The Jets (British band)

Not to be confused with Jet (British band).

The Jets are a British rockabilly band,^[1] who had two charting singles in the early 1980s with "Yes Tonight Josephine" and "Love Makes the World Go Round". The songs reached numbers 25 and 21 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] Both tracks featured on their album, 100% Cotton. The band scored six other minor chart entries, all charting within the top 75.^[3] The Jets consists of three brothers, Bob Cotton (eldest - double bass and lead vocals), Ray Cotton (middle - lead guitar and lead/backing vocals) and Tony Cotton (youngest - drums and backing vocals).^[4]

The Jets
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Rockabilly
Years active	1978–present
Labels	EMI, Krypton Records
Members	Bob Cotton (lead vocals, double bass) Ray Cotton (lead guitar, vocals) Tony Cotton (drums, vocals)

The band continues to tour the club and rockabilly circuit both in the UK and abroad and is still producing albums.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Label	UK [2][3]
1981	Jets	EMI	—
1982	100% Cotton		30
1986	Session Out	Nervous Records	—
1988	Cotton Pickin'	Krypton	—
1989	15 Rockin Years		—
1991	All Fired Up		—
1993	Turn Up the Guitar		—
1995	One for the Road		—
1996	Stare Stare Stare		—
1998	The Classic Collection		—
2002	Bolt of Lightning[5]		—
2009	The Singles	Tornado Records	—
2013	Most Wanted Rockin' Up a Storm	Krypton	—
2018	40 Rockin' Years		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Song	UK [2][3]
1978	"Rockabilly Baby"[1]	—
1979	"Sleep Rock 'N' Roll"	—
1981	"Who's That Knocking"	—
	"Let's Get It On"	—
	"Sugar Doll"	55
	"Yes Tonight Josephine"	25
1982	"Love Makes the World Go 'Round"	21
	"The Honeydripper"	58
	"Somebody to Love"	56
1983	"Blue Skies"	53
	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	62
1984	"Party Doll"	72
	"Heatwave"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.