the Executives
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The Executives were an Australian pop music band, formed in 1966 and reformed in 1974, consisting of band members Ray Burton, Rhys Clark, Gino Cunico, Brian King, Carole King, Gary King, Keith Leslie and Brian Patterson.{{cite book |title= A Dictionary of Australian Music |editor-first= Warren |editor-last= Bebbington |isbn= 0 19 550839 4 |page= 111}}{{cite web |url= http://www.milesago.com/artists/executives.htm |work= MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964-1975 |title= The Executives: Sydney 1966-69, 1974-78 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120918012551/http://www.milesago.com/artists/executives.htm |archive-date= 18 September 2012 |url-status= live |access-date= 1 May 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://www.ozziemusicman.com/2010/04/post-252-executives-hey-man-youre-gonna.html |title= The Executives Hey Man / You're Gonna Love Me |page= Post 252 |no-pp= yes |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120110093217/http://www.ozziemusicman.com/2010/04/post-252-executives-hey-man-youre-gonna.html |archive-date= 10 January 2012 |access-date= 1 May 2012 |publisher= Angela Ryan |website= Ozzie Music Man }} They are arguably best known for their top 40 singles "My Aim Is To Please You" (1967), "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" (1967) and "Windy Day" (1968) reaching No. 18, No. 20 and No. 24 respectively on the Australian charts.
The group later reformed in 1985 with the line up of Carole King and Jonne Sands on vocals, Jose McLaughlin (keyboards), Pip Lee (drums), Moz Sammons (guitar) and Wayne Newey (bass). This version of the group worked extensively throughout Australia before disbanding in 1986.
Dressed in Ned Kelly-style breastplates, they appeared on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo in the episode "The Bushrangers" in 1968.{{cite web|title=Skippy the Bush Kangaroo|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St9iemIhs2I|publisher=YouTube|access-date=12 June 2019|year=2011}}
Discography
=Albums=
==Studio albums==
- The Executives (Festival Records, 1968)
- The Executives on Bandstand (Festival Records, 1968)
==Compilation albums==
- The Happening World of The Executives (1990)
=Charting singles=
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! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="1"| Chart Positions |
AUS |
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rowspan="2"|1967
|"My Aim Is To Please You" |align="center"|4 |
"Sit Down, I Think I Love You"
|align="center"|4 |
rowspan="3"|1968
|"It's a Happening World" |align="center"|30 |
"Windy Day"
|align="center"|7 |
"Summerhill Road"
|align="center"|36 |
=EPs=
- "Break Out" (1967)
- "It's a Happening World" (1968)
- "Windy Day" (1968)
- "Parenthesis" (1969)
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic |id= the-executives-mn0000055531 |label= The Executives}}
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- PopArchives.com.au: [http://www.poparchives.com.au/418/the-executives/windy-day Windy Day], [http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=404 It's A Happening World], [http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=407 My Aim Is To Please You], [http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=409 Sit Down I Think I Love You]
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Category:Australian pop music groups
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