Unifics

[Md Records]

Anyone know where there's a discography, and track listing for their albums that I can take a look at

Many thanks

Des Parker

[boba]

Anyone know where there's a discography, and track listing for their albums that I can take a look at

Many thanks

Des Parker

there's only one album (on Kapp).

[Md Records]

Have you a track listing for it

[John Reed]

Side 1

Court Of Love

Which One Should I Choose

Tables Turned

Harper Valley PTA

This Guys In Love With You

Side 2

Toshi Sumasa

Its All Over

People Got To Be Free

Little Green Apples

A Hard Days Night

Why did loads of Soul Artists record Beatles songs?

Cheers,

John

Edited November 29, 2007 by John Reed

[Sean Hampsey]

The Kapp LP is "Sittin At The Court Of Love"

Kapp Tracks include:

The Beginning Of My End

Sentimental Man

Memories

It's A Groovy World!

Got To Get You

A Hard Day's Night

Court Of Love

It's All Over

Little Green Apples

Tables Turned

This Guy's In Love With You

Which One Should I Choose

Harper Valley P.T.A.

People Go To Be Free

Toshisumasu

Plus they had a new album out two/three years ago 'UNIFICS RETURN' featuring the blinding "I Want You To Have It" (CD Album only) a big plug of mine as a new release.

Sean

Edited November 29, 2007 by Sean Hampsey

[boba]

The Kapp LP is "Sittin At The Court Of Love"

Kapp Tracks include:

The Beginning Of My End

Sentimental Man

Memories

It's A Groovy World!

Got To Get You

A Hard Day's Night

Court Of Love

It's All Over

Little Green Apples

Tables Turned

This Guy's In Love With You

Which One Should I Choose

Harper Valley P.T.A.

People Go To Be Free

Toshisumasu

Plus they had a new album out two/three years ago 'UNIFICS RETURN' featuring the blinding "I Want You To Have It" (CD Album only) a big plug of mine as a new release.

Sean

The fountain record has a fantastic sweet soul side "dawn of a new day" ... it's cheap too.

I vaguely remember one of their songs got released twice on kapp, with a different mix or different version or something, it says "different mix" or something like that on the label. I have two different kapp pic sleeves of the group, one is of them sitting at desks on the lawn of howard university, the other is them balancing on some rocks on a river.

[Steve G]

Anyone know where there's a discography, and track listing for their albums that I can take a look at

Many thanks

Des Parker

Wasn't someone famous in the group like Al Johnson or somehing?

[John Reed]

Wasn't someone famous in the group like Al Johnson or somehing?

Yep, theres a lovely picture of the four of them on the back of the LP.

[Sean Hampsey]

Wasn't someone famous in the group like Al Johnson or somehing?

[Philippe]

There's a copy on ebay

[Chalky]

their official website HERE

and a biography lifted from the t'internet....

In 1966 a group of talented students at Washington D.C.'s Howard University in 1966 formed the upstart group Al & the Vikings. Consisting of singer/songwriter Al Johnson, Tom Fauntleroy Marvin Brown, Bob Hayes, and George Roland, the group changed its name during its first year to the Unique Five and later to the Unifics. Known for their smooth harmonies and their dapper attire (including their trademark white gloves), the Unifics soon gathered a large following in the D.C. area and began to attract attention elsewhere. Unfortunately, outside obligations of the various members also created a number of personnel changes that often confused the group's most loyal fans. Hayes, Roland and Fauntleroy left in 1967 (Fauntleroy leaving for the military) and the group became a quartet with the addition of Michael Ward and Greg Cook. Brown left during the following year, replaced by Harold Worthington.

The group signed with manager Guy Draper, who landed the act a contract with Kapp Records and became their producer and a principal writer. Soon after signing with Kapp, the Unifics hit national pay dirt with their single, "The Court of Love," which scored on both the Soul and Pop charts. A falling out with Draper led to nearly a year of litigation and the departure of Ward and Worthington, with Fauntleroy and Brown rejoining in 1970 and creating the longest lasting version of the group (Johnson, Brown, Fauntleroy and Cook). The Unifics continued to chart into the early 70s with such cuts as "It's a Groovy World," "Toshisumasu" and their last major hit, "The Beginning of My End." Their final single was "Dawn of a New Day (In My Life)" on Jerry Butler's Fountain label. The act split in 1972, with Johnson going on to become an important songwriter and producer for the next 30 years (often working with Fauntleroy) for acts such as the Dells, Peabo Bryson, the Whispers and Norman Connors.

In 2004, three decades after the Unifics called it quits, Johnson and Fauntleroy decided to resurrect the group and recruited Newport News, Virginia veteran singers Charlie Lockhart and Garrett Hall to complete the quartet. Then, at the end of 2004, they self-released Unifics Return, the first Unifics album in over three decades.

[Baz Atkinson]

their official website HERE

and a biography lifted from the t'internet....

In 1966 a group of talented students at Washington D.C.'s Howard University in 1966 formed the upstart group Al & the Vikings. Consisting of singer/songwriter Al Johnson, Tom Fauntleroy Marvin Brown, Bob Hayes, and George Roland, the group changed its name during its first year to the Unique Five and later to the Unifics. Known for their smooth harmonies and their dapper attire (including their trademark white gloves), the Unifics soon gathered a large following in the D.C. area and began to attract attention elsewhere. Unfortunately, outside obligations of the various members also created a number of personnel changes that often confused the group's most loyal fans. Hayes, Roland and Fauntleroy left in 1967 (Fauntleroy leaving for the military) and the group became a quartet with the addition of Michael Ward and Greg Cook. Brown left during the following year, replaced by Harold Worthington.

The group signed with manager Guy Draper, who landed the act a contract with Kapp Records and became their producer and a principal writer. Soon after signing with Kapp, the Unifics hit national pay dirt with their single, "The Court of Love," which scored on both the Soul and Pop charts. A falling out with Draper led to nearly a year of litigation and the departure of Ward and Worthington, with Fauntleroy and Brown rejoining in 1970 and creating the longest lasting version of the group (Johnson, Brown, Fauntleroy and Cook). The Unifics continued to chart into the early 70s with such cuts as "It's a Groovy World," "Toshisumasu" and their last major hit, "The Beginning of My End." Their final single was "Dawn of a New Day (In My Life)" on Jerry Butler's Fountain label. The act split in 1972, with Johnson going on to become an important songwriter and producer for the next 30 years (often working with Fauntleroy) for acts such as the Dells, Peabo Bryson, the Whispers and Norman Connors.

In 2004, three decades after the Unifics called it quits, Johnson and Fauntleroy decided to resurrect the group and recruited Newport News, Virginia veteran singers Charlie Lockhart and Garrett Hall to complete the quartet. Then, at the end of 2004, they self-released Unifics Return, the first Unifics album in over three decades.

tops ,good site also.

BAZ A

[Djmelismo]

There's a copy on ebay

I guess it´s still a cheapie, easy to find with many copies floating about. A nice album.

Vocally Al Johnson has changed a lot. What I mean is that fans of Al Johnson´s modern soul recordings, may not recognize his vocals on these early Unifics tracks. I guess he developed his singing skills and his personal style over the years, just like for instance Leroy Burgess did - it´s very difficult to hear the typical Burgess-esque sound on the first Black Ivory album.

Cheers

Melismo