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Active until
  
1974

Genres
  
World, Pop

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Albums
  
Lo mejor del clan!, Todas sus grabaciones (1967 - 1974)

Members
  
Phil Trim, Raymond Gomez, José Lipiani

Record labels
  
Rama Lama Music, Divucsa, Magic Records, Open Records, Sonoplay

Similar
  
Los Canarios, Los Bravos, Los Brincos, Los Pekenikes, Ricky Shayne

Pop Tops (or Los Pop-Tops) were a vocal/instrumental band, formed in 1967 in Madrid, Spain and consisting of José Lipiani, Alberto Vega, Ignacio Pérez, Julián Luis Angulo, Enrique Gómez, Ray Gómez plus lead singer Phil Trim (born January 5, 1940, Trinidad and Tobago). Their sound was a blend of baroque pop with the soulful vocals of Trim. Major influences included Procol Harum and The Left Banke.

Their first release to gain attention was "Oh Lord, Why Lord" (1968), written by Jean Marcel Bouchety and Phil Trim. It was the first pop song to incorporate the melody of Pachelbel's Canon in D. That single's b-side, "The Voice Of The Dying Man" (based on a Johann Sebastian Bach composition) was also recorded in Spanish as "La Voz del Hombre Caido".

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They are best known for their 1971 hit "Mamy Blue", referring to a son's poignant song addressed to his departed mother about his childhood memories and life in general, sometimes spelled "Mommy Blue", "Mammy Blue" or "Mummy Blue", which was a Top 10 hit throughout much of Europe, Japan (#2), and Canada (#42), and a minor Billboard Hot 100 chart hit in the United States (#57). It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a golden record. The composer and lyricist of the French song "Mamy Blue" was Hubert Giraud. English lyrics were written by Phil Trim. The Pop Tops also recorded Italian and Spanish versions, with lyrics by Gefingal.

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As follow-up singles they released "Suzanne Suzanne" (early 1972) and "Hideaway" (mid 1972), which were only minor hits in some European countries.

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Songs

Mamy BlueCuéntame Cómo Pasó - Volumen 2 · 2002
Con su blanca palidez1968
Suzanne - Suzanne2011

References

Pop-Tops Wikipedia


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