Middle of the Road (page 2)

"Chirpy" was a runaway success but for the follow up single, "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum" needed some innovative promotion. What better than to put a new car on the road with "Middle of the Road". As it happens, Fiat were launching their mini hatchback, the Fiat 127, and they were producing a short film for release in cinemas all over Europe. RCA struck a deal with them to feature "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum" and the band in the film. The foursome, who were still living in Rome, had the dubious pleasure of seeing themselves on the big screen, quite by accident, when they visited their local cinema one evening to see "Love Story".
They have never been able to work out what "Tweedle Dee" had to do with a car but in spite of this both car and song were highly successful.
After "Chirpy" and "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum" had hit the charts, their third single broke the mould of nonsense songs and was a resounding hit. Written by a Spanish songwriter, Fernando Arbex, with lyrics co-written by Sally herself and produced by Giacomo Tosti just before Catoca was formed, "Soley Soley", recorded in Madrid, became the summer hit for Europe that year. With astonishingly 'good' planning, RCA released the single in Britain... for Christmas! It wasn't until March that "Soley" reached the number two spot in the UK charts when the weather was beginning to reflect the mood of the song.
"Soley Soley" was deprived of a UK number one spot by a traditional song recorded by the pipes and military band of a Scottish regiment. It was "Amazing Grace".
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep", "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum", "Soley Soley", "Sacramento" and "Samson and Delilah" were the group's main hits in the UK, but world-wide they had numerous more.

Thanks to middle of the road-popgroup for this partial biography

Sacramento	Samson And Delilah
The Talk Of All The U.S.A.	Bottoms Up
Yellow Boomerang	Union Silver
Kailakee Kailako	Samba D'Amour

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SACRAMENTO
↓ U.K. Sacramento (promo & release) 17th March 1972 ↓










↓ Angola Sacramento (three editions Manufactured By Telectra Portugal) 1972 ↓







↓ Angola Sacramento (Manufactured By Telectra Angola) 1972 ↓


↓ Argentina Sacramento 1972 ↓

↓ Brazil Sacramento 1972 ↓



↓ Chile Sacramento 1972 ↓

↓ Greece Sacramento 1972 ↓


↓ Germany Sacramento (promo & release) 1971 ↓



↓ Holland Sacramento December 1971 ↓


↓ Iran Sacramento 1971 ↓


↓ Israel Sacramento 1972 ↓


↓ Italy Sacramento (promo & release) November 1971 ↓



↓ Italy Sacramento January 1972 ↓

↓ Japan Sacramento 1973 ↓

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↓ Madagascar Sacramento 1971 ↓


↓ Peru Sacramento 1972 ↓

↓ Portugal Sacramento (At least 3 versions of the label EP) 1972 ↓





↓ South Africa Sacramento 1972 ↓

↓ Spain Sacramento (version 1 promo) 28th March 1972 ↓


↓ Spain Sacramento (version 2) 1972 ↓


↓ Spain Sacramento (version 3) 1972 ↓


↓ Thailand Sacramento 1972 ↓


↓ Turkey Sacramento (promo) 1972 ↓


↓ Yugoslavia Sacramento 1971/1972 ↓





↓ Malaysia??? Love Sweet Love (various artist E.P.) 1972 ↓


SAMSON AND DELILAH
↓ U.K. Samson & Delilah 30th June 1972 ↓





↓ Argentina Samson & Delilah (promo) 1972 ↓
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↓ Bolivia Samson & Delilah 1972 ↓


↓ France Samson & Delilah (Original & corrected covers) 1972 ↓





↓ Holland Samson & Delilah (2 versions of picture cover) 1972 ↓



↓ Hungary Samson & Delilah 1972 ↓


↓ Iran Samson & Delilah 1972 ↓


↓ Italy Samson & Delilah (promo & release) June 1972 ↓



↓ Italy Samson & Delilah (jukebox edition with unrelated B side) June 1972 ↓

↓ Madagascar Samson & Delilah 1972 ↓


↓ South Africa Samson & Delilah 1972 ↓

↓ Turkey Samson & Delilah 1972 ↓


↓ Yugoslavia Samson & Delilah 1972 ↓


↓ Germany Samson & Delilah - The Talk Of All The USA (promo & release) 7th March 1972 ↓




THE TALK OF ALL THE U.S.A.
↓ Germany The Talk Of All The USA - Samson & Delilah (sides reversed) 1972 ↓


↓ U.K. The Talk Of All The USA (promo & release) 16th March 1973 ↓




↓ Angola The Talk of All the U.S.A. (error & corrected label) (EP) 1972 ↓









↓ France The Talk of All the U.S.A. (error & corrected label) (EP) 1972 ↓





↓ India On This Land and The Talk of All the U.S.A. 1972 ↓

↓ Japan The Talk Of All The USA (promo & release) 1972 ↓








↓ Kenya The Talk Of All The USA 1972 ↓

↓ Madagascar The Talk Of All The USA 1972 ↓

↓ New Zealand On This Land b/w The Talk Of All The USA 1972 ↓

↓ Portugal The Talk of All the U.S.A. (EP) 1972 ↓



↓ South Africa The Talk of All the U.S.A. 1972 ↓

↓ Thailand The Talk of All the U.S.A. (EP) ↓




↓ Thailand The Talk of All the U.S.A. (EP) ↓


↓ Thailand The Talk of All the U.S.A. (various artists EP) ↓



↓ Thailand The Talk of All the U.S.A. (various artists EP) ↓





↓ Thailand The Talk of All the U.S.A. (slight sleeve variation and 3 label variations) ↓





↓ Thailand The Talk of All the U.S.A. (slight sleeve variation and 3 label variations) ↓





↓ Thailand The Talk of All the U.S.A. (slight sleeve variations and different label colours) ↓




↓ Thailand (Middle Of The Rad) The Talk of All the U.S.A. ↓


↓ Thailand (Middle Of The Rad) The Talk of All the U.S.A. ↓


↓ U.S.A. The Talk of All the U.S.A. 26th June 1972 ↓

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↓ Yugoslavia The Talk of All the U.S.A. 1972 ↓


BOTTOMS UP
↓ U.K. Bottoms Up (promo & release) 6th October 1972 ↓






↓ Angola Bottoms Up 1973 ↓




↓ Argentina Bottoms Up (promo) 1972 ↓

↓ Australia Bottoms Up 1972 ↓

↓ Brazil Bottoms Up 1972 ↓



↓ France Bottoms Up 14th October 1972 ↓


↓ Germany Bottoms Up (promo & 3 releases) 1972 ↓





↓ Holland Bottoms Up 1972 ↓


↓ Israel Bottoms Up 1972 ↓


↓ Italy Bottoms Up September 1972 ↓



↓ Kenya Bottoms Up 1972 ↓

↓ Madagascar Bottoms Up 1972 ↓

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↓ Mexico Bottoms Up (promo) 1972 ↓

↓ New Zealand Bottoms Up 1972 ↓

↓ Peru Bottoms Up 1972 ↓

↓ Portugal Bottoms Up 1973 ↓


↓ South Africa Bottoms Up 1973 ↓

↓ Spain Bottoms Up (promo) 1972 ↓



↓ Spain Bottoms Up (release) 1972 ↓


↓ Thailand Bottoms Up 1972 ↓


↓ Turkey Bottoms Up 1972 ↓


↓ Yugoslavia Bottoms Up 1972 ↓



YELLOW BOOMERANG
↓ Angola Yellow Boomerang 1973 ↓




↓ France Yellow Boomerang 27th April 1973 ↓


↓ Germany Yellow Boomerang (promo & release) February 1973 ↓




↓ Greece Yellow Boomerang 1973 ↓

↓ Holland Yellow Boomerang 10" Transco single sided acetate 17th February 1973 ↓


↓ Holland Yellow Boomerang 17th February 1973 ↓


↓ Iran Yellow Boomerang ↓


↓ Japan Yellow Boomerang ↓
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↓ Madagascar Yellow Boomerang 1973 ↓


↓ Rhodesia Yellow Boomerang 1973 ↓

↓ Spain Yellow Boomerang 18th April 1973 ↓



Union Silver
↓ U.K. Union Silver 29th June 1973 ↓



↓ France Union Silver 1973 ↓


↓ Italy Union Silver February 1973 ↓

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↓ Italy Union Silver (jukebox edition) February 1973 ↓

KAILAKEE KAILAKO
↓ Angola Kailakee Kailako 1973 ↓


↓ Germany Kailakee Kailako (promo) July 1973 ↓



↓ Holland Kailakee Kailako 1973 ↓


↓ Madagascar Kailakee Kailako 1973 ↓



↓ Spain Kailakee Kailako December 1973 ↓

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SAMBA D'AMOUR
↓ Angola Samba D'Amour 1973 ↓



↓ Angola Samba D'Amour 1974 ↓



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↓ Austria Samba D'Amour 1973 ↓


↓ France Samba D'Amour 1973 ↓





↓ Holland Samba D'Amour September 1973 ↓



↓ Italy Samba D'Amour 1973 ↓



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↓ Spain Samba De Amor 1st October 1973 ↓


↓ U.K. Hitchin' A Ride In The Moonlight 28th March 1975 ↓



↓ Argentina Hitchin' A Ride In The Moonlight 1975 ↓

↓ Australia Hitchin' A Ride In The Moonlight 1975 ↓

↓ France Hitchin' A Ride In The Moonlight 1975 ↓


↓ Germany Hitchin' A Ride In The Moonlight July 1975 ↓


↓ U.K. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (Extended Play) 26th September 1975 ↓



↓ Russia Sacramento and Louise (flexi disk) October 1975 ↓





↓ East Germany Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 1982 ↓

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↓ Canada Samson & Delilah 1972 (unfortunately this is a cover band) ↓