[1] Rabbis and the Friars Bishops and the Gurus You got the Beatles or the Sun God (- it's true) Well, it really doesn't matter What religion you choose No, no, no, – ooh
Mick and Lady Faithfull Lord and Mrs Graceful You know the living could be tasteful Oh, we should all get together in a lovin' machine I'd better call up the Queen It's only fair that she knows You know, you know The band's debut single "Melting Pot", written by Cook and Greenaway, was recorded with this line-up[1] and released on 31 October 1969 on the Philips label (catalogue BF1818), with the B-side "Blue Mink" (penned by Alan Parker); it peaked at No.
[1] In April, Cook and Greenaway played briefly in Currant Kraze, and together they continued to write songs such as "You've Got Your Troubles", "I've Got You on My Mind" and "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing".
"[6] The members' other projects now took priority until January 1972 when Blue Mink played two weeks at The Talk of the Town nightclub in London.
[1] Ray Cooper (drums) and Ann Odell (keyboards) joined the band that summer and played on the single "Stay With Me" co-written by Herbie Flowers, which charted at No.
[1][3] By the time of Blue Mink's fourth album, Only When I Laugh, glam rock was supplanting the lighter pop sound of the previous few years.
The best known of their three releases was "Where Were You Today", written by Greenaway and Dundas, previously "Come and C&A", a television and radio commercial jingle theme for the department store C&A.
[1] In 1975, the Rimshots and the Gary Toms Empire covered Blue Mink's "Get Up", retitled as the disco single "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)," and the latter scored a #5 Billboard R&B hit (#46 Hot 100).