RISING SONS (SA)

The band formed in Pietermaritzburg and the original line up included Malcolm Watson who would go on to have a career as Die Kavalier. Later line ups included Peter Lynch (who was also in Peanut Butter Conspiracy), Mike Pilot (who was also in Stingray and Tidal Wave), Eddie Boyle (who was also in the Staccatos and Stingray) and Dennis East (who had a solo career and was also in Stingray). They would split up in 1974.

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
30-Oct-1970	Stand Up For The Lady	13	5
15-Jan-1971	Cry Blue Bird Cry	14	5
03-Mar-1972	How Do You Do	4	16
12-Oct-1973	Going Down Jordan	7	16
		Total hits	4
		Total weeks	42

Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	3
Biggest fallers	1
Weeks with oldest in the charts	2
Longest run in the charts (weeks)	16
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts	0
Biggest gap between hits (weeks)	67
Top 30 points ranking	178
Top 20 points ranking	197
Top 30 points	784
Top 20 points	364

Peanut Butter Conspiracy hits featuring Peter Lynch:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
05-Mar-1971	Understanding	2	17
09-Jul-1971	Hold On (To What You Got)	4	14
12-Nov-1971	Amen	2	17
		Total hits	3
		Total weeks	48

Stingray hits featuring Mike Pilot, Eddie Boyle and Dennis East:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
21-Sep-1979	Better The Devil You Know	4	12
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	12

Staccato Hits featuring Eddie Boyle:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
17-Mar-1967	Spicks And Specks	10	9
21-Jul-1967	New York Mining Disaster 1941	18	3
09-Aug-1968	Butchers And Bakers	7	10
24-Jan-1969	Cry To Me	1 (3)	38
10-Oct-1969	Hold On To What You’ve Got	12	6
		Total hits	5
		Total weeks	66

Dennis East’s solo hits:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
23-Aug-1974	A Rose Has To Die	6	13
29-Oct-1976	A Million Drums	5	16
03-Jun-1977	Stone Walls	12	9
		Total hits	3
		Total weeks	38

Sweet Promise hit featuring Dennis East:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
15-Sep-1978	Sunday, Monday, Tuesday	19	3
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	3

Hits written by Dennis East not already mentioned above:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Bubblegum	Dan Hill	20	1
Alaska	Malie Kelly	12	7
		Total hits	2
		Total weeks	8

Note: As far as I can tell, Mike Pilot had left Tidal Wave before they had their SA chart hits.

Total chart involvement of the band and its members:

Number of hits	19
Weeks	217
Number of No.1’s	1
Weeks at 1	3