Skylark

Photo credit David Wisdom taking a picture of James O'mara shooting Skylark in 1971 Vancouver's Skylark* formed from the ashes of one of Ronnie Hawkins' many back-up groups, Foster and former New Breed member Cook took the initiative and the band was soon signed to Capitol Records. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1972 which spawned three singles including what would be the band's biggest hit - "Wildflower". The song was written by the band's original guitarist Doug Edwards and a policeman friend from Victoria, BC (David Richardson). The song went to No. 1 in Canada and made Billboard magazine's Top-10. The single would go on to sell over 1 million copies. A follow-up album '2', was released in 1974 and again contained "Wildflower" as a request by Capitol to keep the song prominantly in the public's consciousness. The album itself featured the additional help of Bobby Taylor (of Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers fame) on backing vocals and Robbie King on organ. The record was met with less success and the group called it a day. Many of the band's members later began solo careers: vocalist Donny Gerrard recorded several singles in the mid-'70s including "Words Are... more...