Clout | Substitute (1978)

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Clout | Substitute (1978)

Clout's first and biggest hit, "Substitute", was a new arrangement of a Righteous Brothers song, composed by Willie Wilson.

In 1978, their version reached No. 1 in South Africa, New Zealand and Germany, and reached the top 10 in other countries.

It also reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the UK charts for 15 weeks.

Due to sanctions against South African artists and performers by UK's Equity at the time, the BBC One television series Top of the Pops used the group's performance of the song on Dutch programme TopPop, from 8 April 1978, to present the hit song for its Top 10 countdown.

Clout's cover of "Substitute" reached No. 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

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