Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel: "The Come Back, All Is Forgiven Tour" (1989).

The Best Years of Our Lives is the third studio album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in 1975. It was the first album that featured Harley's name ahead of the band's (the band was previously known simply as Cockney Rebel). The album contains the band's only UK number one, the million-selling "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". The album was produced by Harley and Alan Parsons.

The only conclusion that I've reached in my life Is that if I should die, I should die by the knife Since it's only a matter of courage, all right Die a man or a martyr, the two would be nice So nice. Oh you'll think it's tragic when that moment arrives Oh, oh but it's magic It's the best years of our lives. Oh you'll think it's tragic when that moment first arrives Oh, oh but it's magic It's the best years of our lives. The Best Years Of Our Lives" Track Info. Cover By. The Best Years of Our Lives by MonaLisa Twins

The band, now under the name Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, were made up of guitarist Jim Cregan, bassist George Ford, keyboardist Duncan Mackay, and Stuart Elliott on drums. The band went into the studio during November and December 1974 to record the third Cockney Rebel album  . The result was The Best Years of Our Lives, the most successful album of his mid-'70s heyday. All in all, it is a fine, slickly crafted album that will delight Steve Harley enthusiasts and will also appeal to fans of glam-oriented 1970s English rock.

Recorded and Mixed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, and Air Studios, London, during November and December 1974. Mastered at EMI Studios. Comes with an inner sleeve including songtexts. 1975 EMI Records Limited. Side 2 ends in a spoken locked groove. Matrix, Runout (Label Side A): YA. 906. Matrix, Runout (Label Side B): YA. 907.

A Closer Look (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel album). A Closer Look is a compilation album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in America in 1975. It features material from the original Cockney Rebel line-up, as well as Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel line-up. Despite gaining a number of hits across Europe and the UK since 1973, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel had yet to break the American market by 1975.

By his third album, Steve Harley had developed a strong grasp of how to combine his artistic ambitions with strongly crafted pop tunes that win the casual listener over to his artsy cause. This album was a big hit in his native England, thanks to the fact that it spawned two major hit singles. The first was "Mr. Raffles," a surreal yet romanticized portrait of a outlaw.

Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel – Introducing 'The Best Years'. Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel – The Best Years of Our Lives. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Live – The Best Years Of Our Lives. STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBELl - The Best Years Of Our Lives (1976) – 08. 49th Parallel. Cockney Rebel – The Best Years Of Our Lives. Cockney Rebel – The best years of our life/sweet dreams. STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBELl - The Best Years Of Our Lives (1976) – 03. Mr. Raffles.

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel is an English rock band that began in the early 1970s. View full artist profile. Play all. Cockney Rebel.

Following the split of the original Cockney Rebel line-up in July 1974, Harley assembled a new line-up later in the year and renamed the band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. In November-December 1974, the new band recorded The Best Years of Our Lives album at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios in London. In 2014, Harley recalled of the song's recording: "We played it live in the studio, all sat round together. There were no overdubs, and we all wanted to get the feel of the song on record