Mike D'abo
Educated at the exclusive Harrow School and Cambridge University, Mike d'Abo - the son of a stockbroker - originally planned to be a priest.but ultimately gave it up for a life on the road as an impassioned rock and blues singer. He gained his greatest commercial successes as singer with top 1960s hitmakers Manfred Mann but also went on to have a series of solo hits and also became a successful songwriter. He formed his first group A Band Of Angels at Harrow, joining Manfred Mann in 1966 as replacement for Paul Jones, singing on hits such as Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James, Just Like A Woman, Ha! Ha! Said The Clown, My Name Is Jack and Mighty Quinn. He went on to write (and produce) the Chris Farlowe hit Handbags & Gladrags (it was later a hit for both Rod Stewart and Stereophonics and was the theme music for the Ricky Gervais comedy series The Office). Other solo work covered by Rod Stewart includes Little Misunderstood and So Much To Say (So Little Time) and he co-wrote (with Tony Macaulay) the Number 1 hit Build Me Up Buttercup for The Foundations in 1969. He subsequently moved into musical theatre, composed and performed the music for the Peter Sellers film There's A Girl In My Soup and played John Lennon in No One Was Saved. He also became a presenter on Radio Bristol and returned to music as a member of The Manfreds, formed his own band The Mighty Quintet and recorded an album Smith & d'Abo with former Dave Clark Five keyboard player Mike Smith.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Mike D'abo Collection, Vol. 1: 'Handbags & Gladrags'
Pop - Released by RPM Records on 1 jan. 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Little Misunderstood - Collection, Vol. 2
Rock - Released by Rpm on 1 jan. 1986
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Handbags and Gladrags
Pop - Released by Sound and Vision on 22 aug. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Handbags And Gladrags - The Mike D'Abo Songbook
Rock - Released by President on 1 jan. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Mike D'Abo Collection, Vol. 1: Handbags & Gladrags
Pop - Released by RPM on 1 jan. 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Mike D'Abo Collection, Vol. 1: Handbags & Gladrags
Rock - Released by Rpm on 1 jan. 1986
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hidden Gems & Treasured Friends
Rock - Released by Cherry Red Records on 8 sep. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Handbags And Gladrags
Rock - Released by Sound and Vision on 2 sep. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pine of the Lonesome Trail
Pop - Released by Sound and Vision on 22 aug. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Mighty Quinn (50th Anniversary Edition 1968 - 2018)
Pop - Released by The Laundry Label on 27 jul. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo