Los Bravos

In 1966, this Spanish quintet became among the hardly any rock groups from a non-English speaking country with an worldwide smash with “Dark Is Dark,” which surely got to number four within the U.S. and number 2 within the U.K. Business lead vocalist Mike Kogel’s overwrought, pinched vocals sounded a lot like Gene Pitney that lots of listeners assumed that “Dark Is Dark” was a Pitney one, as well as the solid resemblance remained unchanged throughout Los Bravos’ profession, both in the performing and arrangements. Certainly, making use of their brassy pop/rock and roll songs and creation, which sounded about halfway between NY middle-’60s pop-soul and Jay & the Us citizens, Los Bravos sounded a lot more such as a mainstream American pop/rock and roll group when compared to a Spanish or United kingdom one. The majority of their information had been sung in British, and even though they never produced the American Best 20 again, these were far more well-known in Europe, actually placing another solitary in the United kingdom Best 20 in past due 1966 with “I Don’t Treatment.”