The Congregation

The Congregation
Also known as	The English Congregation (US, Canada)
Origin	England
Genres	pop, vocal
Years active	Early 1970s
Labels	EMI Columbia
Associated acts	Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway

The Congregation were a British pop ensemble. They were formed by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway in England. In the United States they were credited as The English Congregation.

Their biggest hit was a cover of David and Jonathan's "Softly Whispering I Love You", which peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, No. 1 in South Africa and New Zealand and No. 10 in Germany. The group's lead singer was the former Plastic Penny vocalist, Brian Keith, who later became a session musician. The lack of further top 40 hits left them as one-hit wonders.

The band changed their name on releases in the United States to avoid confusion with the Mike Curb Congregation, who also recorded "Softly Whispering I Love You".

(all releases on Columbia of Columbia Graphophone Co./EMI, for US release leased to Atco and Signpost)

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