The Royals
There are several groups which have used this band name. Listed chronologic… Read Full Bio ↴There are several groups which have used this band name. Listed chronologically:
Band #1: The Royals were a R&B group active on the Federal imprint of the King label in the early 1950s.
Band #2: Jamaican vocal group the Royals were founded in 1964 by singer and writer Roy Cousins, and the original lineup consisted of Cousins, Errol Wilson, Keith Smith, and Berthram Johnson, although the Royals were completely Cousins' baby, and he remains the only constant throughout the group's history. Their signature song, "Pick Up the Pieces," was originally recorded for Coxsone Dodd in 1967 (who released it under the group name The Tempests), but Cousins re-recorded an arguably superior version of it in 1973.
#1 They rose to prominence after adding Hank Ballard as vocalist, and as the 1950s went on they were renamed first as The Midnighters, and eventually as Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, who most notably were responsible for the original version of "The Twist".
Band #2: Jamaican vocal group the Royals were founded in 1964 by singer and writer Roy Cousins, and the original lineup consisted of Cousins, Errol Wilson, Keith Smith, and Berthram Johnson, although the Royals were completely Cousins' baby, and he remains the only constant throughout the group's history. Their signature song, "Pick Up the Pieces," was originally recorded for Coxsone Dodd in 1967 (who released it under the group name The Tempests), but Cousins re-recorded an arguably superior version of it in 1973. Although the Royals worked with Dodd and other Jamaican producers like Joe Gibbs, Byron Smith and Lloyd Daley, Cousins increasingly began to produce the group's material, even starting his own record labels, Tamoki and Wambesi Records, in order to better control and distribute his productions.
Cousin's skillful writing and the immense care he took in building rhythms and crafting suburb vocals (usually featuring his own high tenor) and harmonies has made the Royals one of the most respected of the island's vocal groups. Three albums of Cousins' Royals productions were released by Ballistic, a subsidiary of United Artists, between 1977 and 1979: Pick Up the Pieces, Ten Years After, and Israel Be Wise. Cousins moved to Britain in the early 1980s, where he has continued as a producer.
Band #3: A hardcore band from Norfolk, UK. Around from 2003 to 2007. Mainly influenced by Terror, Turbonegro, Slapshot and Hatebreed.
Band #4: The Royals are a 4 piece small indie band from England, formed in 2007. According to their myspace they "mainly indie and acoustic type music" and "have a wide range of influences from The Beatles to Radiohead and from Foo Fighters to Madness".
Band #1: The Royals were a R&B group active on the Federal imprint of the King label in the early 1950s.
Band #2: Jamaican vocal group the Royals were founded in 1964 by singer and writer Roy Cousins, and the original lineup consisted of Cousins, Errol Wilson, Keith Smith, and Berthram Johnson, although the Royals were completely Cousins' baby, and he remains the only constant throughout the group's history. Their signature song, "Pick Up the Pieces," was originally recorded for Coxsone Dodd in 1967 (who released it under the group name The Tempests), but Cousins re-recorded an arguably superior version of it in 1973.
#1 They rose to prominence after adding Hank Ballard as vocalist, and as the 1950s went on they were renamed first as The Midnighters, and eventually as Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, who most notably were responsible for the original version of "The Twist".
Band #2: Jamaican vocal group the Royals were founded in 1964 by singer and writer Roy Cousins, and the original lineup consisted of Cousins, Errol Wilson, Keith Smith, and Berthram Johnson, although the Royals were completely Cousins' baby, and he remains the only constant throughout the group's history. Their signature song, "Pick Up the Pieces," was originally recorded for Coxsone Dodd in 1967 (who released it under the group name The Tempests), but Cousins re-recorded an arguably superior version of it in 1973. Although the Royals worked with Dodd and other Jamaican producers like Joe Gibbs, Byron Smith and Lloyd Daley, Cousins increasingly began to produce the group's material, even starting his own record labels, Tamoki and Wambesi Records, in order to better control and distribute his productions.
Cousin's skillful writing and the immense care he took in building rhythms and crafting suburb vocals (usually featuring his own high tenor) and harmonies has made the Royals one of the most respected of the island's vocal groups. Three albums of Cousins' Royals productions were released by Ballistic, a subsidiary of United Artists, between 1977 and 1979: Pick Up the Pieces, Ten Years After, and Israel Be Wise. Cousins moved to Britain in the early 1980s, where he has continued as a producer.
Band #3: A hardcore band from Norfolk, UK. Around from 2003 to 2007. Mainly influenced by Terror, Turbonegro, Slapshot and Hatebreed.
Band #4: The Royals are a 4 piece small indie band from England, formed in 2007. According to their myspace they "mainly indie and acoustic type music" and "have a wide range of influences from The Beatles to Radiohead and from Foo Fighters to Madness".
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The Royals Lyrics
5th Street Blues Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a…
All Night Long LONG NIGHTS, THINKING ABOUT YOU LONG NIGHTS, CUZ I NEED YOU…
Annie Had A Baby Annie had a baby, can't work no more No, no, no,…
Are You Forgetting How sweet you are, how sweet you are, How dear your…
Every Beat Of My Heart Every Beat Of My Heart Rod Stewart Through these misty eyes…
Fifth Street Blues Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a…
Forever In Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Get It I spent hours after you left Just lying here to catch…
Give It Up Give it up just let it flow, Keller's runnin' TV show. Razor…
I Feel That-A-Way I don't work that way I don't work that way I don't…
I Know I Love You So I don't know how to love him. What to do, how…
If I Were You Here's an emotional one for you If I ever lost you Yeah Roya…
It's Real Nacheki awa mamblainer wanadream kwa ndoto Unadai we ni mtru…
Message Caught in between the windows Waiting for the message to com…
Mia I been cheated by you since you know when So I…
My Story The name's James, and I'm in eleventh grade Thinking 'bout h…
No It Ain't It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
Oh My Love Love of my life - you've hurt me You've broken my…
Partners For Life Time to wake up The sun came And you'll have an awesome…
Pick Up The Pieces Pick up the pieces don't throw it away Pick up the…
Promised Land When you find yourself without light When you find yourself …
Rock And Roll Wedding Rock and roll dream Not what it seems Who is the dreamer…
Rock Granny Roll Groovy baselines and guitars Used to make me feel so high…
Royals I've never seen a diamond in the flesh I cut my…
Sexy Ways I said a shake baby shake baby shake till the…
Someone Like You Il tempo passa senza che lo passo mai insieme a…
Stand and Give Praise Stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up and pray,…
Until I Die Yeah yeh yeh Yeah yeh yeeeh Yeah yeah yeeah Yeah If I die Ni…
We Are in the Mood Come on rub me come and love me Pretty baby You'd be…
What Did I Do You, you're driving me crazy! What did I do? What did I…
Work With Me Annie Ooh, work with me, Annie (a-um, a-um) Work with me, Annie,…