" Somos Novios " ( Spanish for "We're a couple") is a song first recorded by Mexican songwriter Armando Manzanero in 1968 . Perry Como recorded an English version of "Somos Novios" with original English lyrics titled " It's Impossible ", which was a top 10 hit in the US and the UK.
17-505: New Birth may refer to: New Birth (band) , an American musical group The New Birth (album) , their 1970 debut album Born again , a spiritual rebirth in some forms of Christianity Regeneration (theology) , a Christian theological concept Dvija , a Hindu theological concept New Birth Missionary Baptist Church , a megachurch in Georgia, United States Topics referred to by
34-568: A Long Time , which featured hits including the title track (No. 9 R&B) and their cover of the Skylark song " Wildflower ". After the release of their sixth RCA album, Comin' From All Ends , the group split from RCA, Fuqua and their management company and signed with Buddah . New Birth's Buddah debut, Blind Baby , featured the group's only number-one R&B single, a cover of the Jerry Butler classic " Dream Merchant ". By this time,
51-518: A male vocal group, The Now Sound, which featured Bobby Downs, Ron Coleman, Gary Young (deceased 2018) and George "Slim" House and also a female vocal group, known as Mint Julep, which featured Londee Loren, Tanita Gaines, Janice Carter and Pam Swent, they brought them together with The Nite-Liters plus additional vocalist Alan Frye, calling the newly formed ensemble New Birth. The band came together in 1970 with their self-titled debut on RCA . Their second album, Ain't No Big Thing, But It's Growing , yielded
68-655: A minor hit with their cover of Armando Manzanero 's " It's Impossible ", in 1971. Later that year, Bullock discovered a group from Detroit , Michigan called Love, Peace & Happiness, which featured former Marvelettes singer Ann Bogan and brothers Leslie and Melvin Wilson. Finding that they had the spark that was missing from the New Birth ensemble, he paired them with the Nite-Liters and original members of New Birth, Londee Loren, Bobby Downs and Alan Frye. In 1972,
85-867: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages New Birth (band) New Birth (also known as The New Birth ) is an American funk and R&B group. It was originally conceived in Detroit , Michigan , by former Motown songwriter/producer Vernon Bullock and co-founded in Louisville, Kentucky , by him with former singer and Motown songwriter/producer Harvey Fuqua and musicians Tony Churchill, James Baker, Robin Russell, Austin Lander, Robert "Lurch" Jackson, Leroy Taylor, Charlie Hearndon, Bruce Marshall and Nathaniel "Nebs" Neblett (1946–2016). The group began with
102-458: The I'm Back album, Leslie Wilson had left the group to replace Jeffrey Osborne in L.T.D. , whilst Jerry Bell departed in 1983 to become lead vocalist for Motown 's Dazz Band . The Wilsons resumed touring with a new quartet ensemble adding two new female vocalists: Barbara Wilson and Danette Williams in 1994, and released an album. Drummer Robin Russell released a solo CD entitled Drum Beats in 2004. New Birth's lead vocalist Leslie Wilson
119-652: The Hot 100 chart came just weeks after concluding a four-week run at number one on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. On the UK Singles Chart , the single reached No. 4 in 1971. Como's version was nominated for Song of the Year at the 1971 Grammy but lost to " You've Got a Friend ". Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli recorded the song with American singer Christina Aguilera in 2006. The duet
136-447: The Nite-Liters had so merged with the New Birth that the instrumental cut that opened the album was solely credited to New Birth. A move to Warner Bros. Records produced several minor hits and the release of the 1977 album, Behold The Mighty Army , the Wilson brothers left following disagreements in the group. The group including Baker, Churchill and Lander returned on Ariola in 1979 with Jerry Bell as their lead vocalist. By 1982 with
153-474: The band that played as The Crawlers with Chicago artist Alvin Cash on his R&B No. 1 1964 hit, "Twine Time". The Nite-Liters had a few hits before the formation of New Birth proper, including "K-Jee" (No. 17 R&B & No. 39 Pop), in 1971. In 1969, Vernon Bullock had thought of creating an ensemble of groups for a touring company and Harvey Fuqua and Tony Churchill soon took an interest. After discovering
170-570: The instrumental outfit The Nite-Liters , which was formed in 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky by Tony Churchill and Harvey Fuqua. In its heyday, besides Churchill on tenor sax and vibes, the band featured Charlie Hearndon on guitar, James Baker on keyboards, Robin Russell on drums, Robert "Lurch" Jackson on trumpet, Austin Lander on baritone sax, Leroy Taylor on bass, and, later, Carl McDaniel on guitar. Earlier members included Johnny Graham, later of Earth, Wind & Fire , and Jerry Bell on lead and background vocals. Some sources identify The Nite-Liters as
187-423: The performance he wanted out of Londee on their next hit, " Until It's Time for You to Go ", it featured, instead of the group members, future Supremes member Susaye Greene as lead vocalist, with Fuqua and Carolyn Willis of Honey Cone doing the spoken intro. However, Londee more than met the challenge in live performances and her voice matured on future releases. In 1974, the group issued their album It's Been
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#1732771806246204-489: The reorganized group (as a 17-piece ensemble) reached the Billboard R&;B top 10 (No. 4 R&B & No. 35 Pop) with their cover of Bobby Womack and The Valentinos ' " I Can Understand It ", which paved the way for the band's future success. By the time the song hit the stores, however, Ann had left to devote time to her family, leaving Londee Loren as the only female member. When Fuqua reportedly could not get
221-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title New Birth . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Birth&oldid=1102213588 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
238-462: Was a chief influence on soul artist Reggie Sears and Temptations lead singer Ali "Ollie" Woodson . James Baker died on October 24, 1993, and Leroy Taylor died on January 17, 2012. Robin Russell died in 2021. Melvin Wilson died on March 31, 2023, from pancreatic cancer. Somos Novios (It%27s Impossible) The song has become one of the most popular boleros of all time and it has been covered by numerous artists. The recording by Manzanero
255-601: Was adapted in 1970 by Sid Wayne , who wrote original English lyrics set to the music. Sid Wayne was a collaborator with Elvis Presley , but decided to give the song instead to Perry Como. Perry Como recorded the song under the title "It's Impossible". The Como version would be one of his most influential records, and in February 1971 it became his first song to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in more than 12 years, peaking at No. 10. The song's peak on
272-569: Was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. The song was the title track of Manzanero third album Somos Novios released in July 1968. Manzanero also appeared in the 1969 Mexican film of the same title Somos Novios starring Palito Ortega , and performed the song. The song was included in the inaugural inductions for the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame established in 2001 to honor early Latin music recordings. "Somos Novios"
289-491: Was released as a single in from Bocelli's eleventh studio album, Amore (2006). Aguilera and Bocelli performed the song together at the Sanremo Music Festival on March 3, 2006. This version was ranked at number ten on the list of Aguilera's best songs by AXS . Another version of the duet with Japanese singer Rimi Natsukawa was released as a bonus track in the album's Japanese edition, as well as
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