By April 1968, however, there would be the inevitable changes in the group's chemistry that would mark the decline of their popularity, this despite all efforts by Decca-London to keep them from being a one-hit wonder. It shot up the charts, to number two in the U.K., and soon the band enjoyed moderate to major success around the world. hits with Marty Wilde, Billy Fury, Dave Berry, and others) produced the band's 'Black Is Black' single that same year. After changing their name to Los Bravos and signing a management deal with Alain Milhaud, they were eventually signed to Decca Records' Spanish division and assigned to work with successful British producer/arranger/conductor/composer Ivor Raymonde. The notes continue to tell how German-born lead singer Mike Kogel (ex-Mike & the Runaways) met members of a Spanish group Los Sonor. 'It was the summer of 1966, the British Invasion was dying down, and American teenagers were getting together in their garages and fighting back.' So begin the liner notes for the 2000 reissue of Spain's Los Bravos' Bring a Little Lovin', produced by Ed Strait and the crew at Retroactive Records.
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