Total Coelo – “I Eat Cannibals” (12 in) (Chrysalis) 1983

 

Written by Barry Blue, Roy Nicolson and Paul Greedus. Produced by Barry Blue. One of the extended versions on the US 12 inch disc, Chrysalis 4V9-03545. Barry Blue was a British singer/songwriter who had a number of hits in the 70s, including “Dancin’ (On A Saturday Night)” in 1973. He branched out into producing others and had success with artists such as Heatwave and Bananarama. Barry helped form Toto Coelo (their UK name) in 1982 and co-wrote and produced their first single, “I Eat Cannibals”. The drum work was courtesy of Peter Boita. The disc hit #8 in the UK and was a worldwide success; reaching #66 in the US and #4 in Australia. An album and two further singles followed but for all intents and purposes, the band’s career was over as 1984 rolled along.