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Typically Tropical are a British people|British musical ensemble|band , best known for their number one hit record " Barbados (song)|Barbados ".
The band was actually a duet (music)|duo comprising Geraint Wyn Hughes and Jeffrey Calvert, who had met through Hughes' band, Quasar. They songwriting|wrote and sound recording and reproduction|recorded songs at Morgan Studios , where Calvert worked with his father, when no one else was around. Calvert had been on holiday to Barbados and based the song on his experiences. It was recorded with various session musician s including guitarist Chris Spedding , drummer Clem Cattini and Vic Flick .
Although the song, featuring mock human voice|vocal s by Captain Tobias Wilcox (Hughes' alter ego) of Coconut Airways, was far from being genuine reggae it was originally intended to be released on Trojan Records|Trojan , but the little known record label Gull Records came up with a better offer (reportedly £1,500).citation needed|date=April 2012 "Barbados" was ready for release in November 1974, but the label thought it was best to wait until the next summer before releasing it.
"Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart at no. 37 in late June 1975, and five weeks later was at number 1 for one week.Cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 572 In total "Barbados" spent eleven weeks in the UK chart.
Typically Tropical released one album titled Barbados Sky in 1975Allmusic|class=artist|id=p193563|pure_url=yes with the follow-up single (music)|single s "Rocket Now" and "Ghost Story". They failed to record chart|chart , and as a recording act the duo went their separate ways, billed forever as one-hit wonders . Hughes (often billed and known as Max West), currently composes production library music. Calvert subsequently became a aviator|pilot .
Hughes and Calvert meanwhile continued to work in the recording studio|studio together, writing Sarah Brightman 's " I Lost My Heart to a StarshipTrooper " in 1978, and later record producer|producing Judas Priest 's album , Sad Wings of Destiny .Cite web|first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p193563/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Amy Hanson |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=19 June 2009 http://www.thepodule.com/hits.html Thepodule.com
"Barbados" was later successfully cover version|covered by the Vengaboys in 1999 as " We're Going to Ibiza ".
See also
List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
References
Reflist
External links
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p193563|pure_url=yes Typically Tropical biography at Allmusic website
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