Clout were originally a five-piece, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n million-selling all-girl rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group

Musical ensemble

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 formed in 1977, best known for their song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

, "Substitute

Substitute (Clout song)

"Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, covered in 1978 by the South African band Clout.Recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released in 1975 on their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous, and the song was also covered by Gloria Gaynor...

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Career

Their first hit, "Substitute

Substitute (Righteous Brothers song)

"Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.This song was also released in 1978 by the South African band Clout and became a big hit...

", was a new arrangement of a Righteous Brothers song, composed by Willie Wilson. Clout's version reached #1 in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Belgium. It occupied the #2 slot on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 (where it remained for 3 weeks).

A major success in Europe, Clout scored more Top 10 singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, notably "Save Me", "You've Got All of Me" and "Under Fire".
"Substitute" was an A-side

A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...

 release for Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...

 which also featured her massive hit "I will Survive".
Clout's version of "Substitute" reached #67 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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.

Clout split up in 1981, shortly after the release of their last major single, a cover of the Hall and Oates song "Portable Radio".

Their greatest hits

Greatest hits

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 package was released on CD

Compact Disc

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 in 1992, and re-mastered for release as "The Best Of Clout" in 2010.

Musicians

• Cindy Alter: lead vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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   (1977–1981)
• Lee Tomlinson: bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals (1977–1980)
• Ingrid "Ingi" Herbst: drum
  Drum
  The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
  
  s, vocals (1977–1981)
• Glenda Hyam: keyboards, vocals (1977)
• Jenni Garson: guitar, vocals (1977–1981)
• Ron "Bones" Brettell: keyboards, vocals (1978–1981)
• Sandy Robbie: guitar, vocals (1978–1981)
• Gary van Zyl: bass (1980–1981)

Albums

• 1978: Substitute (aka Clout)
• 1979: Six of the Best
• 1980: A Threat and a Promise
• 1981: 1977 to 1981
• 1992: Substitute (Dutch
  Netherlands
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   compilation
  Compilation album
  A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
  
  )
• 1992: 20 Greatest Hits
• 2007: Since We've Been Gone (compilation)
• 2010: "The Best Of Clout" (compilation)

Singles

• 1977
  • "Since You've Been Gone
    Since You Been Gone
    "Since You Been Gone" is a 1970s rock song written and recorded by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard for his 1976 album Winning. It has also been recorded by numerous other artists, including all-girl group Clout, Cherie Currie and Head East...
    
    " (Russ Ballard
    Russ Ballard
    Russell Glyn Ballard is an English singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Ballard was initially a guitarist with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961, together with Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother on piano and Bob Henrit on drums...
    
    )
  • "Substitute
    Substitute (Clout song)
    "Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, covered in 1978 by the South African band Clout.Recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released in 1975 on their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous, and the song was also covered by Gloria Gaynor...
    
    "
  • "You've Got All of Me"
  • "Let it Grow"
• 1978
  • "Save Me" (Clodagh Rodgers
    Clodagh Rodgers
    Clodagh Rodgers is a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit single, "Jack in the Box".-Career:...
    
    )
  • "Ms America"
  • "Under Fire"
• 1980
  • "Oowatanite"
  • "Portable Radio"
• 1981
  • "Wish I Were Loving You"