Cock Robin

Cock Robin is a U.S. pop-rock band, mostly popular in the 1980s, particularly in Europe where they were to become famous. The band was founded by singer-songwriter Peter Kingsbery in 1982, split up in 1990, and was reformed in 2006. Named after a 17th century story titled "The Marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren", the band formed in California and was signed to CBS Records. Cock Robin's first, self-titled album was produced by Steve Hillage and... more

Cock Robin is a U.S. pop-rock band, mostly popular in the 1980s, particularly in Europe where they were to become famous. The band was founded by singer-songwriter Peter Kingsbery in 1982, split up in 1990, and was reformed in 2006. Named after a 17th century story titled "The Marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren", the band formed in California and was signed to CBS Records. Cock Robin's first, self-titled album was produced by Steve Hillage and, although largely ignored in their native country, as with the majority of their output, was an overnight success in Europe, especially in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands, where the singles "When Your Heart Is Weak", "The Promise You Made" and "I Thought You Were On My Side" became big hits, and the album itself a chart-topper. "When Your Heart is Weak" was the band's only chart single in the US, where it reached #35 in the late summer of 1985. In 1987, the band, reduced from the original quartet to the duo of Peter... less