“Clout: Tougher than ABBA”
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Clout were originally a five-piece, South African million-selling all-girl rock group formed in 1977, best known for their song, “Substitute” (see: Sunday Mix Tape number 242). Their first hit was a new arrangement of a Righteous Brothers song, composed by Willie Wilson. Clout’s version reached #1 in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Belgium. It occupied the #2 slot on the UK singles chart (where it remained for three weeks). A major success in Europe, Clout scored more Top 10 singles (notably “Save Me”, “You’ve Got All Of Me”, and “Under Fire” — “Substitute” as an A-side release for Gloria Gaynor which also featured her massive hit “I Will Survive” — Clout’s version of “Substitute reached #67 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Clout split up in 1981, shortly after the release of their last major single, a cover of the Hall and Oates song “Portable Radio.” Their greatest hits package was released on CD in 1992, and re-mastered for release as “The Best Of Clout” in 2010.
But, of course, more importantly…Clout were a better version of Abba. Stronger. Manlier. In a word, tougher.
Clout
Save Me
(Polydor Germany, 19??)
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01. Save Me
02. Since You’ve Been Gone
03. Oowatanite
04. Wish I Were Loving You
05. Under Fire
06. Tom-Morrow
07. Portable Radio
08. A Threat And A Promise
09. Substitute
10. You’ve Got All Of Me
11. Hot Shot
12. You Make My World So Colorful
13. Let It Grow
14. Without Love
15. Oh How I Long To Be With You Again
16. The Best Of Me
