184:
concerts, then a series of illnesses among the band members cancelled most of the concerts on their first tour. According to McGuinness, at this time the band consisted of two groups of close-knit friends, the first being Flint, McGuinness, and
Coulson, and the other being Gallagher and Lyle. Though these two units generally got along well, a key disagreement between them was that the first group felt the band should focus on touring and performing, while the Gallagher/Lyle camp felt they should focus on songwriting and recording.
243:(which Gallagher and Lyle contributed to), and was replaced by Lou Stonebridge (ex- Paladin) on keyboards and Jim Evans on guitar. This new line-up recorded two further albums. Neither of these recordings sold well and the group broke up in 1975. A splinter group, Stonebridge McGuinness, had a minor hit in 1979 with "Oo-Eeh Baby" (No. 54 in the UK) and released the album
183:
A follow-up single, "Malt and Barley Blues", was a UK No. 5 hit in 1971 and peaked at No.15 in
Ireland, but the group floundered under the pressures of instant success, being required to record a second album and reproduce their recorded sound adequately on stage, which resulted in disappointing
1332:
215:
songs (which had not yet been officially recorded and released by the writer himself). This album was credited to
Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint, and was issued in 1972. A single "Let The People Go" was
278:, for the independent Cool King label; in Germany, this set was granted a major label release on Polydor. Lyle's songwriting career exploded soon afterwards with the worldwide success of his composition "
191:
failed to chart, as did the title track when released as a single, but contained some
Gallagher and Lyle songs, notably "Sparrow", which attracted cover versions.
1574:
162:
at the end of 1970, No. 47 on the
Billboard pop chart and No.3 5 on the Cashbox pop chart in the U.S., No. 5 in Ireland, and No. 31 in Canada.) The debut album
203:. McGuinness Flint would continue to play some of their compositions in live performances. After several temporary members came and went, including comedian
1569:
971:
279:
976:
1508:
199:
1533:
1564:
1433:
1092:
1266:
1191:
1121:
1383:
225:
1579:
1584:
217:
1208:
233:
197:
left towards the end of 1971 to record as a duo, and would enjoy major success in 1976 with their hit-laden fifth album
286:, ensuring that the Lyle McGuinness Band would not continue. Diamond Recordings reissued the album on CD in 1997 as
637:
155:
123:
91:
818:
598:
176:
251:
the following year. This group proved short-lived, however, and afterwards McGuinness and Flint both joined
1458:
1307:
1282:
1254:
1484:"McGuinness Flint Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts"
1408:
263:. Stonebridge had a stint in early 80s classic soul revival outfit The Dance Band, who recorded for the
301:, the latter outfit being an amalgamation of 1960s Manfred Mann members that has operated since 1992.
138:; plus vocalist and keyboard player Dennis Coulson, and multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters
1019:
1006:
986:
616:
610:
270:
McGuinness briefly reunited with Graham Lyle in 1983 to form the Lyle McGuinness Band, a short-lived
604:
260:
981:
194:
1229:
1079:
1262:
1187:
1167:
1117:
628:
574:
159:
1096:
1089:
568:
355:
336:
240:
171:
139:
101:
67:
592:
424:
294:
252:
75:
1558:
207:
on piano, the group recruited bassist Dixie Dean on a permanent basis, and recorded
298:
256:
229:
131:
127:
95:
47:
959:"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
506:
456:"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
398:
283:
264:
248:
143:
135:
105:
71:
1483:
290:, with the addition of the non-album single plus a previously unreleased song.
204:
43:
1261:(illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 185.
271:
212:
39:
1230:"MCGUINNESS FLINT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"
1058:
622:
586:
580:
1358:
1186:(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 534.
1116:(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 339.
174:. In 1999, it received another outing, in the soundtrack of the film,
167:
1022:(then a Top 30), but did peak at number 10 on the Single Tip chart.
1107:
1105:
1009:(then a Top 30), but did peak at number 5 on the Single Tip chart.
293:
McGuinness continues to record and perform as a member of both
1165:
Holloway, Danny (28 August 1971). "An Old Mann
Remembers...".
533:
512:
221:
1137:
274:
ensemble that recorded a single, "Elise", and an album,
228:, a fate which also befell a contemporary single by
85:
81:
63:
53:
35:
27:
20:
1459:"norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal"
8:
403:Credited to Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint
1509:"McGuinness Flint – Malt and Barley Blues"
1434:"flavour of new zealand - search listener"
1005:"Malt and Barley Blues" did not enter the
550:
466:
321:
17:
1138:"The Irish Charts - All there is to know"
1209:"Friends shocked by rock star's sad end"
1160:
1158:
823:(as Coulson, Dean, McGuinness and Flint)
304:Dennis Coulson died on 15 January 2006.
239:Coulson left to record a solo album for
1308:"ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS"
1283:"ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS"
1035:
998:
972:List of performances on Top of the Pops
1534:"McGuinness Flint – Let the People Go"
1207:Chronicle, Evening (23 January 2006).
1099:, Billboard.com. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
1018:"Let the People Go" did not enter the
559:
523:McGuinness Flint in Session at the BBC
1575:Musical groups disestablished in 1975
1171:. Spotlight Publications. p. 11.
1053:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1039:
977:List of performers on Top of the Pops
556:
553:
327:
324:
7:
1359:"Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts"
1224:
1222:
1570:Musical groups established in 1970
122:was a rock band formed in 1970 by
14:
1090:McGuiness Flint USA chart history
1384:"Irish Singles Charts 1970-1972"
1184:British Hit Singles & Albums
1114:British Hit Singles & Albums
1409:"Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl"
1259:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
259:vocalist and harmonica player,
126:, a bassist and guitarist with
280:What's Love Got to Do with It?
234:Give Ireland Back to the Irish
1:
267:-distributed Double D label.
948:
921:
918:
902:
875:
872:
856:
826:
808:
781:
778:
735:
732:
730:"Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby"
721:
694:
691:
675:
648:
645:
538:Collection of BBC recordings
1601:
958:
767:Happy Birthday, Ruthy Baby
368:Happy Birthday, Ruthy Baby
1565:English rock music groups
1059:"Biography by Bruce Eder"
912:
866:
816:
775:
772:
729:
688:
685:
635:
627:
621:
615:
609:
603:
597:
591:
585:
579:
573:
567:
562:
521:
494:
485:Released: 7 November 1996
477:
472:
469:
455:
435:
412:
386:
366:
351:Released: 4 December 1970
343:
335:
330:
189:Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby
1095:25 November 2015 at the
819:Lay Down Your Weary Tune
686:"Malt and Barley Blues"
420:Released: September 1973
394:Released: September 1972
255:, which featured former
1580:Capitol Records artists
1363:www.offiziellecharts.de
1182:Roberts, David (2006).
1112:Roberts, David (2006).
502:Released: November 2002
496:Malt & Barley Blues
158:" reached No. 2 on the
1585:Bronze Records artists
1234:www.officialcharts.com
638:When I'm Dead and Gone
529:Released: October 2009
443:Released: October 1974
156:When I'm Dead and Gone
134:, former drummer with
1438:www.flavourofnz.co.nz
867:"Ride on My Rainbow"
560:Peak chart positions
331:Peak chart positions
224:as it related to the
1020:Dutch Single Top 100
1007:Dutch Single Top 100
987:Christmas number two
773:"Let the People Go"
154:Their first single "
1463:norwegiancharts.com
1333:"Image: RPM Weekly"
374:Released: July 1971
1142:www.irishcharts.ie
982:List of NME covers
463:Compilation albums
195:Gallagher and Lyle
1337:www.bac-lac.gc.ca
963:
962:
824:
812:Non-album single
725:Non-album single
544:
543:
479:The Capitol Years
460:
459:
276:Acting on Impulse
245:Corporate Madness
187:The second album
117:
116:
1592:
1549:
1548:
1546:
1544:
1530:
1524:
1523:
1521:
1519:
1505:
1499:
1498:
1496:
1494:
1480:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1469:
1455:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1430:
1424:
1423:
1421:
1419:
1405:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1394:
1380:
1374:
1373:
1371:
1369:
1355:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1344:
1329:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1318:
1304:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1293:
1279:
1273:
1272:
1251:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1240:
1226:
1217:
1216:
1204:
1198:
1197:
1179:
1173:
1172:
1162:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1148:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1109:
1100:
1087:
1081:
1077:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1055:
1023:
1016:
1010:
1003:
822:
680:McGuinness Flint
551:
467:
345:McGuinness Flint
322:
164:McGuinness Flint
160:UK Singles Chart
120:McGuinness Flint
88:
56:
22:McGuinness Flint
18:
1600:
1599:
1595:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1590:
1589:
1555:
1554:
1553:
1552:
1542:
1540:
1532:
1531:
1527:
1517:
1515:
1507:
1506:
1502:
1492:
1490:
1488:www.musicvf.com
1482:
1481:
1477:
1467:
1465:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1442:
1440:
1432:
1431:
1427:
1417:
1415:
1407:
1406:
1402:
1392:
1390:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1367:
1365:
1357:
1356:
1352:
1342:
1340:
1331:
1330:
1326:
1316:
1314:
1312:www.ultratop.be
1306:
1305:
1301:
1291:
1289:
1287:www.ultratop.be
1281:
1280:
1276:
1269:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1238:
1236:
1228:
1227:
1220:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1194:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1164:
1163:
1156:
1146:
1144:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1124:
1111:
1110:
1103:
1097:Wayback Machine
1088:
1084:
1078:
1074:
1064:
1062:
1057:
1056:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1026:
1017:
1013:
1004:
1000:
995:
968:
913:"C'est la Vie"
631:
625:
619:
613:
607:
601:
595:
589:
583:
577:
571:
549:
465:
339:
320:
315:
310:
241:Elektra Records
172:UK Albums Chart
152:
140:Benny Gallagher
112:
111:Lou Stonebridge
110:
108:
104:
102:Benny Gallagher
100:
98:
94:
86:
54:
23:
12:
11:
5:
1598:
1596:
1588:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1557:
1556:
1551:
1550:
1538:dutchcharts.nl
1525:
1513:dutchcharts.nl
1500:
1475:
1450:
1425:
1413:dutchcharts.nl
1400:
1375:
1350:
1339:. 17 July 2013
1324:
1299:
1274:
1267:
1246:
1218:
1199:
1192:
1174:
1154:
1129:
1122:
1101:
1082:
1072:
1061:. Allmusic.com
1034:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1011:
997:
996:
994:
991:
990:
989:
984:
979:
974:
967:
964:
961:
960:
956:
955:
950:
947:
944:
941:
938:
935:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
910:
909:
904:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
864:
863:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
825:
814:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
786:
783:
780:
777:
774:
770:
769:
764:
761:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
727:
726:
723:
720:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
683:
682:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
633:
632:
626:
620:
614:
608:
602:
596:
590:
584:
578:
572:
565:
564:
561:
558:
555:
548:
545:
542:
541:
540:
539:
536:
530:
525:
519:
518:
517:
516:
511:Collection of
509:
503:
498:
492:
491:
490:
489:
488:Label: Capitol
486:
481:
475:
474:
473:Album details
471:
464:
461:
458:
457:
453:
452:
449:
448:
447:
444:
439:
433:
432:
429:
428:
427:
421:
416:
410:
409:
406:
405:
404:
401:
395:
390:
384:
383:
380:
379:
378:
377:Label: Capitol
375:
370:
364:
363:
360:
359:
358:
352:
347:
341:
340:
333:
332:
329:
328:Album details
326:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
306:
295:The Blues Band
253:The Blues Band
211:, an album of
166:also made the
151:
148:
124:Tom McGuinness
115:
114:
99:Dennis Coulson
92:Tom McGuinness
89:
83:
82:
79:
78:
65:
61:
60:
57:
51:
50:
37:
33:
32:
29:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1597:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1539:
1535:
1529:
1526:
1514:
1510:
1504:
1501:
1489:
1485:
1479:
1476:
1464:
1460:
1454:
1451:
1439:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1414:
1410:
1404:
1401:
1389:
1385:
1379:
1376:
1364:
1360:
1354:
1351:
1338:
1334:
1328:
1325:
1313:
1309:
1303:
1300:
1288:
1284:
1278:
1275:
1270:
1268:0-646-11917-6
1264:
1260:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1235:
1231:
1225:
1223:
1219:
1214:
1210:
1203:
1200:
1195:
1193:1-904994-10-5
1189:
1185:
1178:
1175:
1170:
1169:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1143:
1139:
1133:
1130:
1125:
1123:1-904994-10-5
1119:
1115:
1108:
1106:
1102:
1098:
1094:
1091:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1076:
1073:
1060:
1054:
1052:
1050:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1029:
1021:
1015:
1012:
1008:
1002:
999:
992:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
969:
965:
957:
954:
951:
945:
942:
939:
936:
933:
930:
927:
924:
915:
911:
908:
905:
899:
896:
893:
890:
887:
884:
881:
878:
869:
865:
862:
861:Lo and Behold
859:
853:
850:
847:
844:
841:
838:
835:
832:
829:
820:
815:
811:
805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
790:
787:
784:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
728:
724:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
684:
681:
678:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
651:
642:
639:
634:
630:
624:
618:
612:
606:
600:
594:
588:
582:
576:
570:
566:
552:
546:
537:
535:
531:
528:
527:
526:
524:
520:
514:
510:
508:
504:
501:
500:
499:
497:
493:
487:
484:
483:
482:
480:
476:
468:
462:
454:
450:
446:Label: Bronze
445:
442:
441:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
419:
418:
417:
415:
411:
407:
402:
400:
396:
393:
392:
391:
389:
388:Lo and Behold
385:
381:
376:
373:
372:
371:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
350:
349:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
323:
318:Studio albums
317:
312:
307:
305:
302:
300:
296:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
237:
235:
231:
227:
226:Ulster crisis
223:
219:
214:
210:
209:Lo and Behold
206:
202:
201:
196:
192:
190:
185:
181:
179:
178:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
149:
147:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
107:
103:
97:
93:
90:
84:
80:
77:
73:
69:
66:
62:
58:
52:
49:
45:
41:
38:
34:
30:
26:
19:
16:
1541:. Retrieved
1537:
1528:
1516:. Retrieved
1512:
1503:
1491:. Retrieved
1487:
1478:
1466:. Retrieved
1462:
1453:
1441:. Retrieved
1437:
1428:
1416:. Retrieved
1412:
1403:
1391:. Retrieved
1388:UKMIX Forums
1387:
1378:
1366:. Retrieved
1362:
1353:
1341:. Retrieved
1336:
1327:
1315:. Retrieved
1311:
1302:
1290:. Retrieved
1286:
1277:
1258:
1249:
1237:. Retrieved
1233:
1212:
1202:
1183:
1177:
1166:
1145:. Retrieved
1141:
1132:
1113:
1085:
1075:
1063:. Retrieved
1014:
1001:
953:C'est la Vie
952:
906:
860:
766:
679:
522:
495:
478:
437:C'est la Vie
436:
413:
387:
367:
344:
303:
299:The Manfreds
292:
288:Elise, Elise
287:
275:
269:
257:Manfred Mann
244:
238:
208:
198:
193:
188:
186:
182:
177:East is East
175:
163:
153:
132:Hughie Flint
128:Manfred Mann
119:
118:
96:Hughie Flint
87:Past members
55:Years active
48:country rock
15:
1543:27 December
1518:27 December
1493:27 December
1468:27 December
1443:27 December
1418:27 December
1393:27 December
1368:27 December
1343:27 December
1317:27 December
1292:27 December
1255:Kent, David
1239:27 December
1213:nechronicle
1065:19 February
308:Discography
284:Tina Turner
249:RCA Records
144:Graham Lyle
136:John Mayall
106:Graham Lyle
1559:Categories
1030:References
515:recordings
261:Paul Jones
205:Neil Innes
109:Dixie Dean
44:blues rock
272:folk rock
213:Bob Dylan
200:Breakaway
113:Jim Evans
59:1970–1975
40:Folk rock
1257:(1993).
1093:Archived
966:See also
581:BE (FLA)
907:Rainbow
587:BE (WA)
547:Singles
532:Label:
505:Label:
423:Label:
414:Rainbow
397:Label:
356:Capitol
354:Label:
220:by the
170:of the
68:Capitol
31:England
1265:
1190:
1168:Sounds
1147:8 June
1120:
563:Album
554:Title
470:Title
425:Bronze
325:Title
313:Albums
282:" for
218:banned
168:Top 10
150:Career
130:, and
76:Bronze
64:Labels
36:Genres
28:Origin
993:Notes
916:1974
870:1973
776:1972
689:1971
643:1970
557:Year
230:Wings
1545:2021
1520:2021
1495:2021
1470:2021
1445:2021
1420:2021
1395:2021
1370:2021
1345:2021
1319:2021
1294:2021
1263:ISBN
1241:2021
1188:ISBN
1149:2023
1118:ISBN
1067:2009
297:and
142:and
736:49
710:15
707:37
695:38
676:47
670:14
667:12
658:31
655:21
652:14
649:39
623:NOR
605:IRE
599:GER
593:CAN
575:AUS
534:EMI
513:BBC
507:Hux
399:DJM
265:PRT
247:on
236:".
232:, "
222:BBC
72:DJM
1561::
1536:.
1511:.
1486:.
1461:.
1436:.
1411:.
1386:.
1361:.
1335:.
1310:.
1285:.
1232:.
1221:^
1211:.
1157:^
1140:.
1104:^
1038:^
949:—
946:—
943:—
940:—
937:—
934:—
931:—
928:—
925:—
922:—
919:—
903:—
900:—
897:—
894:—
891:—
888:—
885:—
882:—
879:—
876:—
873:—
857:—
854:—
851:—
848:—
845:—
842:—
839:—
836:—
833:—
830:—
827:—
821:"
809:—
806:—
803:—
800:—
797:—
794:—
791:—
788:—
785:—
782:—
779:—
763:—
760:—
757:—
754:—
751:—
748:—
745:—
742:—
739:—
733:—
722:—
719:—
716:—
713:—
704:—
701:—
698:—
692:5
673:9
664:5
661:6
646:2
640:"
629:US
617:NZ
611:NL
569:UK
451:—
431:—
408:—
382:—
362:9
337:UK
180:.
146:.
74:,
70:,
46:,
42:,
1547:.
1522:.
1497:.
1472:.
1447:.
1422:.
1397:.
1372:.
1347:.
1321:.
1296:.
1271:.
1243:.
1215:.
1196:.
1151:.
1126:.
1069:.
817:"
636:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.