Stretch - That´s The Way The Wind Blows / Hold On (1976) - single

Stretch were a 1970s British rock band that grew from the collaboration between Elmer Gantry (real name Dave Terry) and Kirby (real name Graham Gregory). Gantry had been the frontman of Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera. Kirby had been a member of Curved Air.
The band was put together in 1974 with help from Fleetwood Mac manager Clifford Davis and drummer Mick Fleetwood, to perform as Fleetwood Mac on a US tour because the existing Fleetwood Mac were not in a position to fulfil outstanding contractual obligations. However, Fleetwood did not join the tour as planned, and later denied any knowledge or involvement, and partway through the tour it became obvious to audiences that there was no original member of Fleetwood Mac in the band, and the tour collapsed.
Stretch rose from the ashes of this debacle, and soon had a No. 16 hit single in November 1975 with "Why Did You Do It?", As follow up, the single “That´s The Way The Wind Blows”, taken from their 2nd album “You Can't Beat Your Brain For Entertainment” (1976).

A - That´s The Way The Wind Blows  (3:43)
Written-By – Gantry, Kirby / Producer – Elmer Gantry, Kirby for Hot Wax Productions
B - Hold On  (3:20)
Written-By – Gantry, Kirby / Producer – Elmer Gantry, Kirby for Hot Wax Productions

Genre:  Pop
Label:  Anchor Records
Catalog#  16883 AT

(P) 1976