Active until 1978 | Years active 1972–78 Genre Pop rock | |
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Labels Capricorn RecordsVoiceprint RecordsMap RecordsJo'Burg RecordsJet RecordsLine RecordsVictor (Japan) Past members Trevor RabinDuncan FaureNeil CloudRonnie RobotFrancois LoosErrol FriedmanLou ForerCedric Samson Origin Pretoria, South Africa (1972) Albums Boys Will Be Boys, A Croak and a Grunt in the Night, Rock Rabbitt Similar Duncan Faure, World Trade, Steve Howe Trio, The Syndicats, Yoso | ||
Rabbitt were a South African rock band formed in 1972, evolving from a band called The Conglomeration, consisting of members Trevor Rabin, Duncan Faure, Ronnie Robot, and Neil Cloud. Their successes included making it to the top of the South African charts with the hit "Charlie" in 1976. Rabbitt broke up in 1978. Rabin later became a member of Yes, and Faure went on to join the Bay City Rollers.
Contents
- Original line up recorded Locomotive Breath single
- Line up from 1975
- Albums
- A Croak and a Grunt in the Night 1977
- Rock Rabbitt 1977
- Revival
- The Collection The Hits
- The Extended Plays EPs
- The Singles
- Songs
- References
Original line-up (recorded 'Locomotive Breath') single
Line-up from 1975
Albums
Boys Will Be Boys (Jo'Burg Records in South Africa, 1975)
A Croak and a Grunt in the Night (1977)
Tracks:
1. "T.C. Rabin in D-Minor" (Rabin) (0.24)
2. "I Sleep Alone" (Rabin) (2.52)
3. "'A Croak and a Grunt in the Night" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (2.37)
4. "Everybody's Cheating" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (4.10)
5. "Sugar Pie" (Rabin) (3.22)
6. "Searching" (Rabin) (4.13)
7. "Working for the People" (Rabin/Robot/Faure/Cloud) (4.21)
8. "Pollyman" (Rabin) (2.23)
9. "Schumann" (Trad. arr. Rabin) (0.21)
10. "Hold On to Love" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (4.06)
11. "Dingley's Bookshop" (Faure) (2.10) theme from a TV series
12. "Never Gonna Ruin my Life" (Rabin) (0.56)
13. "Tribal Fence" (MacKay) (3.51) featuring Margaret Singana
14. "Gift of Love" (Rabin/Van Blerk/Robot) (3.44)
15. "Lonely Loner Too" (Faure) (3.35)
16. "Take It Easy" (Rabin) (3.40)
17. "A Love You Song" (Faure) (1.46)
Musicians:
Release information:
1976, Jo'Burg Records, TJL 13014
1977, Capricorn (USA/Canada), CP 0190
Rock Rabbitt (1977)
Tracks:
1. "Rush Hour Scores" (Faure) (5:02)
2. "Mr. Muso" (Faure) (5:14)
3. "Love in my Heart" (Faure) (3:40)
4. "Within These Words" (Faure) (3:12)
5. "Rock 'n' Roll, Part I & II" (Faure) (3:38)
6. "Getting Thru to You" (Faure) (4:08)
7. "I've Been Aware" (Faure) (6:16)
8. "Without Her Love" (Faure) (3:19)
9. "Hello and Welcome Home" (Faure) (5:38)
10. "Goodbye and So-Long" (Faure) (2:28)
Musicians:
Release information:
1977, JoBurg Records, TJC(X)13025
Revival
Tracks:
1. "Locomotive Breath" (Ian Anderson) (3:35) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
2. "Gift of Love" (Rabin/Van Blerk/Robot) (3.44) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
3. "Getting Through to You" (Faure) (4:07) — from the album Rock Rabbitt
4. "Hard Ride" (Rabin) (4:10) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
5. "Lifeline" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (5:31) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
6. "Searching" (Rabin) (4:09) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
7. "T.C. Rabin in D-minor" (Rabin) (0:24) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
8. "I Sleep Alone" (Rabin) (2:52) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
9. "Charlie" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (2:47) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
10. "Morning Light" (Faure/Rabin) (3:12) — from the EP Morning Light (1977)
11. "Brand New Love" (Rabin) (3.30) — from the EP single Morning Light (1977)
12. "A Croak and a Grunt in the Night" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (2:37) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
13. "Everybody's Cheating" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (4:08) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
14. "Hold On to love" (Rabin/Van Blerk) (4:04) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
15. "Tribal Fence" (MacKay) (3.51) featuring Margaret Singana — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
Release information:
1987, PVB Music, PVBR 1007A
The Collection / The Hits
Tracks:
1. "Hard Ride" (Rabin) (4:10) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
2. "Charlie" (Rabin/van Blerk) (2:47) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
3. "Lonely Loner Too" (Faure) (3:34) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
4. "Searching" (Rabin) (4:09) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
5. "Dingley's Bookshop" (Faure) (2:11) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
6. "Locomotive Breath" (Ian Anderson) (3:35) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
7. "Baby's Leaving" (Rabin) (2:23) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
8. "Pollyman" (Rabin) (2:22) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
9. "T.C. Rabin in D-minor" (Rabin) (0:24) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
10. "I Sleep Alone" (Rabin) (2:52) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
11. "A Croak and a Grunt in the Night" (Rabin/van Blerk) (2:37) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
12. "Morning Light" (Faure/Rabin) (3:12) — from the EP single Morning Light (1977)
13. "Schumann" (Trad. arr. Rabin) (0:24) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
14. "Hold On to love" (Rabin/van Blerk) (4:04) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
15. "Take It Easy" (Rabin) (3:40) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
16. "Lifeline" (Rabin/van Blerk) (5:31) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
17. "I Was Eleven" (Faure), listed on cover as When I Was Eleven (3:10) — from the EP single 1972–1978 (1978)
18. "Everybody's Cheating" (Rabin/van Blerk) (4:08) — from the album A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
19. "Savage" (Rabin) (4:43) — from the album Boys Will Be Boys!
20. "Getting Through to You" (Faure) (4:07) — from the album Rock Rabbitt
21. "Auld Lang Syne Rock" (Trad. arr. Rabin) (1:21) — B-side of "Morning Light" single (1977)
22. "A Love You Song" (Faure) (1:43) — from the EP single Morning Light (1977)
Release information: 1992 (as The Collection), ON records, RABCD1
1996 (as The Hits), Gallo, CDRED 602
The Extended Plays (EPs)
The Singles
Songs
Hard RideBoys Will Be Boys · 1975
Dingley's BookshopA Croak and a Grunt in the Night · 1977
EventidesBoys Will Be Boys · 1975