Sugarloaf
Best known for their 1970 AM pop classic "Green-Eyed Lady," Sugarloaf was formed in 1969 in Denver out of the ashes of the Moonrakers, which had released an album in 1968. Singer/keyboardist Jerry Corbetta and guitarist Bob Webber founded the group, adding Moonraker mates Bob MacVittie on drums and Veeder Van Dorn on rhythm guitar, plus bassist Bob Raymond. Originally dubbed Chocolate Hair, the band lost Van Dorn after just a few months when he joined Mescalero Space Kit. On the strength of their demos, the band was signed to Liberty, and changed their name to Sugarloaf, after a Colorado mountain popular with skiers (the record company was concerned about the possible racial overtones of Chocolate Hair). Sugarloaf recorded their self-titled debut album in 1970, and the single "Green-Eyed Lady" -- co-written by Corbetta and based on a piece of a scale exercise in a practice book -- slowly became a nationwide hit, catching on in more and more markets until it finally peaked at number three on the pop charts. For the follow-up album, 1971's Spaceship Earth, Sugarloaf added guitarist/songwriter Bob Yeazel, who had previously played on two albums as part of a Denver band called the Beast. Spaceship Earth didn't produce any hits, and disagreements over the band's choice of producers followed. Yeazel wound up leaving prior to the release of 1973's I Got a Song, which appeared on the smaller Brut label and featured former Beast drummer Larry Ferris. Resurfacing on Claridge in 1975, Sugarloaf finally scored that elusive follow-up hit with the title track from their fourth and final album, Don't Call Us -- We'll Call You. However, they subsequently disbanded. Corbetta went on to release a solo album on Warner Bros., and later worked with Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons as a writer, producer, and backing musician.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Legends Live in Concert (Live in Denver, CO, January 15, 1975)
Rock - Released by Renaissance Records USA on 30 Jun 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Essential Collection
Rock - Released by Glass Ark Music on 1 Mar 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nö a baj
Pop - Released by Universal Music Kft. Hungary on 1 Jan 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (Re-Recorded)
Rock - Released by Goldenlane Records on 1 Oct 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Spaceship Earth
Rock - Released by Capitol Records on 1 Jan 1970
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Green-Eyed Lady (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Rock - Released by Goldenlane Records on 2 Mar 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Re-Manga
Alternative & Indie - Released by Gold Record Music Kft. on 1 Apr 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stereo
Pop - Released by Universal Music Kft. Hungary on 1 Jan 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Green-Eyed Lady (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Pop - Released by Goldenlane Records on 1 Feb 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sugarloaf Live 1975 (Live)
Rock - Released by Sugarloaf Original on 8 Sep 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Green-Eyed Lady (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
Rock - Released by Cleopatra Records on 10 Apr 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Neon
Pop - Released by Universal Music Kft. Hungary on 1 Jan 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ki Követ
Rock - Released by Gold Record Music Kft. on 25 Aug 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -