Oh Boy! (album)

Oh Boy!
Studio album by Brotherhood of Man
Released	March 1977
Genre	Pop, MOR
Length	33:04
Label	Pye
Producer	Tony Hiller
Brotherhood of Man chronology
Love and Kisses (1976) Oh Boy! (1977) Images (1977)
Alternative cover
Non-UK version of the album. Titled Midnight Express
Singles from Oh Boy!
"My Sweet Rosalie" Released: June 1976 "I Give You My Love" Released: October 1976 (not UK) "New York City" Released: October 1976 (France only) "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" Released: February 1977

Oh Boy! is the third album released by pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released in 1977 and featured the UK top 10 hit, "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)". It was released earlier in some European countries as Midnight Express.

Background

The album was released in March 1977 in the UK and unlike their previous album, failed to make the chart, despite featuring two hit singles. It was released in Europe in November 1976, under the name Midnight Express, without "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)", but with another song, "Bag of Money" in its place.^[1] On some copies, this album was issued simply as Brotherhood of Man.

This album featured the singles "My Sweet Rosalie" and "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" which were hits in Europe and reached No.30 and No.8 in the UK respectively.^[2] Album tracks "I Give You My Love" and "New York City" were released as singles in various European countries in October 1976, with a planned release for the former in the UK, but ultimately abandoned.^[3] "New York City" reached No.42 in France in late 1976.^[4]

The style of the album's tracks followed in a similar vein to the pure pop introduced on "Save Your Kisses for Me" with member Martin Lee taking the lead vocals on many songs, a trend which was largely discontinued after this album. Like the group's other albums, the songs were produced by manager Tony Hiller.

Oh Boy! was released on Compact disc in a double set with Images in May 2009.^[5]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" (3.14)
2. "I Give You My Love" (2.48)
3. "Cross My Heart" (2.52)
4. "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me" (2.40)
5. "New York City" (2.54)
6. "Midnight Express" (3.03)

Side Two

1. "My Sweet Rosalie" (2.36)
2. "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay" (2.47)
3. "Daisy" (2.32)
4. "Lady Liar" (2.38)
5. "Goodnight Sleepyhead" (2.28)
6. "Guess Who's Taking You Out Tonight" (2.36)

CD Bonus tracks:

1. "Bag of Money" (2.42)
2. "Sugar Honey Love" (2.50)
3. "Closer, Closer" (2.39)

• All tracks written by Hiller / Sheriden / Lee except "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" by Tony Romeo

Personnel

• Tony Hiller: Producer
• Martin Lee: Lead vocals on "I Give You My Love", "My Sweet Rosalie", "Daisy", "Lady Liar" "Guess Who's Taking You Out Tonight"
• Lee Sheriden: Musical Director, Lead vocals on "New York City"
• Nicky Stevens: Lead vocals on "Cross My Heart". Joint lead vocals on "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay"
• Sandra Stevens: Lead vocals on "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)", "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me", "Goodnight Sleepyhead"(, "Bag of Money"). Joint lead vocals on "Shimmy Shimmy Shamay"
• Simaen Skolfield: Recording engineer
• Karl Brown: Assistant engineer
• Recorded at Central Sound Studio
• Sleeve by Design Machine

Chart performance

Release date	Single title	UK Chart position
June 1976	"My Sweet Rosalie"	30
February 1977	"Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)"	8
Release date	Album title	UK Chart position
March 1977	Oh Boy!	-

References

1. ^ Swiss Charts.com. "Midnight Express album". http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Brotherhood+Of+Man&titel=Midnight+Express&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
2. ^ Chartstats. "Brotherhood of Man - UK Chart discography". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2151. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
3. ^ Dutch Brotherhood of Man site. "European single releases (Discography)". http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/sunra/953/indexen.html. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
4. ^ Infodisc. "French charts (erroneously listed as "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me")". http://www.infodisc.fr/Artistes.php/. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
5. ^ CD Universe. "CD re-release". http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7868217. Retrieved 2009-06-05.