Apollo 100

Apollo 100 was a short-lived British instrumental group, that had a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit with the Johann Sebastian Bach–inspired single "Joy" in 1972.[1]

For other bands with similar names, see Apollo 3 (band) and Apollo 440.
Apollo 100
Bandleader Tom Parker in 1972 on AVRO's TopPop.
Background information
GenresInstrumental rock
Years active1971 (1971)–1973 (1973)
Past membersTom Parker
Clem Cattini
Vic Flick
Zed Jenkins
Jim Lawless
Brian Odgers

History

Apollo 100 was founded by arranger and multi-instrumentalist Tom Parker, who was most famous for his arrangements from the Young Blood catalogue, such as the Top 20 American hit "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" and a number of Don Fardon's recordings. Parker had played keyboards, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and a number of other instruments from an early age, and entered the music industry as a session musician by the 1960s.[2] In the intervening time, he associated with a number of groups, including The Mark Leeman 5, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, and Eric Burdon with the New Animals.[3][1]

Parker formed Apollo 100 in the latter part of 1971 with fellow session musicians drummer Clem Cattini, guitarist Vic Flick, guitarist Zed Jenkins, percussionist Jim Lawless, and bassist Brian Odgers.[1] In December 1971, they released their first single, "Joy", an electrified rock arrangement of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring".[1][4] The single rose to number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. None of their subsequent efforts were as successful, and they broke up in 1973.[1]

"Joy" has subsequently been featured in the soundtracks of the films Boogie Nights,[5] One Day in September,[4] The 40-Year-Old Virgin,[6] and Battle of the Sexes.[7]

Charting discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[8]		 US
Joy
  • Released: March 1972[9]
  • Label: Mega M31-1010
 -47
Master Pieces
  • Released: April 1973
  • Label: Mega M51-5005
 62-

Compilation albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[8]
Reach for the Sky
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Endeavour Records (END-002)
 37

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions
AUS[8] CAN RSA US 100[10]
1971 "Joy" 324186
1972 "Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement)" ---94

References
  1. Larkin, Colin (1992). Colin Larkin (ed.). Encyclopedia of popular music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. Wayne Jancik (1998). The Billboard book of one-hit wonders. Billboard Books. p. 306. ISBN 0823076229.
  3. Dionisio Castello (1991). Good Times: The Ultimate Eric Burdon Audio - Videography, 1963-1991. Fondi.
  4. Jenkins, Mark (8 December 2000). "Anarchy in the U.K." Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021. One Day in September tells such a compelling story that miscalculations like the banal narration (read by Michael Douglas) and the sometimes incongruous soundtrack [...] of Philip Glass [...] and Apollo 100’s electro-Bach “Joy” are not fatally distracting.
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Boogie Nights, Vol. 2 Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. Phares, Heather. "The 40 Year-Old Virgin Review". AllMusic.
  7. "Battle of the Sexes (2017) | Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. Billboard, Billboard Productions, Inc., New York, March 18, 1972, p. 48
  10. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - IS=BN 0-89820-089-X
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