The Undisputed Truth

However, the group had little success at the new label and soon faded into obscurity. In 2003, the band cautiously reformed in order to work on a new record, and a single called "All I Want" was released in October 2004. The Undisputed Truth, along with Rose Royce, followed Whitfield during his exodus from Motown to set up Whitfield Records in 1975. Pellow succeeded in kicking his habit and returned to the public eye in 2001 with a solo album. Their single big hit was the ominous "Smiling Faces Sometimes", which hit #3 on the US pop charts in 1971. Pellow quit the band and went into rehab to battle a debilitating heroin addiction, while Cunningham resigned acrimoniously. A number of their singles became minor hits, many of them later songs for Whitfield's main act The Temptations, among them "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone". During the rest of the 1990s the band maintained a strong Uk following although success in the singles charts became more sporadic.

Joe Harris served as main lead singer, with Billie Rae Calvin and Brenda Joyce, formerly of The Delicates, on additional leads and background vocals. In the official UK best-selling singles list issued in 2002, it was placed 11th. The Undisputed Truth was a 1970s Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques. The song was from the soundtrack to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. Only Pellow's insistence on deletion (he was bored of its chart domination and overheard people complaining about it) prevented the song from equalling and then breaking the record for the longest-standing Number 1 single, held by Bryan Adams. In 1994 Wet Wet Wet had their biggest hit with a cover version of the Troggs single "Love is All Around" which was a huge international success and spent 15 weeks at Number 1 in the British charts.

In total, five singles were released from it. The single proved something of a saviour, as they previous two releases from the album had failed in the singles charts, although the album sold well. In 1992 the band released a third album called High On The Happy Side which produced the Number 1 hit single "Goodnight Girl" - the only self-penned Number 1 single they would have. At the end of 1989, Pellow appeared on the Band Aid II charity single.

The album was well-received, relying more on strings and other classical arrangements, while Pellow's vocals were always regarded as one of the best of the era. The following year the band released their second album Holding Back The River, which was also a success and produced the hit single "Sweet Surrender". In the same year, an album was released of their spell in the USA prior to hitting the big time, callled The Memphis Sessions. Another Beatles song, "She's Leaving Home", was equally-billed on the flip side, performed by Billy Bragg.

In 1988 Wet Wet Wet scored their first Number 1 hit with a cover version of the Beatles song "With a Little Help from My Friends" recorded for the charity Childline, run by Esther Rantzen. They also supported Lionel Richie on his UK tour. That year the band released their first album Popped In Souled Out which also became a hit and produced three more hit singles including, "Sweet Little Mystery", "Temptation", and "Angel Eyes". The band scored their first hit in 1987 with their first single "Wishing I was Lucky" which reached number six in the UK charts.

The band members were:. Wet Wet Wet were formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986. Wet Wet Wet were a successful Scottish pop band of the 1980s and 1990s and scored a number of hits in the British charts, and around the world. Graeme Duffin - guitar (not an official member, but always given prominent billing by the rest of the band).

Neil Mitchell - keyboards. Graeme Clark - bass. Tommy Cunningham - drums. Marti Pellow (real name Mark McLaughlin) - vocals.