🔘People Like You and People Like Me – Single: Feb. 1976

The Glitter Band’s final major UK hit — a Top 5 glam‑disco crossover from Listen to the Band.

🔘 – Overview

Released in the UK on February 13, 1976, People Like You and People Like Me marked one of the Glitter Band’s strongest late‑period singles. Issued on Bell Records (BELL 1471), the track blended the group’s glam‑rock roots with a growing disco influence, driven by tight harmonies, polished production, and the unmistakable Mike Leander sound.

The single entered the UK Official Singles Chart on February 22 - February 28,1976, beginning a 9‑week run that carried it to a peak of No. 5 — the band’s last Top 10 hit and one of their most enduring songs. The B‑side, Makes You Blind, also taken from the album Listen to the Band, showcased the group’s rhythmic, sax‑driven style and featured writing contributions from Gerry Shephard, Mike Leander, and Pete Phipps.

The record was pressed by EMI Records, lacquer‑cut at Pye Studios, and published by Rock Artistes Music Publishing Ltd. Promotional copies and standard retail issues were both released in 1976, with the single becoming a staple of the band’s mid‑70s output.

🔘 – Track List

UK 7" Single — Bell Records – BELL 1471 — 1976

Side A

People Like You and People Like Me

Written by Gerry Shephard, John Springate

Produced by Mike Leander

Side B

Makes You Blind

Written by Mike Leander, Peter Phipps, Gerry Shephard

Produced by Mike Leander

🔘 – Variants

People Like You and People Like Me — 7", 45 RPM, Single — Bell Records – BELL 1471 — UK — 1976

People Like You and People Like Me — 7", 45 RPM, Promo — Bell Records – BELL 1471 — UK — 1976

🔘 – Chart Performance

UK — Official Singles Chart

Peak Position: 5

Weeks on Chart: 9

Chart Run (February 28, 1976 → April 24, 1976)

February 28, 1976 → 37

March 6, 1976 → 16

March 13, 1976 → 7

March 20, 1976 → 7

March 27, 1976 → 5 (Peak)

April 3, 1976 → 10

April 10, 1976 → 15

April 17, 1976 → 24

April 24, 1976 → 34

🔘 – Context & Notes

• Trademark Owner: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

• Record Company: Bell Records Division

• Published by Rock Artistes Music Publishing Ltd.

• Lacquer cut at Pye Studios

• Pressed by EMI Records

• Produced by Mike Leander

• Taken from the album Listen to the Band (BELLS 259)

• Genre blend: glam rock, disco, funk‑influenced pop

🔘 – Visual Archive

The Glitter Band’s People Like You and People Like Me (1976), BELL 1471 — a Top 5 UK hit.

🔘 – Related Material

• Listen to the Band (1975)

• Makes You Blind (B‑side)

• Earlier Glitter Band singles (1974–1975)

🔘 – Discography

Listen to the Band — 1975

People Like You and People Like Me — 1976

🔘 – Mini‑Timeline

✦ February 13, 1976 — Single released

✦ February 28, 1976 — Enters UK chart

✦ March 27, 1976 — Peaks at No. 5

✦ April 24, 1976 — Final chart week

🔘 – Glam Flashback

A polished, harmony‑rich single that captured the Glitter Band’s shift from glam stompers to sleek mid‑70s pop craftsmen — and delivered their final Top 5 success.

🔘 – Closing Notes

A standout single from the band’s later period, People Like You and People Like Me remains one of their most recognisable and best‑performing hits.

🔘 – Sources

Discogs

45cat

🔘 – Copyright

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