J. Vincent Edwards (born 20 June 1945) is a British singer. He became well known in the musical ''

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'' in 1968, and began recording a series of singles. The most notable was a song called "Thanks" (1969), which has subsequently appeared on a number of

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s. Edwards also contributed to the '' Bloomfield'' soundtrack. Later Edwards turned to song writing. With

Pierre Tubbs Pierre Tubbs (born Pierre Richard Roman Tubbs, 1942) is a British songwriter, record producer and album sleeve designer. One of his biggest successes is "Right Back Where We Started From", which he co-wrote with J. Vincent Edwards. The song ...

he wrote "

Right Back Where We Started From "Right Back Where We Started From" is a song written by Pierre Tubbs and J. Vincent Edwards, which was first recorded in the middle of 1975 by British singer Maxine Nightingale for whom it was an international hit. In 1989, a remake by British- ...

", which was a No. 8 hit in the UK Singles Chart for

Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for singing hits in the 1970s, with the million seller " Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, UK #8 & 1976, U.S. #2), "Love Hit Me" (1977 ...

in November 1975, and a No. 2 hit in the US in May 1976. In addition, Edwards wrote songs with Miki Antony and Kris Ife. Edwards was also a part of the trio Star Turn on 45 (Pints), who had a UK hit with "Pump Up the Bitter" in 1988. He released a solo album entitled ''Thanks'' in 1970.

Partial singles discography

* " Aquarius" (as Vince Edward,

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1968) * "

Thanks Thanks may refer to: * ''Thank you'', a common expression of gratitude Film and television * Thanks (film), ''Thanks'' (film), a 2011 American film * Thanks (TV series), ''Thanks'' (TV series), a 1999 American sitcom Music Albums * ''Thanks'' ...

" (1969) * "Who Are My Friends" (1970) * "(Sha La La La La) Shangri-La" (1971) * "Wonderland" (1974) * "Love Hit Me" (1976) * "Hands Off" (1980)

References

External links

Official website
* 1947 births Living people British male songwriters British pop singers {{UK-singer-stub