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American band which had a two part career, the first in the late 1960's and early 1970's in the USA and the second in the later 1970's in the UK. The group is most well known outside the US for their version of Route '66 in the Levis Jeans commercial.

The group was formed in San Francisco in 1967 when Johnny Ciambotti joined up with John McFee, Alex Call and Mitch Howie who were members of a group called the Tiny Hearing Aid Company. Clover's first gig was July 4 1967. They performed around the Bay Area over the next two years eventually signing with Fantasy in 1969. They recorded 2 albums and 14 single for Fantasy in the early 1970's.

Eventually an expanded line-up of the group moved to the UK in 1975 or early 1976. There they released 2 further albums, and (uncredited) backed Elvis Costello on his debut album My Aim Is True (1977). The group broke up in 1978 after returning to the US. Around 1976, Huey Lewis had joined this band (credited as Huey Louis) and appeared on the two final Clover albums released 1977.

ALBUMS


Clover
Homestead Redemption
2018, CD, Album, Clover Records (8), ,
Country Rock/Blues Rock
Clover
Unavailable / Love On The Wire
2013, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RM, BGO Records, ,
Country Rock
Clover
Clover / Fourty Niner
2012, CD, Comp, RM, Real Gone Music,
Clover
The Sound City Sessions
2006, ,
Country Rock
Clover
The Best Of Clover (An American Band In London)
1986
Clover
The Clover Chronicle - The Best Of The Fantasy Years
1979,
Clover
Child Of The Streets
1977, 7", Philips, ,
Funk
Clover
Love Love
1977, 7", Single, Vertigo, ,
Country Rock/Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Rock & Roll
Clover
I Lie Awake (And Dream Of You)
1977, 7", Single, Vertigo, ,
Classic Rock
Clover
There Is No Substitute For Real Magic
1977, Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Promo, Smplr, Vertigo
Clover
Oh Senorita
1977, 7", Single, Vertigo, ,
Classic Rock
Clover
Hearts Under Fire
1977
Clover
Take Another Look / The Storm
1977,
Clover
Chain Gang
1977
Clover
Unavailable
1977, ,
Country Rock/Classic Rock/Soft Rock
Clover
Love On The Wire
1977, ,
Pub Rock
Clover
Summer's Here
1976, 7", Single, Pac Records (4), Pac Records (4),
Clover
Chicken Funk
1976,
Clover
Come / Monopoly
1971, 7", Single, America Records
Clover
Fourty Niner
1971, ,
Blues Rock/Country Rock
Clover
Wade In The Water / Stealin'
1970, ,
Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Clover
Shotgun / Wade In The Water
1970,
Clover
Clover
1970, ,
Country Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Clover
Shotgun / Stealin'
7", Single, Liberty,
Clover
Clover
7", EP, Liberty, ,
Country Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Clover
Escopeta / La Lagartija
7", Single, Promo, Musart, Liberty, ,
Blues Rock/Country Blues/Funk/Soul

APPEARANCES +


Huey Lewis And The News*
Collected
2017,
Nick Lowe
Jesus Of Cool
2008, ,
New Wave/Power Pop
Elvis Costello
My Aim Is True
1993, ,
New Wave
Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2½ Years
1993, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Rock & Roll
Nick Lowe
The Wilderness Years
1991, ,
Pop Rock
Elvis Costello And The Attractions*
Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers
1984, ,
Pop Rock
Mikko Alatalo
Elävänä Pispalassa (Ja Vähän Muuallakin)
1980
Elvis Costello
Taking Liberties
1980, ,
New Wave/Rock & Roll
Various
The Soft Side Of Hard Rock
1980
Twiggy
Pieces Of April
1978, LP, Comp, St Michael, Phonogram, ,
Country Rock/Country/Folk
Twiggy
A Woman In Love
1977, ,
Vocal
Twiggy
Please Get My Name Right
1977, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
Various
A Bunch Of Stiff Records
1977, ,
Power Pop/Punk/Hard Rock/New Wave/Pub Rock
Various
Surrender To The Rhythm (The London Pub Rock Scene Of The Seventies)
2020, 3x CD, ,
Pub Rock
Various
Todo Éxitos: Los Número 1 Del Año 2014
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Vale Music, ,
Dance-pop
Various
Hidden Treasures Vol.1
2014,
Various
San Francisco Nights
2000, CD, Comp, RE, MagMid,
Various
X96 Cheap Live X
1997, CD, Comp, Not On Label,
Various
Rare 60's
1997
Various
Garden Of Eden (Famous Rock 'N Blues Artists)
1996, CD, Comp, Collectables, Home Cooking Records,
Various
Trip To The Psychedelic World
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Jimco Records
Elvis Costello And The Attractions*
Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers
1984, ,
Pop Rock/New Wave
Various
An Hour Of Rock Vol. 2
1979, Cass, Comp, Vertigo,
Various
Mercury Sampler
1977, LP, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Mercury, ,
Blues Rock/Soul-Jazz/Soft Rock/Disco/Classic Rock
Various
The Soft Side Of Hard Rock
1977, ,
AOR/Arena Rock/Country Rock/Art Rock/Prog Rock/Glam/Symphonic Rock/Beat/Disco
Graham Parker, City Boy
Rock On!
1976, LP + 7", EP, Philips
Elvis Costello & Clover
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
2008, 2xCDr, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label
Elvis Costello
Taking Liberties
1980
Clover
Live 12-29-1975 Winterland Ballroom San Francisco California
DVD-V, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
Country Rock/Folk Rock
Clover (3), The Grass Roots
Fourty Niner Clover & More Golden Grass The Grass Roots
Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label (Clover (3)), Not On Label (The Grass Roots)