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Robson & Jerome were an English pop duo active in mid-1990s, consisting of actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, who rose to prominence via British television series ''Soldier Soldier''. The duo's musical catalogue is composed entirely of covers. They released a version of "Unchained Melody" which stayed at number 1 for 7 weeks on the UK Chart, selling more than 1.8 million copies and becoming the best-selling single of 1995. They had two further number-one singles produced by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken - "I Believe" (1995) and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (1996) - and two number-one studio albums. A pair of compilation albums followed. ==Music Career== In November 1994, in an episode of the UK television drama series ''Soldier Soldier'', Robson Green and Jerome Flynn performed "Unchained Melody" as an impromptu duo The Unrighteous Brothers after the entertainment failed to appear at wedding.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A769241 )〕 Their performance triggered a big response from the audience and ITV was inundated by people looking to buy the song. Simon Cowell was alerted to the interest shown by the public, and pursued the two reluctant actors (and later Robson's mother) for the next four months to record the song, to the extent that Robson Green threatened legal action to stop Cowell harassing them. The actors were eventually persuaded to sign a recording contract with Cowell and record a Righteous Brothers-type version of the song as a duo. Cowell enlisted music producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, with whom he had worked many times before, to produce the single. Their cover of "Unchained Melody" was release as double A-side single with White Cliffs of Dover. It immediately reached No. 1 and stayed there fore seven weeks, and became the best-selling song of 1955. It was also the best-selling song of the decade of the 1990s, until it was over-taken by Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana, Candle in the Wind 1997. It remains one of the country's best-selling singles. Their two follow-up singles, "I Believe" released later in the year, and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" released in 1996, also reached No. 1 on their release, and they became the first act in UK chart history to have their first three singles going straight in at number one.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Number One Hits: Facts & Feats )〕 Their third single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"/"Saturday Night at the Movies"/"You'll Never Walk Alone" is also the only single released as a Triple A-side to go to number one. Their first album, the self-titled ''Robson & Jerome'', released in 1955 become the best-selling album of 1995, The second album from 1986, ''Take Two'', was equally successful. Robson & Jerome would eventually sell 7 million copies of the albums released, and 5 million copies of the 3 singles released. They decided to quit despite being offered £3 million for a third album by Cowell. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robson & Jerome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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