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Quiver were a British rock band formed in 1970 by Tim Renwick and Cal Batchelor. In December 1972, they teamed up with the Sutherland Brothers and became known as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, releasing soft rock music and achieving success with the songs "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway" and "Arms of Mary", a No. 5 UK hit.[3]
Quiver | |
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 Sutherland Brothers & Quiver on the Dutch television program Popzien, 8 June 1973 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Progressive rock,[1] soft rock[2] |
| Years active | 1970–1978 |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Island, CBS/Columbia |
| Past members | Tim Renwick Cal Batchelor Bruce Thomas John "Willie" Wilson Peter Wood |
Quiver was originally formed by guitarist Tim Renwick and bassist John 'Honk' Lodge (both formerly with Junior's Eyes and David Bowie), but soon comprised Tim Renwick, guitarist and singer Cal Batchelor, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Willie Wilson.[4] Most of the members of Quiver are also featured on Al Stewart's albums Orange (1972) and Past, Present and Future (1973). In 1973, The Sutherland Brothers joined forces with them. It was with the brother duo that the band had most of their fame, including the songs "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway" and "Arms of Mary", the latter being a No. 5 UK hit in 1976.[3] Batchelor left the band in 1973, after releasing a few songs with the Sutherland Brothers.[4]
The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver's proper full-length debut was 1973's Dream Kid.[5] Bruce Thomas, who had repeatedly been clashing with Iain Sutherland, then was asked to leave the group during a tour of Europe in March 1974. With only a week to go before the band was due to record their next album, Terry "Tex" Comer (of the band Ace) filled in on bass for live gigs and a few album cuts, but Gavin Sutherland quickly moved over from guitar to bass, and the band continued as a five-piece.[4] Upon learning that Comer had been working with SB&Q behind his back, Ace frontman Paul Carrack wrote "How Long" in 1975.[6] How Long became their biggest selling hit, reaching No. 3 on both the US and Canadian charts, and No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart.[7] After their 1974 album Beat of the Street supplied no chart singles, Wood then left the group, and the remaining members left Island Records for CBS.[4]
Quiver disbanded in 1978. Following this, the Sutherland Brothers continued for another year as the original duo they were, before also disbanding in 1979.
As Quiver
As Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
| Year | Album | Label | UK [10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Lifeboat | Island | — |
| Dream Kid | — | ||
| 1974 | Beat of the Street | — | |
| 1975 | Reach for the Sky | CBS | 26 |
| 1976 | Slipstream | 49 | |
| 1977 | Down to Earth | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
As Quiver
As Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [11] |
US CB [12] |
CAN [13] |
UK [10] | |||
| 1973 | "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway" | 48 | 20 | 25 | ― | |
| 1974 | "Dream Kid" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Saviour in the Rain" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||
| 1975 | "Ain't Too Proud" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1976 | "Arms of Mary" | 81 | ― | ― | 5 | |
| "Secrets" | ― | ― | ― | 35 | ||
| 1977 | "If I Could Have Your Loving" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Ice in the Fire" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "Every Tear I Cry" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
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