The First Class, a British pop music studio-based group, was formed in 1974 by
songwriter and record producer John Carter. The group initially consisted of
Carter, Tony Burrows, and Chas Mills, with Carter hiring Burrows and Mills to
perform material he wrote alongside his creative partner and wife, Gillian
(Jill) Shakespeare. Their breakthrough came with the release of "Beach Baby",
which peaked at number 13 in the UK and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the
US. The song was praised for its "perfect surfin' arrangement" and compared to
the work of The Beach Boys. Following t...