The Mercey Brothers were a Canadian country band featuring siblings Larry, Lloyd and Ray Mercey, a family band that started in the late 1950s and became chart-toppers a decade later. Most of their hits were on the Canadian charts, but the Merceys were one of the few Canadian country acts to break through into the US market as well. Here's a quick look at their work...
The Mercey Brothers "The Mercey Brothers" (1968)
The Mercey Brothers "My Song For You" (1969)
The Mercey Brothers "Mercey Brothers" (1970)
The Mercey Brothers "Naturally" (1970)
The Mercey Brothers "Have Mercey" (1971)
The Mercey Brothers "Country" (RCA Victor, 1972) (LP)
(Produced by The Mercey Brothers)
Soft-toned countrypolitan from Canadian country siblings Larry, Lloyd and Ray Mercey, who offer a set of half covers, half original material written by the Merceys and by several composers who were signed to their publishing company -- Homer Lee and the songwriting duo of Bruce Rawlins and Terry Carisse. They also cover Kris Kristofferson and contemporary Nashville such as Ray Griff and Freddie Hart, along with pop hits such as Delaney Bramblett's "Never Ending Song Of Love" and John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads." You pretty much see where this was headed, right? The vocals remind me a lot of Bill Anderson -- innocuous though unelectrifying. It's okay for what it was; they had a string of hits up in Canada, although they never saw any chart action in the United States.
The Mercey Brothers "The Mercey Brothers" (1973)
The Mercey Brothers "Did You Hear My Song" (1975)
The Mercey Brothers "The Best Of The Mercey Brothers" (RCA Victor, 1975) (LP)
The Mercey Brothers "Homemade" (RCA Victor, 1976) (LP)
The Mercey Brothers "The Mercey Brothers Radio Show" (1976)
The Mercey Brothers "Comin' On Stronger" (MBS Records, 1977) (LP)
The Mercey Brothers "Command Performance" (MBS Records, 1980) (LP)
The Mercey Brothers "The Mercey Brothers" (1982) (LP)
The Mercey Brothers "Latest And Greatest Volume 1" (MBS Records, 1984) (LP)
The Mercey Brothers "Love Is The Reason" (1985)
The Mercey Brothers "Latest And Greatest Volume 2" (1988)
The Mercey Brothers "30 Greatest: Their Hits And More" (1990) (LP)
