The Brook Brothers

The Brook Brothers were an English pop duo composed of Geoff Brook (born Geoffrey Owen Brooks, 12 April 1943, Winchester, Hampshire) and Ricky Brook (born Richard Alan Brooks, 24 October 1940, Winchester, Hampshire). The Brook Brothers started out as a skiffle group in 1956 but, after winning a television talent show, changed their look and sound to approximate the style of The Everly Brothers. They signed to Top Rank Records in 1960 and released a cover of the song "Greenfields" by The Brothers Four the same year. The tune was a hit in Italy, but attracted little notice in their home country. After a few more singles were released, they switched to Pye Records, and their second release for them, "Warpaint" (written by Howard Greenfield and Barry Mann), became a UK Top 10 hit. Following the single's success they released a full-length album and toured with Cliff Richard and Bobby Rydell. They took part in the annual NME Readers' Poll-Winners Concert at London's Wembley Pool on 15 April 1962. They were produced by a young Tony Hatch, and made an appearance in the film, It's Trad, Dad!. They also entered A Song For Europe for the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, but did not advance in the contest. After their last chart hit, "Trouble is My Middle Name", in 1963, the group's popularity faded, and they left public view by 1965. Their entire Pye output was reissued on CD by Castle Music in the 1990s. 1960: "Greenfields" – Top Rank 1960: "Please Help Me I'm Falling" b/w "When Will I Be Loved?" – Top Rank 1960: "Say The Word" b/w "Everything But Love" – Pye Records 7N.15298 1961: "Married" b/w "I Love Girls" – Pye Records 7N.15387 1961: "One Last Kiss" – Pye Records – NEP.24148 1961: "Hello Mary Lou" – Pye Records – HN 027-15 1961: "Little Devil" – Pye Records – HN 027-15 1961: "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" – Pye Records HN 027-15 1961: "Warpaint" b/w "Sometimes" – Pye 7N 15333 – UK No. 5 1961: "I'm in Love Again" b/w "Like Making Love" – Disques Vogue PNV. 24 085 1961: "Little Bitty Heart" b/w "Tell Her" – Pye 7N 15352 1961: "Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week" b/w "One Last Kiss" – Pye 7N 15369 – UK No. 13 1962: "He's Old Enough to Know Better" – Pye 7N 15409 – UK No. 37 1962: "Welcome Home, Baby" – Pye 7N 15453 – UK No. 33 1962: "Town Girl" b/w "I Can't Make Up My Mind" – Pye Records 7N.15463 1962: "Just Another Fool" b/w "Double Trouble" – Pye Records 7N.15441 1962: "The Trolley Song" – Pye Records NEP.24155 1962: "Look for a Star" – Pye Records NEP.24155 1962: "Half as Much" – Pye Records NEP.24155 1962: "Tell Tale" b/w "Too Scared" – Pye Records 7N.15415 1962: "He's Old Enough To Know Better" b/w "Win or Lose" – Pye Records 7N.15409 1962: "So Long" – Pye Records 7N.15453 1963: "I'm Not Jimmy" b/w "Side by Side" – Pye Records 7N.15527 1963: "Whistle to the Wind" b/w "Crosswords" – Pye Records 7N.15570 1963: "Trouble Is My Middle Name" b/w "Let the Good Times Roll" – Pye 7N 15498 – UK No. 38 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 79. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 76. ISBN 0-7535-0149-X. Bruce Eder, The Brook Brothers at AllMusic Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 105. CN 5585. "The Brooks Brothers". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2025.