Tee-Set
Tee-Set was a pop rock band formed in 1966 in Delft, Netherlands. The group recorded a single in 1969 titled "Ma Belle Amie", which was a hit in their native country, selling over 100,000 copies.[1] The group released an album in the United States on Colossus Records in 1970 titled Ma Belle Amie (the single of the same name listing the artist as 'The Tee Set'), which reached #158 on the Billboard 200 chart,[2] just as the single took off in the United States, eventually reaching #5.[3] The single sold over 1 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[4] The version of "Ma Belle Amie" released in 1970 on Major Minor records in the UK is a different studio version of the song, slower in tempo and beginning in a lower key than the hit U.S. version. In the Netherlands, the next single "She Likes Weeds" attained #1. The track was banned in the U.S. because it was said to be referring to drug use; however, the title had been taken from the film Funeral in Berlin. The follow-up single "If You Do Believe in Love" hit #81.[3] The group disbanded in 1975, but briefly reunited in 1978 and 1983. Since 1983 the band was revived, although its work was mainly nostalgic "sixties".
| Tee-Set | |
|---|---|
 Tee-Set 1968 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Delft, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Years active | 1966-1975, 1978-1983, 1983-present |
| Labels | Tee-Set Records |
| Associated acts | After Tea |
| Members | Peter Tetteroo Dihl Bennink Ray Fenwick Ferry Lever Joop Blom Franklin Madjid Hans Van Eijck |
Former lead singer Peter Tetteroo died in September 2002 from liver cancer at the age of 55.[5]
Members
- Peter Tetteroo (vocals) (born 7 August 1947, Delft, Netherlands; died 9 September 2002 age 55 from liver cancer)[5]
- Dihl Bennink (guitar, flute, banjo) (born 15 February 1948, The Hague) 1967 to 1970
- Ray Fenwick (guitar), around 1965 to 1967
- Ferry Lever (guitar), from 1970 to 1979
- Franklin Madjid (bass guitar)
- Hans Van Eijck (keyboards)
- Joop Blom (drums)
- Jan-Pieter Boekhoorn (keyboards), from 1967 to 1969
Peter Tetteroo
Peter Tetteroo (Petrus Gerardus Anthonius Tetteroo) (8 July 1947 − 9 September 2002) was a Dutch composer, pop musician and singer born in Delft. He became known in 1966 as founder and lead singer of Tee-Set. In 1968, he had a top 10 hit with a solo album, his version of Red Red Wine. Despite a severe liver disease, Peter remained active to the end. He died at his home in Delft from liver cancer at the age of 55.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL [6] |
US [7] | ||
| Emotion |
|
8[upper-alpha 1] | — |
| Join the Tea Set |
|
— | — |
| Ma Belle Amie |
|
— | 158 |
| In the Morning of My Days |
|
— | — |
| Non-Perishable |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Compilations albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NL [6] | ||
| Tee Set Songbook |
|
— |
| Forever |
|
— |
| T-Five T-Set |
|
— |
| Tee Set Toppers |
|
— |
| Do It Baby |
|
— |
| 14 Gouwe Ouwe |
|
— |
| Golden Greats of the Tee Set |
|
— |
| Tea's Ready |
|
— |
| The Hits Collection |
|
— |
| Greatest Hits – Hot Nights |
|
— |
| Timeless (The Best Of...) |
|
— |
| Golden Classics |
|
— |
| The Best of Tee-Set |
|
— |
| 24 Carat |
|
— |
| Ma Belle Amie |
|
— |
| She Likes Weeds – Collected |
|
12 |
| Ma Belle Amie: The Album |
|
23 |
| Mythology |
|
40 |
| The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music |
|
58 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL 40 [8] |
NL 100 [9] |
AUS [10] |
BE (FLA) [11] |
BE (WA) [12] |
CAN [13][14] |
GER [15] |
NZ [16] |
SA [17] |
SWI [18] |
US [19] | |||
| "Early in the Morning" | 1966 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Believe What I Say" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't You Leave" | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Emotion | |
| "Please Call Me" | 1967 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Now's the Time" | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What Can I Do" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tea Is Famous (In the Whole Wide World)" | 1968 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Join the Tea Set |
| "Life's but Nothing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Trip Trap Door de Tulpjes" (as Tinus Plotseling) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "This Rose in My Mind" | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mr. Music Man" | 1969 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ma Belle Amie |
| "Ma Belle Amie" | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| "Finally in Love Again" | 1970 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "If You Do Believe in Love" | 22 | 17 | 42 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 81 | ||
| "She Likes Weeds" | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | In the Morning of My Days | |
| "Marie Claire" (Belgium-only release) | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "In Your Eyes (I Can See the Lies)" | 9 | 7 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Little Lady" | 19 | 19 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Sunny Day in Greece" | 20 | 18 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shotguns" | 1972 | 16 | 17 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mary Mary (Take Me 'Cross the Water)" | 20 | 17 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Perishable | |
| "Long Ago" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "There Goes Johnny (With My Lady)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Perishable | |
| "You Bringing Me Down" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Bandstand" | 1974 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Do It Baby |
| "Do It Baby" | 1975 | 13 | 22 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I'll Be Lost Without Your Lovin'" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Linda-Linda" | 1979 | 20 | 19 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "TV Boy" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tribute to the Spencer Davis Group" (as T.E.E. Set) | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rollerskater" (as T.E.E. Set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hot Nights" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits – Hot Nights |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- Peaked in 2014 after being reissued the previous year.
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