THE OUTLET (SA)

The Outlet were a studio project put together by Peter Vee and producer Clive Calder. The line up would also include Neil Herbert and Robert Schroder, who was better known for producing and writing hits. Calder would produce artists such as Dickie Loader, Richard Jon Smith and Jonathan Butler while Vee would see a solo career, hits as a member of Buffalo and would also produce acts such as Lionel Petersen and Alan Garrity. Other members of The Outlet were Greg Brown (who would be in the band The Attraction), Howie Jones (who was also in The Attraction as well as being in Dickie Loader’s Blue Jeans). Moose Forer (who was in Group 66, Peanut Butter Conspiracy and Suck), and Ivor Black played on some of their sessions.

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
31-Oct-1969	Backstreet	10	6
29-May-970	Working On A Good Thing	2	14
		Total hits	2
		Total weeks	20

Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	2
Biggest fallers	1
Weeks with oldest in the charts	0
Longest run in the charts (weeks)	14
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts	0
Biggest gap between hits (weeks)	24
Top 30 points ranking	=437
Top 20 points ranking	458
Top 30 points	391
Top 20 points	191

Peter Vee’s solo hits

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
24-Aug-1971	Can We Get To That	11	13
27-Jul-1973	He (Can Build A Mountain)	20	2
11-Jan-1974	The Tips Of My Fingers	8	11
05-Jul-1974	Baby, Baby Answer Me (I’m Calling)	12	6
		Total hits	4
		Total weeks	32

Songs produced by Peter Vee

Song	Artist	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Private Number	Lionel Petersen	5	11
I Love How You Love Me	Jonathan Butler	4	11
I’ll Be Home	Jonathan Butler	16	3
That’s The Way	Lionel Petersen	9	15
Santa Maria	Alan Garrity	4	11
You Stood By Me	Alan Garrity	18	3
		Total hits	5
		Total weeks	54

Neil Herbert’s solo hit:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
06-Dec-1974	She’s A Woman	1 (1)	22
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	22

Hits written by Robert Schroder:

Song	Artist	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Michael Row The Boat Ashore	Richard Jon Smith	1 (9)	17
Sha La La La	Buttercup	15	3
Sonder Jou	Ian & Dix	3	11
Rock me To Sleep	Michael Eager	13	8
How I Feel Inside	Roy Bulkin	15	8
		Total hits	5
		Total weeks	47

Schroder would produce all of the above, except for possibly ‘Sha La La La’, which does not list the producer. Other hits produced by Robert Schroder:

Song	Artist	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Turn Back The Clock	Lorne Shields	14	6
Baby Love Affair	Buttercup	7	9
My Klein Wit Duifie	Tamaletjie	9	9
Twinkle Toes	Roy Bulkin	8	7
How I Feel Inside	Roy Bulkin	15	8
Candy	Geoff St John	9	10
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore	Roy Bulkin	6	10
Make Her An Angel	Roy Bulkin	6	8
Soldier Of Fortune	Roy Bulkin	16	5
Where Have All The Flowers Gone	Roy Bulkin	18	3
Day-O/Island In The Sun	Richard Jon Smith	4	12
		Total hits	11
		Total weeks	87

In addition to ‘Working On A Good Thing’ and Peter Vee’s ‘Can We Get To That’, Clive Calder would have production credits on the following:

Song	Artist	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Poor Little Rich Girl	Dickie Loader	7	6
Sweet City Woman	The Miracles	11	9
With This Ring	Dickie Loader	20	1
Candlelight	Richard Jon Smith	11	9
Please Stay	Jonathan Butler	2	13
		Total hits	5
		Total weeks	38

Total chart involvement by the band and its members:

Number of hits	33
Weeks	300
No Of No 1’s	2
Weeks at 1	10