MULTI-MILLION selling soul band The Real Thing are back on the road in 2017 – and calling in at Dorset as part of their tour.

Featuring the group’s three original vocalists Eddie Amoo, Chris Amoo and Dave Smith along with their 5-piece band, the trio is set to deliver a funky retro show performing all of the band’s classic songs mixed with contemporary grooves.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of their debut hit single You to Me Are Everything, the Liverpool based trio boast three million selling hit singles including, Can’t Get by Without You (the latter two tracks being in the BBC millennium Top 100), Whenever You Want My Love and Can You Feel the Force, making them the UK’s best-selling black group of the late 70s.

They were also one of the top ten best selling bands of 1986.

The band’s iconic album ‘4 from 8’ was released in 1977 and contained the ‘L8 medley’ which included the classic track ‘Children of the Ghetto’. The song has since been covered by artists including Mary J Blige, Courtney Pine and Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire) and has been sampled by numerous hip hop artists as well as being featured in the Spike Lee movie, Clockers.

In 1986 You to Me Are Everything, Can’t Get by Without You and Can You Feel the Force were all remixed and became huge hits once again, thanks to their huge club following.

In 2005, Love's Such a Wonderful Thing was sampled by French dance outfit Daft Punk and re-titled So Much Love to Give.

The same year the Freeloaders had a UK Top 10 single with ‘So Much Love to Give’ which featured The Real Thing resulting in the band charting across 3 decades.

The Real Thing recently released ‘The Real Thing Live’ DVD and CD recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool and celebrates over 40 years on the road and includes the concert in full, new material and a cover of The Beatles song ‘Eleanor Rigby’.

Commenting on The Real Thing’s success, singer Chris Amoo said: "There’s always going to be a sense of nostalgia about our music.

"It’s the sound track to so many people’s lives and that will never die."

The Real Thing are at Canvas in Bournemouth on Friday March 17 2017.

Call 01202 2556113 for tickets.

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