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Gibson Brothers
Gibson Brothers (2018)
Background information
OriginMartinique, France
GenresDisco
Years active1976–present
MembersAlex Francfort
Chris Francfort
Past membersPatrick Francfort
WebsiteOfficial website

The Gibson Brothers are a French musical group, originally from Martinique, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included "Cuba" and "Que Sera Mi Vida".

Career

The three brothers, Chris Francfort (born 20 June 1954, lead vocals, percussion), Patrick Francfort (23 February 1957 – 4 April 2020, vocals, drums) and Alex Francfort (vocals, keyboards), were born in Lamentin Acajou on Martinique. They traveled with their parents to Paris in the mid-1950s, and in 1969 joined the group Phalansters, formed by Jean-Jacques Goldman. They also formed the group Martinique Express, who appeared on French television alongside Guy Lux. They were seen by record producer Daniel Vangarde, who changed the name of their group to The Gibson Brothers.

They recorded their first single "Come to America" in Paris in 1976, and both it and its follow-up "Non Stop Dance" made the charts in Europe, where they toured successfully. The following year they released "Heaven", which was picked up by TK Records in the U.S.

In 1978 they recorded "Cuba". In the UK it made No. 41 on its initial release, and No. 12 when reissued in 1980. Like most of their other hits, it was written and produced by Vangarde, and the Belgian producer Jean Kluger. The Gibson Brothers had three further big hits in 1979 and 1980 with "Ooh! What a Life", ”Mariana” and "Que Sera Mi Vida".

Patrick Francfort, known as Patrick Gibson, died on April 4, 2020, from COVID-19.

Discography

Albums

Year Album UK
1977 By Night —
Non-Stop Dance/Come to America —
1978 Heaven —
1979 Cuba —
1980 On the Riviera 50
1981 Quartier Latin —
1984 Emily —
1996 Move On Up —
2005 Blue Island —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Date Title Charts Album
 FRA  GER  AUS
  BEL  FIN  ITA  HOL
 UK  US
Hot 100
  US
US Dance
1976 Come to America 35 — — 12 — 12 — — — — Non-Stop Dance/Come to America
1977 Non-Stop Dance 42 — — 1 — — 1 — — —
Because I Love You — — — — — — — — — —
Baby It's the Singer — — — — — 28 — — — — By Night
Somewhere (France only) — — — — — — — — — —
Haunted Love (Sweden only) — — — — — — — — — —
1978 Heaven — — — — — 25 — — — — Heaven
Jenny — — — — — — — — — — Non Album Single
1979 Cuba 13 22 — 25 1 19 30 41 81 9 Cuba
Ooh, What a Life — — — — 14 — — 10 — 48
Better Do It Salsa 47 — — — — — — — — —
Qué será mi vida (If You Should Go) 35 4 9 1 23 — 1 5 — 8
1980 Cuba/Better Do It Salsa (UK re-issue) — — — — — — — 12 — —
Mariana — 14 — — 16 — — 11 — — On the Riviera
Metropolis — — — — — — — — — —
Latin America 31 38 — — — — 18 — — —
Dancin' the Mambo — — — — — — — — — —
1981 Sheela — — — — — — — — — — Quartier Latin
Quartier Latin — — — — — — — — — —
1982 Train to Bombay — — — — — — — — — —
My Heart's Beating Wild (Tic Tac Tic Tac) 14 — — — — — — 56 — — Non Album Single
1983 Silver Nights — — — — — — — — — — Emily
1984 Hey Ho (Move Your Body) — — — — — — — — — —
1985 Emily — — — — — — — — — —
1986 Party Tonight — — — — — — — — — — Non Album Singles
1988 Ends of the World — — — — — — — — — —
1990 Megamix — — — — — — — — — —
1991 Let's All Dance
(feat. David Christie) 		— — — — — — — — — —
1992 Señora Maria — — — — — — — — — —
« — » indique que le single ne s'est pas classé ou n'est pas sorti dans le pays.

References

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  5. "Coronavirus : Patrick Francfort le batteur Martiniquais des "Gibson Brothers" est décédé". FranceInfo. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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  7. "World singles charts and sales TOP 50 in 58 countries: GIBSON BROTHERS". Artisteschartsventes. May 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. "M&D: Classifiche". musicaedischi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.. Sélectionnez « Singoli » à côté de « Tipo » puis tapez le titre respectif dans le champ « Titolo » et cliquez sur « cerca ».
  11. "Dutch Charts > Gibson Brothers" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien.
  12. Joel Whitburn (1983). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop 1955-1982. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 173. ISBN 0-89820-051-2.
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