The band were formed in December 1972 in Sheffield as "Ace Flash and the Dynamos", but the name was soon abbreviated to "Ace".[2] The members were assembled from various professional bands. Carrack and Terry Comer had previously played with Warm Dust, and Alan "Bam" King with Mighty Baby, whose antecedents were the 1960s band The Action.[2] Ace were popular on the pub rock circuit. Their music was a fusion of pop and funk.
Before the recording of their debut album, Five-A-Side,[3] the former drummer of Bees Make Honey, Fran Byrne, replaced Steve Witherington.[2] The single "How Long" was taken from this record, and was a significant chart success, achieving a top 20 place in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and reaching number three in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1975. The Five-A-Side album did well on its own, too, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard 200. Carrack, the band's keyboardist and chief songwriter, sang lead on "How Long", but was not the band's only vocalist. Follow-up singles were sung by other band members.
Ace eventually moved to the United States, and replaced Phil Harris with Jon Woodhead in June 1976,[4] releasing their third and final album No Strings in January 1977. Unlike earlier Ace LPs, this album featured an emphasis on Carrack's vocals, and the two singles issued from the album both featured Carrack as lead singer. The singles, however, didn't chart and the group disbanded in July 1977, when Carrack, Comer and Byrne all joined Frankie Miller's backing band.[4]
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For other bands with similar names see Ace disambiguation Ace were a British rock band who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s Their membership included Paul Carrack who later became famous as a vocalist for Mike The Mechanics and as a solo artist Ace are perhaps best known for their hit single How Long which was a top 20 single in the United Kingdom in 1974 1 and reached no 3 in the United States and Canada in 1975 AceAlso known asAce Flash and the DynamosOriginSheffield EnglandGenresPub rock pop rock soft rockYears active1972 1977LabelsAnchorABCVarese SarabandePast membersPaul Carrack Alan Bam King Terry Tex Comer Phil Harris Steve Witherington Fran Byrne Jon Woodhead Contents 1 Career 2 Personnel 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Compilation albums 3 3 Singles 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditThe band were formed in December 1972 in Sheffield as Ace Flash and the Dynamos but the name was soon abbreviated to Ace 2 The members were assembled from various professional bands Carrack and Terry Comer had previously played with Warm Dust and Alan Bam King with Mighty Baby whose antecedents were the 1960s band The Action 2 Ace were popular on the pub rock circuit Their music was a fusion of pop and funk Before the recording of their debut album Five A Side 3 the former drummer of Bees Make Honey Fran Byrne replaced Steve Witherington 2 The single How Long was taken from this record and was a significant chart success achieving a top 20 place in the UK Singles Chart 1 and reaching number three in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1975 The Five A Side album did well on its own too peaking at number 11 on the Billboard 200 Carrack the band s keyboardist and chief songwriter sang lead on How Long but was not the band s only vocalist Follow up singles were sung by other band members Ace eventually moved to the United States and replaced Phil Harris with Jon Woodhead in June 1976 4 releasing their third and final album No Strings in January 1977 Unlike earlier Ace LPs this album featured an emphasis on Carrack s vocals and the two singles issued from the album both featured Carrack as lead singer The singles however didn t chart and the group disbanded in July 1977 when Carrack Comer and Byrne all joined Frankie Miller s backing band 4 In addition to his solo career Carrack has since played in Eric Clapton s band Roger Waters The Bleeding Heart Band Roxy Music for the Manifesto album and tour Squeeze in the early 1980s and Mike The Mechanics for which he is best known His solo re recording of How Long became a UK top 40 hit again in 1996 5 Personnel EditPaul Carrack born 22 April 1951 Sheffield Yorkshire keyboards vocals 1972 1977 Alan Bam King born 18 September 1946 Kentish Town London rhythm guitar vocals 1972 1977 Terry Tex Comer born 23 February 1949 Burnley Lancashire bass 1972 1977 Phil Harris born Philip Harris 18 July 1948 Muswell Hill London lead guitar vocals 1972 1976 Steve Witherington born 26 December 1953 Enfield Middlesex drums 1972 1974 Fran Byrne born 17 March 1948 Dublin Ireland drums 1974 1977 Jon Woodhead lead guitars vocals 1976 1977 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Year Album Peak chart positions Record labelUS 6 CAN1974 Five A Side 11 16 Anchor Records1975 Time for Another 153 1977 No Strings 170 denotes releases that did not chart Compilation albums Edit Six A Side 1982 How Long The Best of Ace 1987 The Very Best of Ace 1993 The Best of Ace Varese 2003 Singles Edit Year Title Peak chart positions Record label B side AlbumUS 6 US AC 6 CAN UK 1 7 1974 How Long 3 24 3 20 Anchor Records Sniffin About Five A Side1975 Rock amp Roll Runaway 71 I Ain t Gonna Stand for This No More A side I Ain t Gonna Stand for This No More Rock amp Roll Runaway Time for Another No Future in Your Eyes I m a Man 1977 You re All That I Need Crazy World No Strings Found Out the Hard Way Why Did You Leave Me denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory See also EditList of 1970s one hit wonders in the United StatesReferences Edit a b c Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 13 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b c Strong Martin C 2000 The Great Rock Discography 5th ed Edinburgh Scotland Mojo Books p 95 ISBN 1 84195 017 3 Ace Five A Side an Ace album Superseventies com Retrieved 11 June 2016 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Biography of Ace AllMusic Retrieved 22 August 2011 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 95 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b c Ace Awards AllMusic Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 16 March 2022 ACE full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 16 March 2022 External links EditPeel Sessions 25 March 1975 Ace discography at Discogs Ace at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ace band amp oldid 1128057454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
