Kincade (band)
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Kincade | |
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| Origin | England |
| Years active | 1972–1977 |
| Labels | Penny Farthing Records |
| Members | John Carter |
Kincade was an English band that was formed in 1972.[1] In that year, they had their hit single, "Dreams are Ten a Penny", but the band itself did not exist at the time. The song was written by John Carter and his wife Gill.[2] Carter also sang all the vocals and played the guitar on the record.[1][3] The song was released by the British record producer on the Penny Farthing Records label. Although the record was unsuccessful in the UK, it reached the top 10 in Australia and #2 in Germany, spending six months on the charts there, and sold a million copies.[3]
"Dreams Are Ten a Penny"[4] eventually got on the charts in Australia, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and South Africa. In order to promote the hit, Penny Farthing Records recruited John Knowles as the frontman for Kincade since Carter was reluctant to tour as the performing artist.[3] Knowles was successful as the frontman for Kincade and went on to change his name to John Kincade.[5] Consequently, Larry Page launched John Kincade as a solo artist, which resulted in several hit songs on the German charts from 1973 to 1975.[3]
