back Seat Talking"	Jeff Allen	3:08	Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber	Hello Again (LP)	1979	B-side of "Feel This Thing"
"Bad Bad Boy"	McCafferty, Sweet, Agnew, Charlton	2:45	unknown	Glam Rockers	1996
"Bend Me, Shape Me"	Scott English, Larry Weiss	2:36	Mike Leander	Their Greatest Hits	1975	A-side of "We Gotta Go"
"C'mon"	Russ Ballard	2:36	Ritchie Gold, Nick Kinsey	The Glam Years 1971–1979	1972	A-side of "The Wench"
"C'mon Get Together"	Jeff Allen, Bob Bradbury, Keith Marshall	2:53	Mike Leander	The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1	1973	B-side of "Another School Day"
"Can't Let You Go"		2:23		The Albums	2016
"Carol"	Chuck Berry	3:49	Mike Leander	Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP)	1976
"Dean"		3:16		The Glam Years 1971–1979	1988
"Do It All Night"	Allen, Bradbury, Marshall	2:57	Mike Leander	The Singles A's & B's Vol. 1	1975	B-side of "Games Up"
"Dyna-mite"	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn	2:56		Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD)	2007
"Elenore"	Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman/Jim Pons/Al Nichol/John Barbata	2:55	Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber, John Hudson, Mike Hurst	Hello Again (LP)	1978
2007 |
'Hello Again' (LP)	1978 |
4:26 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 |
3:20 | unknown | Glam Rockers | 1996 |
'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (LP)	1976 | B-side of "Teenage Revolution"
3:31 | Russ Ballard	'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (CD)	1977 | A-side of "Another School Day"
3:46 | Mike Leander	'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (LP)	1976 |
'The Singles A's & B's Vol.1'	1974| B-side of "Tell Him"
'The Singles A's & B's Vol.1'	1975| B-side of "New York Groove"
'Their Greatest Hits'	1976| A-side of "Out Of Our Heads"
'Hello Again' (LP)	1978|
3:25|| New York Groove	1998|
1977| B-side of "Good Old USA"
'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (LP)	1975| A-side of "Little Miss Mystery"
3:18|| Hello Again (CD)	2007|
'Hello Again' (LP)	1978|
2:56|| Hello Again (CD)	2007|
'Hello Again' (LP)	1978|
'The Singles A's & B's Vol.2'	1976| B-side of "Love Stealer"
2007|
1976| B-side of "Seven Rainy Days"
1996|
1996|
	2016||
1996|
1976| A-side of "Rebel"
'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (LP)	1976|
'Keeps Us Off the Streets' (LP)	1976|
- Shout It Out | John Springate || 2:54 || Keeps Us Off the Streets (CD)	2007 | - Slow Motion | Keith Marshall || 3:06 | Colin Frechter, Bill Kimber | Hello Again (CD)	1977 | A-side of "The In Place"	- Some Kind of Magic		3:33	Shine On Silver Light	1977	- Star Studded Sham	Russ Ballard	2:57	Mike Leander	Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP)	1976	A-side of Jenny Dream - Starlight			Shine On Silver Light	1977 - Teenage Revolution	Jeff Allen	2.39	Mike Leander	Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP)	76	A side Keep Us off streets - Tell Him	Bert Berns	307	Mike Leander	Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP)	74	A side Lightning - That's The Time	Bob Bradbury	320	Frechter/Kimber/Hudson/Hurst || Hello Again LP || 78 || - Cat is Wild || Jeff Allen || 232 || Frechter/Kimber/Hudson/Hurst || Hello Again LP || 78 || - Golden Age Rock n Roll || Ian Hunter || 458 || unknown || Glam Rockers || 96 || - In Place || Jeff Allen || 329 || Frechter/Kimber || Shine on Silver Light || 77 || B side Slow Motion - Wench || Allen/Bradbury/Marshall || 252 || Ritchie Gold/Nick Kinsey || Singles A's & B's Vol.1 || 72 || B side C'mon - Then She Kissed Me || Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector || 341 || Leander || Keeps us off streets LP || 76 || - Till You've Been Kissed || - 318 - Shine on silver light 77 - Too Much Hesitating Bob Bradbury 325 John Hudson Hello Again CD 78 B side Hi Ho Silver Lining Touch Too Much Chapman/Chinn 304 Unknown Glam Rockers 96 Voodoo Eyes Keith Marshall 326 Frechter/Kimber Their Greatest Hits 77 B side Heart Get Ready for Love Walking Midnight Bob Bradbury 310 Frechter/Kimber/Hudson/Hurst Hello Again LP 78 Wanna See - - 2016 Way Beyond - - 2016 We Gotta Go Allen/Bradbury/Marshall 255 Leander Singles A’s & B’s Vol.1 75 B side Bend Me Shape Me Week-End Rendezvous - 306 - Shine On Silver Light 77 Where’s The Party Bradbury/Allen/Marshall 244 - Keeps Us Off The Streets CD 2007 Whole Lotta Woman Marvin Rainwater 317 - The Glam Years 1988 You Got Class Babe - 208 - Hello Again CD 2007 You Move Me Russ Ballard 252 Russ Ballard The Glam Years 72 A side Ask Your Mama You Shot Me Down Keith Marshall 326 Frechter/Kimber/Hudson/Hurst Hello Again LP 78

Cover Versions

Hello has inspired a wide array of cover renditions. The original tracks they have interpreted include:

Song	Composer(s)	Original Performer	Album	Release Year	Notes
"20th Century Boy"	Marc Bolan	T. Rex		1973
"All the Young Dudes"	David Bowie	Mott the Hoople	All the Young Dudes	1972
"Bad Bad Boy"	McCafferty, Sweet, Agnew, Charlton	Nazareth	Razamanaz	1973
"Bend Me, Shape Me"	Scott English, Larry Weiss	The Outsiders	In	1967
"Carol"	Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	Berry Is on Top	1958
"Elenore"	Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman/Jim Pons/Al Nichol/John Barbata	The Turtles	The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands	1968
"Hi Ho Silver Lining"	Scott English, Larry Weiss	The Attack	Magic In The Air	1967
"Hold Me"	Little Jack Little, David Oppenheim, Ira Schuster	Little Jack Little		1933
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"	Gary Glitter, Mike Leander	Gary Glitter	Glitter	1972
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker	Arrows		1975
"Let's Spend the Night Together"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	The Rolling Stones	Between the Buttons (US)	1967
"Let's Twist Again"	Kal Mann, Dave Appell	Chubby Checker	Let's Twist Again	1961
"Rebel Rebel"	David Bowie	David Bowie	Diamond Dogs	1974
"Rock On"	David Essex	David Essex	Rock On	1973
"Round and Round"	Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	Berry Is on Top	1958
"School's Out"	Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith	Alice Cooper	School's Out	1972
"Shakin' All Over"	Frederick Heath	Johnny Kidd & the Pirates	The Johnny Kidd Memorial Album	1960
"She Knows"	Darryl Cotton, Steve Kipner, Michael Lloyd	Friends	Friends	1973
"Shout It Out"	John Springate	The Glitter Band	Hey	1974
"Tell Him"	Bert Berns	Gil Hamilton aka Johnny Thunder	The Fabulous Johnny Thunder	1962	notably popularized by the Exciters

Hello songs interpreted by other artists

Track	Composer(s)	Initial performer	Title	Album	Release Year	Additional Information
"Games Up"	Shephard, Springate, Sego	The Glitter Band	"Games Up"	Rock 'n' Roll Dudes	1975
"Heart Get Ready For Love"	Bugatti, Musker	Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus	"Heart Get Ready For Love"		1977
"Love Stealer"	Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill	Ian Lloyd	"Love Stealer"	Love Stealer	1979
"New York Groove"	Russ Ballard	Buck & Sylvie	"Komm mit auf den Hinterhof" (German)		1975	also performed by Ace Frehley (1978)
"Star Studded Sham"	Russ Ballard	The Stiffs	Star Studded Sham	The Punk Collection	1999

Band members

Present lineup

• Bob Bradbury (born 14 January 1956, Tottenham) – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1971–1979, 2002–present)
• Simon Ellis – lead guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)
• Corrie Shiells (born 16 November 1976, Hampstead) – bass guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)
• Jake Bradbury – drums (2013–present)

Past lineup

• Keith Marshall (born 5 June 1956, Hampstead, London) – lead guitar, harmonica, backing vocals (1971–1979)
• Vic Faulkner (born 27 February 1956, Hampstead) – bass guitar (1971–1979)
• Jeff Allen (born 8 March 1956, Tottenham) – drums (1971–1979)
• Alex Budge – drums (2002–2013)

Related topics

• List of performers on Top of the Pops
• List of glam rock artists

External links

• [ Hello] at AMG
• Official website of Hello
• Val Mabbs, Hello: Front room audition provided their first break, Record Mirror, 1972