The Fourmyula
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| The Fourmyula | |
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| Origin | New Zealand |
| Years active | 1967-???? |
| Label(s) | EMI(1999) |
| Former members | |
| Martin Hope Wayne Mason Ali Richardson Chris Parry Carl Evenson |
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The Fourmyula were a New Zealand rock group that was formed in 1967. The group consisted of Martin Hope (guitar and vocals), Wayne Mason (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Ali Richardson (bass and vocals) and Chris Parry (drums). They were joined in 1968 by Carl Evenson as lead vocalist.
Their first release, "Come With Me" made it to number 2 in August 1968. They released fourteen singles (ten of which reached the New Zealand Top 20) and five albums.
The Fourmyula's best known song, "Nature", written by Wayne Mason and produced by Peter Dawkins, reached number one in the New Zealand charts in December 1969. It won the APRA Silver Scroll Award for the year and in 2001 was voted New Zealand's greatest pop song ever. It was later covered by The Mutton Birds.
The band won the New Zealand Entertainers of the Year award in 1970.
[edit] Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Certification | Catalog Number | |
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| Albums | ||||||
| 1999 | Very Best Of Fourmyula | EMI | - | - | ||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Chart | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "Come With Me" | #2 (NZ) | - | |
| 1968 | "Alice Is There" | #4 (NZ) | - | |
| 1968 | "I Know Why" | #7 (NZ) | - | |
| 1969 | "Start By Giving To Me" | #21 (NZ) | - | |
| 1969 | "Home" | #10 (NZ) | - | |
| 1969 | "Lady Scorpio" | #7 (NZ) | - | |
| 1969 | "I'll Song You A Song" | #0 (NZ) | - | |
| 1969 | "Nature" | #1 (NZ) | - | |
| 1970 | "Make Me Happy" | #19 (NZ) | - | |
| 1970 | "Otaki" | #15 (NZ) | - | |
| 1971 | "Lullaby" | #21 (NZ) | - |
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