January 23, 1970 - All You'll Ever Get From Me

is released by The Sweet Backed with "The Juicer", The Sweet signed a new record contract with EMI's Parlophone label. Three Bubblegum pop singles were released: "Lollipop Man" (September 1969), "All You'll Ever Get from Me" (January 1970), and a cover version of the Archies' "Get on the Line" (June 1970), all of which failed to chart.

Connolly and Tucker unexpectedly met Wainman, who was now a producer and aware of two budding songwriters, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, seeking a group to perform some demos they had composed. Connolly, Priest, and Tucker lent their vocals to a track titled "Funny, Funny," which featured Pip Williams on guitar, John Roberts on bass, and Wainman on drums. Wainman began pitching the track to various recording companies. The band conducted auditions for a new guitarist and chose Welsh-born Andy Scott. Scott had recently been playing with Mike McCartney (Paul's brother) in the Scaffold. As part of the Elastic Band, he played guitar on two Decca singles, "Think of You Baby" and "Do Unto Others," and appeared on the band's sole album, Expansions on Life, as well as some Scaffold recordings. The band rehearsed for several weeks before Scott's live debut with Sweet on 26 September 1970 at the Windsor Ballroom in Redcar.

In March 1971, RCA released "Funny, Funny," penned by Chinn and Chapman, marking the group's first international success as it reached the Top 20 on numerous global charts. EMI re-released their 1970 single "All You'll Ever Get from Me" in May 1971, but it failed to chart again. Their subsequent RCA single "Co-Co" in June 1971 reached number two in the UK, while the follow-up single, "Alexander Graham Bell," released in October 1971, peaked at No. 33. These songs still had session musicians playing the instruments, with the quartet contributing only the vocals.

1970 Release

Country: Germany

Catalogue: 1C 006-91 415 M

1971 Reissue

Country: Spain

Catalogue: 1J 006-91.415 M