The Two-Man Band
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The Two-Man Band | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Australia |
| Years active | 1978–1983 |
| Labels | Fable |
| Past members | Mike Brady Peter Sullivan |
The Two-Man Band were an Australian band formed by Mike Brady and Peter Sullivan. They are best known for their number 1 single "Up There Cazaly". The song became the highest selling Australian single ever with sales of over 240,000 as of October 1979.[1]
The band's final release "We're Gonna Grab That Cup" was released for the 1983 America's Cup Campaign.
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] | ||
| 1979 | "Up There Cazaly" | 1 |
| 1980 | "You Are Australia" (featuring The Melbourne Singers) | 85 |
| "One Day in September" | 33 | |
| 1981 | "There's a Little Bit of Cazaly in Us All" | 37 |
| 1983 | "We're Gonna Grab That Cup" | - |
Awards and nominations
[edit]TV Week / Countdown Awards
[edit]Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.[3]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Up There Cazaly" | Most Popular Single | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Up There Brady" (PDF). Cash Box. 13 October 1979. p. 50. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 315. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Countdown to the Awards" (Portable document format (PDF)). Countdown Magazine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). March 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2010.