Genres Rock Labels EMI (1999 only) Genre Rock music | Years active 1967–1971 Active until 1971 Origin New Zealand (1967) | |
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Past members Martin Hope
Wayne Mason
Ali Richardson
Chris Parry
Carl Evenson Albums Green 'B' Holiday (2014 Reissue), The Very Best Of Members Wayne Mason, Martin Hope, Chris Parry, Ali Richardson, Les Gruebner Similar Larry's Rebels, Blerta, The Mutton Birds, Quincy Conserve, The Warratahs | ||
The fourmyula nature
The Fourmyula were a New Zealand rock group formed in 1967. Ten of their fourteen singles reached the New Zealand Top 20.
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The group consisted of Martin Hope (guitar and vocals), Wayne Mason (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Ali Richardson (bass and vocals) and Chris Parry (drums). They were joined in 1968 by Carl Evenson as lead vocalist.
Their first release, "Come With Me" made it to number 2 in August 1968. They released fourteen singles (ten of which reached the New Zealand Top 20) and five albums and won the New Zealand Entertainers of the Year award in 1970.
The Fourmyula's best known song, "Nature", written by Wayne Mason and produced by Peter Dawkins, reached number one in the New Zealand charts in December 1969. It won the APRA Silver Scroll Award for the year. The Mutton Birds released a rockier version of "Nature" in 1995, and in 2001 the original version was voted New Zealand's greatest pop song ever - becoming the title track of the best-selling Nature's Best compilation.
In 2010 the band reformed to promote the compilation The Complete Fourmyula, a 4-CD set which includes a previously unreleased album Turn Your Back on the Wind, originally recorded for Decca. They played two concerts, one in Auckland on 18 February 2010 and another in Upper Hutt, on 20 March 2010.
The Fourmyula was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards.
The fourmyula nature 1969
Songs
Alice Is ThereThe Fourmyula (2014 Reissue) · 2014
Turn Your Back on the WindTurn Your Back On The Wind · 2014
I'll Sing You a Song1999