Lloyd Green had four chart albums:

1968 - "Mr. Nashville Sound" - #37
1973 - "I Can See Clearly Now" - #36
1974 - "Shades Of Steel" - #21
1975 - "Steel Rides" - #47

Santo & Johnny had three chart albums:

1960 - "Santo & Johnny" - #20
1960 - "Encore" - #11
1961 - "Hawaii" - #80

By the way, Pete Drake had only one chart album ("Forever" - #85) back in 1964. Buddy Emmons, Alvino Rey, Speedy West, Bobbe Seymour, etc. never had a charting album (or single).

[This message was edited by Joe Alterio on 22 November 2006 at 01:07 PM.]

As a 'Solo' artist and NOT as a session musician, and under a personal 10 year contract, I recorded at Abbey Road in the sixties for EMI, by far my WORST playing, but the stereo record market was embryonic and the major stores used my albums to demo the 'NEW' stereo sound systems. Most people in the UK who bought Hi-Fi systems in the sixties also bought one of the albums used for the demo, so mine along with 'Impact' sold the same approximate quantities as the major department stores sold Hi-Fi's.

EMI Columbia Studio Two Stereo series...
TWO-177 'Shades of Hawaii' (1967) ...in excess of 400,000...
TWO-218...'Hawaiian Nights' (1968)...over 500,000...
TWO-290 'Hawaiian Honeymoon' (1970) ...over 350,000

For those who wish to know, EMI Studio Two Stereo, was the only other International competitor to Decca Phase Four..In the early days of stereo record sales.

I think the above albums qualify as they were on release throughout the world.
Over 250,000 copies each in the UK alone.

I also had one track on a 'Stereo Sampler' that sold over a million in the UK..STWO2-'Impact' (1968), Re-Released as MFP-50341
The other featured EMI artists that I shared that album with were
Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra,
Mr. Acker Bilk,
David Rose and his Orchestra,
Pepe Jaramillo and his Latin-American Rhythm,
Ron Goodwin and his Orchestra,
Joe Loss and his Orchestra,
The Norman Newell Orchestra,
Ralph Dollimore and his Orchestra,
Manuel and the Music of the Mountains and
Jack Emblow.

And I'm still getting royalties from over 23 countries AND on-Line downloads from i-Tunes in particular and also other on-line services.

I must scan some of the royalty statements of the numerous countries and post some pictures.
"Off the top of my head" They included Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, The West Indies, Malta, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, in fact all of Europe and most of Asia, but funnily enough NOT the USA and only limited issue in Canada, presumably because the early market for the 'NEW' stereo recordings had already been well exploited.

As EMI probably isn't know so well in the USA, it's a label located in the United Kingdom.
Artists include Vengaboys, Geri Halliwell, Kraftwerk, Robbie Williams, Pink Floyd, and Sir Cliff Richard,

Shades of Hawaii was my first SOLO Steel Guitar album for EMI. It IS purely instrumental.. no vocals, and I AM the featured artist, i.e. Basil Henriques and the Waikiki Islanders and was released in 1967, today, it is still selling all over the world in CD format AND on-line downloadable from i-tunes etc.
Below is a sample of EMI's statement for December 2005 that plainly shows the new format for digital downloads.

And the DIGI one.. listing songs and service providers.

------------------

[This message was edited by basilh on 22 November 2006 at 08:31 PM.]

TWO-177 Shades of Hawaii

1. Somewhere my Love
2. The Shadow of your Smile
3. Stranger on The Shore
4. Edelweiss
5. Pearly Shells
6. Strangers in The Night
7. Moonglow & Theme from Picnic
8. Moon River
9. The Breeze and I
10. Lace Covered Window
11. More
12. Sleepwalk
13. This is My Song

....................................................

TWO-218 Hawaiian Nights

1. Can't Take My Eyes Off You
2. My Star
3. There Must Be a Way
4. Love is Blue
5. The Last Waltz
6. Just Lovin' You
7. A Man Without Love
8. Dream
9. Careless Hands
10. You Go To My Head
11. Up, Up, and Away
12. Farewell (For Just A While)

....................................................

Two-290 Hawaiian Honeymoon

1. My Cherie Amour
2. Gentle on my Mind
3. He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother
4. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
5. Girl Talk
6. Albatross
7. Help Yourself
8. Love at First Sight
9. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
10. This Guy's in Love with You
11. Scat in The Dark
12. Little Green Apples

....................................................

Tara-1003 Sounds of Sunset

1. Give Me Your Hand
2. Castle of Dromore
3. South Sea Island Magic
4.San Antonio Rose
5. Help Me Make It Through The Night
6. Under The Double Eagle
7. Something
8. Stay
9. Rose Garden
10. Brahm's Lullaby
11. Body And Soul
12. Faded Love

....................................................

FRCD-068 My Guitars & I

1. Hawaii Tattoo
2. Sleepy Lagoon
3. The Third Man Theme
4. The Breeze and I
5. Analani E/Pua Mana
6. San Antonio Rose
7. Maria Elena
8. Under the Double Eagle
9. how Dya Do
10. Hula Blues
11. Swedish Rhapsody
12. Sleepwalk
13. Tico Tico
14. Begin the Beguine
15. Country Startime
16. Zambeezi

....................................................

FRCD-357 Irish & Country

1. After all these Years
2. To All the Girls I've Loved Before
3. When my Blue Moon turns to Gold
4. Forever and Ever
5. Swedish Rhapsody
6. Amazing Grace
7. The Carnival is Over
8. Red River Valley
9. The Rose of Mooncoin
10. The Seven Wonders of Fore
11. Make the World go Away
12. Old Flames
13. Roadstone Cowboy
14. The F & A Theme
15. Let the rest of the World go By
16. Before I Met You
17. Green Willow
18. The Tennessee Waltz
19. The Rose of Allendale
20. You Make Love

....................................................
Baz

[This message was edited by basilh on 22 November 2006 at 08:37 PM.]

Regards Basil Henriques

2005

1966

[This message was edited by basilh on 22 November 2006 at 08:55 PM.]

I WAS fortunate to be signed by a major international record label to a 10 year contract (With options) as a "Solo Steel Guitar Instrumentalist"..
I'm not sure how many other steel players got that kind of a deal, I believe that most steel albums were "Leased" from either the artist or the studio/management.

As for your comment about my "Business Acumen", Just lucky, in the right place at the right time, AND most of all, remember it's relatively easy to be a BIG fish in a SMALL pond.!

I could have retired in 1970 with the income from my sales, but continued to play and also work as a record producer even now.

[This message was edited by basilh on 22 November 2006 at 08:53 PM.]

From 1936 on, (I got my Gibson 6 pedal steel in 1946 used)I have played most of those songs at one time or another, when steel guitar solos were in vogue by the general public.
I am highly impressed by your Pedal Steel recording career. ....al

------------------
My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/

Basil Henriques & The Waikiki Islanders
Live at The Castaways

VOLUME 1

1. Adventures in Paradise
2. Trambone
3. My Isle of Golden Dreams
4. All of Me
5. Maui Chimes
6. Sweet Someone
7. Silhouette Hula
8. Blue Skies
9. The Preacher
10. Mamula Moon
11. Sweet Leilani
12. The Hawaiian Wedding Song
13. Undecided / Aloha Oe
14. Red Sails in the Sunset
15. Blue Hawaii Waltz
16. Blue Hawaii
17. A Light Touch
18. Body and Soul
19. A Little on the Lonely Side
20. A Walk in the Black Forest
21. Ebb Tide
22. Sand
23. Embraceable You
24. My Tane
25. Lover
26. Tiny bubbles / Aloha Oe

...............................................

Basil Henriques & The Waikiki Islanders
Live at The Castaways

VOLUME 2

1. Sentimental Journey
2. The moon of Manakoora
3. Strangers in the Night
4. Hoe Hoe
5. The White Blossoms of Tahni
6. Dream
7. How Dya' Do
8. Once in a While
9. Little Brown Gal
10. Skylark
11. I left my Heart in San Francisco
12. South Sea Island Magic
13. Autumn Leaves
14. Moonglow
15. Moonlight Medley
16. You are always in my Heart
17. I'm in the Mood for Love
18. Honolulu March
19. Lovely Hula Hands
20. Lovely Hula Girl
21. Sing me a Song of the Islands
22. Beyond the Reef
23. Malihini Mele
24. I only have Eyes for You
25. The Hawaiian War Chant

BLATANT PLUG !!

The albums above and in the previous post are available to buy "on-Line"
here :-

For my friends, 4 albums on a double CDl

My Guitars and I, a home recording that's not too bad

Irish & Country Steel Guitar, just what it says on the tin !!l

Live at the Castaways vol. 1, (26 Tracks) the very best of my Hawaiian Style playing

Vol.2 of the Castaways series (25 tracks)

[This message was edited by basilh on 23 November 2006 at 04:49 AM.]