Bob and Marcia were a Jamaican vocal duo, that consisted of Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths.[1] They had a #5 UK hit single in 1970 with "Young, Gifted and Black".[2] They followed up with "Pied Piper", which peaked at #11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1971. Those two releases spent a total of twenty five weeks in that chart in a period of less than eighteen months.[2] They discontinued their partnership in the mid-1970s, both feeling that it was not bringing them adequate financial reward.[1]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Young Gifted and Black
Pied Piper
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: Trojan, Harry J
Kemar
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Harry J
  • US-only release
Sweet Memories
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Nectar
Pied Piper – The Best of Bob & Marcia
  • Released: October 2002
  • Label: Trojan
An Evening with Bob & Marcia
  • Released: 2 May 2017
  • Label: VP, Upstairs Music
  • US-only release

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
[3] 		BE (FLA)
[4] 		BE (WA)
[5] 		IRE
[6] 		NL
[7]
"Always Together" 1968 — — — — —
"Young Gifted and Black" 1970 5 18 47 15 15
"Got to Get Ourselves Together" — — — — —
"Pied Piper" 1971 11 — — — —
"Rocking Good Way" — — — — —
"Lean on Me" 1972 — — — — —
"Let's Be Friends" 1973 — — — — —
"Sweet Memories" — — — — —
"I Like to Love the Life" 1974 — — — — —
"I Loved You" — — — — —
"To Be Young Gifted and Black" (re-release) 1976 54[A] — — — —
"Really Together" 1987 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ Chart position is from the UK "Breakers List".

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 33
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 67. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "BOB & MARCIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 February 2022.


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