Candlewick Green
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Candlewick Green were a five piece English
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 pop
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 group
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. They are best known for their cover
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 of Jigsaw
Jigsaw (band)
Jigsaw were an English pop music group, fronted by the singer-songwriter duo of Clive Scott and Des Dyer. In Australia the group was called "British Jigsaw" due to the existence of a local band of the same name.-Overview:...

's song, "Who Do You Think You Are" (1974).

Career

After winning the television talent show
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 Opportunity Knocks, Candlewick Green signed to Decca Records
Decca Records
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, and had a hit single
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 with the song
Song
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 "Who Do You Think You Are", written
Songwriter
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 by Des Dyer and Clive Scott
Clive Scott
Clive Scott was a former keyboard player of the British 1970s pop / rock group, Jigsaw, as well as the composer of most of the group's recordings, together with the singer, Des Dyer...

 of the band Jigsaw
Jigsaw (band)
Jigsaw were an English pop music group, fronted by the singer-songwriter duo of Clive Scott and Des Dyer. In Australia the group was called "British Jigsaw" due to the existence of a local band of the same name.-Overview:...

. The tune reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart
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 in 1974. Both Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods are an American pop music group, known mainly for their 1970s hit singles, "Billy Don't Be A Hero" and "Who Do You Think You Are".-History:The band was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1965 by their leader Bo Donaldson...

 and Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne (band)
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 later covered
Cover version
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 "Who Do You Think You Are".

Members

Incomplete
  • Alan Leyland
  • Andy Ball
  • Dudley Jones
  • Terry Webb
  • Derek Cleary
  • Jimmy Nunnen
  • Ron Smith
  • Jeffrey Lewis

Albums

  • What Kind of Songs (Decca Records
    Decca Records
    Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....

    , 1974)
  • Candlewick Green (Storm Records, 1977)
  • Making It (1980)

Singles

  • "Doggie" (1972) - BASF
  • "Who Do You Think You Are" (1974) - BASF
  • "Every Day of My Life" (1974) - BASF
  • "Leave A Little Love" (1974) - BASF
  • "Last Bus Home" (1975) - Buk Records
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