The Ormsby Brothers (Neville, the eldest sitting to the right. Adrian the youngest in the middle and Michael seated on the left) were a short-lived New-Zealand-Australian musical group, most famous for their version of "You Don't Own Me" which peaked at #5 in Australia in mid-1973. Producer Peter Dawkins would rate the track as one of his best early productions. The Australian public certainly agreed, as did the local radio industry. The Ormsby Brothers won the Easy Listening Vocal Award for 1973 from the Australian Federation of Commercial Broadcasters.
The Ormsby Brothers came from New Zealand's Waikato region. All in all, they released six singles and an album between 1972 to 1974. The chart run for the Ormsby Brothers was not long, but they made some very glossy pop while it lasted. After their recording career finished, they headed off on Mormon missions. Adrian currently lives in the United States, while Michael and Neville remain in Australia.
SINGLES
''I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / The World Goes 'Round And 'Round'' 1972 HMV
''You Don't Own Me (#5) / Chugga Boom & Pockets'' 1973 EMI
''Sweet Virginia (#80) / It's For You We Sing'' 1973 EMI
''The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (#93) / All I Have To Do Is Dream'' 1974 EMI
''Bad Day For Love / Hands Across The Sea'' 1974 EMI
''God Knows I've Tried (#76) / We Can Make Beautiful Music'' 1974 EMI
''You Don't Own Me (#5) / Chugga Boom & Pockets'' 1973 EMI
''Sweet Virginia (#80) / It's For You We Sing'' 1973 EMI
''The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (#93) / All I Have To Do Is Dream'' 1974 EMI
''Bad Day For Love / Hands Across The Sea'' 1974 EMI
''God Knows I've Tried (#76) / We Can Make Beautiful Music'' 1974 EMI
'The Ormsby Brothers Featuring "You Don't Own Me" 1973 EMI
References
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/
This tune is a Timeless masterpiece of performance and songcraft for us all who grew up back then . And i never get tired of listening to it ! Magnificent those boys were!
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DeleteAs a 17 yr old, my first ever band was the Ormsby Brothers band for a tour of the east coast of Australia for two weeks. Unfortunately, their parents who were their managers, didn't do it properly and the tour was a financial failure but we had fun!
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ReplyDeleteThe members were Neville, the eldest sitting to our right. Adrian the youngest in the middle. Michael to our left was the middle child. I knew them as they attended my High School early 70s. Michael visited my home, I visited their home. They actually met The Osmonds in 1975 (circa) as I was with them, this was a secret Church meeting.
Thanks for that
DeleteHi ,my name is Evan ,what l find interesting is my fathers name was also Neville ormsby from Adelaide, gonna check out their music
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