The Stereos
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The Stereos were an American pop/rock/doo-wop
group from Steubenville, Ohio
.
They began as The Buckeyes around 1955 with members Bruce Robinson and Ronnie Collins, and released two singles on the Cincinnati label Deluxe Records
in 1957. In 1959, the group added Leroy Swearingen and released their first single as The Stereos, "A Love for Only You"; it flopped, and Swearingen left the group to be replaced by Nathaniel Hicks. Swearingen, however, wrote the song "I Really Love You
", which became their biggest hit, peaking at #15 on the U.S. Black Singles chart and #29 on the Billboard Hot 100
. They continued releasing singles up until 1968, none of which came close to reaching the success of "I Really Love You".
George Harrison
covered "I Really Love You" for his 1982 album Gone Troppo
.
As The Stereos
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
group from Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.
They began as The Buckeyes around 1955 with members Bruce Robinson and Ronnie Collins, and released two singles on the Cincinnati label Deluxe Records
Deluxe Records
Deluxe Records is the record label of German hip-hop artist Samy Deluxe.- History :After Hamburg label Eimsbush went bankrupt in 2003, Dynamite Deluxe member Samy Deluxe founded a new label within the same year called Deluxe Records. At first, it was part of Capitol Records which is owned by EMI...
in 1957. In 1959, the group added Leroy Swearingen and released their first single as The Stereos, "A Love for Only You"; it flopped, and Swearingen left the group to be replaced by Nathaniel Hicks. Swearingen, however, wrote the song "I Really Love You
I Really Love You
"I Really Love You" is a song written by Leroy Swearingen and originally recorded by his Steubenville, Ohio, vocal group called The Stereos in 1961. The record, issued on Cub Records, a subsidiary of MGM Records, reached number 29 on the Billboard Top 40 chart...
", which became their biggest hit, peaking at #15 on the U.S. Black Singles chart and #29 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. They continued releasing singles up until 1968, none of which came close to reaching the success of "I Really Love You".
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
covered "I Really Love You" for his 1982 album Gone Troppo
Gone Troppo
Gone Troppo is an album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982. It would prove to be Harrison's last studio album for five years, wherein he would largely take an extended leave of absence from his recording career, with only the occasional soundtrack recording surfacing.By 1980,...
.
Members
- Bruce Robinson - lead vocals
- Leroy Swearingen - tenor
- Nathaniel Hicks - tenor (replaced Swearingen in 1960)
- Ronnie Collins - bass
- Sam Profit - tenor
- George Otis - baritone
Singles
As The Buckeyes- "Since I Fell For You" b/w "Be Only You" (Deluxe RecordsDeluxe RecordsDeluxe Records is the record label of German hip-hop artist Samy Deluxe.- History :After Hamburg label Eimsbush went bankrupt in 2003, Dynamite Deluxe member Samy Deluxe founded a new label within the same year called Deluxe Records. At first, it was part of Capitol Records which is owned by EMI...
, 1957) - "Dottie Baby" b/w "Begging You, Please" (Deluxe RecordsDeluxe RecordsDeluxe Records is the record label of German hip-hop artist Samy Deluxe.- History :After Hamburg label Eimsbush went bankrupt in 2003, Dynamite Deluxe member Samy Deluxe founded a new label within the same year called Deluxe Records. At first, it was part of Capitol Records which is owned by EMI...
, 1957)
As The Stereos
- "A Love For Only You" b/w "Sweetpea's in Love" (Gibraltar Records, 1959)
- "I Really Love You" (Cub RecordsCub RecordsCub Records was a subsidiary of MGM Records started in 1958 for rhythm and blues releases.Artists who released records on Cub included The Impalas , Jimmy Jones , The Stereos , and Jimmy Velvit . The label lasted through 1968.-External links:...
, 1961) - "The Big Knock" (Cub RecordsCub RecordsCub Records was a subsidiary of MGM Records started in 1958 for rhythm and blues releases.Artists who released records on Cub included The Impalas , Jimmy Jones , The Stereos , and Jimmy Velvit . The label lasted through 1968.-External links:...
, 1962) - 1 further singles for Cub
- "My Heart" (Robin's Nest Records, 1962)
- "Don't Cry Darling" (Robin's Nest, 1962)
- "Mumbling World" (World Artists, 1963)
- "Life" (Ideal Records, 1964, as The Sterios)
- "Don't Let it Happen to You" (Val 2 Records, 1965)