Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
The Brook Brothers, England's answer to the Everly Brothers, scored their biggest hit with a cover of an obscure Barry Mann song titled "War Paint." With their superior remake, the brothers climbed to the British Top Five and created one of the most memorable hits of early British rock & roll. War Paint: The Pye Anthology is a two-disc set that reissues all of the brothers' recordings for the label -- a catalog of Everly Brothers soundalikes so well-produced and well-performed that the anthology easily ranks among the best in Castle's Pye series. The first disc rounds up 13 singles from 1960-1963, including the group's five British hits. All of the Brook Brothers' hits are covers of American songs by artists such as the Crickets, Shelley Fabares, Bobby Vinton, and Eddie Hodges, but their interpretations are so fresh and energetic, they often equal or even transcend the originals. Their arrangement of "One Last Kiss" from Bye Bye Birdie, for example, makes Bobby Vee's rendition seem limp by comparison. The non-hits and B-sides, too, are mostly covers of American hits, although the brothers penned a handful of originals and recorded British songs such as Tony Hatch's "Tell Tale." The second disc contains all 14 songs from The Brook Brothers Album (1961), which boasts the brothers' interpretations/updates of pop oldies ("The Trolley Song"), classic country hits ("Please Help Me, I'm Falling"; "Half as Much"), current hits (Gene Pitney's "I Wanna Love My Life Away") and the original song "I Love Girls." Two alternate takes of singles from the first disc appear at the end as bonus tracks. Recommended for Everly Brothers fans, who are certain to wonder why "War Paint" didn't cross the pond and become an American hit as well.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1960 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1960 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Barry Mann, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Gary Geld, Composer - Peter Udell, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jerry Allison, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
TONY HATCH, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist - Edmund Brooks, Composer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Pete King, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Gluck, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1963 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company 1963 ℗ Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company 1963 ℗ Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company 1963 ℗ Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company 1963 ℗ Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company 1963 ℗ Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
DISC 2
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Neil Sedaka, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1960 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Fats Domino, Composer - The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1961 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist - Edmund Brooks, Composer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Brook Brothers, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1963 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
The Brook Brothers, England's answer to the Everly Brothers, scored their biggest hit with a cover of an obscure Barry Mann song titled "War Paint." With their superior remake, the brothers climbed to the British Top Five and created one of the most memorable hits of early British rock & roll. War Paint: The Pye Anthology is a two-disc set that reissues all of the brothers' recordings for the label -- a catalog of Everly Brothers soundalikes so well-produced and well-performed that the anthology easily ranks among the best in Castle's Pye series. The first disc rounds up 13 singles from 1960-1963, including the group's five British hits. All of the Brook Brothers' hits are covers of American songs by artists such as the Crickets, Shelley Fabares, Bobby Vinton, and Eddie Hodges, but their interpretations are so fresh and energetic, they often equal or even transcend the originals. Their arrangement of "One Last Kiss" from Bye Bye Birdie, for example, makes Bobby Vee's rendition seem limp by comparison. The non-hits and B-sides, too, are mostly covers of American hits, although the brothers penned a handful of originals and recorded British songs such as Tony Hatch's "Tell Tale." The second disc contains all 14 songs from The Brook Brothers Album (1961), which boasts the brothers' interpretations/updates of pop oldies ("The Trolley Song"), classic country hits ("Please Help Me, I'm Falling"; "Half as Much"), current hits (Gene Pitney's "I Wanna Love My Life Away") and the original song "I Love Girls." Two alternate takes of singles from the first disc appear at the end as bonus tracks. Recommended for Everly Brothers fans, who are certain to wonder why "War Paint" didn't cross the pond and become an American hit as well.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 42 track(s)
- Total length: 01:29:41
- Main artists: The Brook Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Castle Communications
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.