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There are at least two artists which have used the name City Boy:|1. A rock band from the United Kingdom|2. A rapper from the United States
1. City Boy was a moderately successful British rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. Their most popular songs were 5-7-0-5 and The Day the Earth Caught Fire. Their first five albums were produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange.
|In the early 1970’s Lol Mason, Steve Broughton, Max Thomas and Chris Dunn were playing folk music in the Birmingham area. They toured the folk clubs of the Midlands until, towards the end of 1975, they decided to try it the professional way. Meanwhile Broughton had begun to write quite impressive songs. They were offered a recording contract by Phonogram Records on condition that they add drums and electric guitar. This prompted them to recruit Roger Kent and Mike Slamer.
Their first albums failed to impress the audience, although some critics gave quite favourable reviews to City Boy (1975) and Dinner At the Ritz (1976). It was not until 1978, and their hit song 5-7-0-5, and the subsequent album Book Early, that the public realised their potential. The single reached the Top 10 of the British charts and the album scratched the Top 30 of th...
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Top 10 City Boy Songs
5.7.0.5.
5-7-0-5
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Summer In the School Yard
What a Night
The Hap-Ki-Do Kid
5.7.0.5
New York Times
It's Only the End of the World
Cigarettes
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Top 10 City Boy Albums
Book Early
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
City Boy: Anthology
City Boy
Dinner At the Ritz
Young Men Gone West
Heads Are Rolling
It's Personal
Anthology
I'm On It
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