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 ‎– Giving Up On Love / Mighty Nice Label:  ‎– F.12218 Format: , 7", Single 
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Also known as R B Greaves

Greaves was born in 1943 on the  base at . A nephew of , he grew up on a Seminole  in the United States, but he moved to England in 1963.

Greaves had built a career both in the  and in the UK, where he performed under the name Sonny Childe with his group the TNTs. His debut recording, "", was released under the name R.B. Greaves and produced by the president of , .[]

The song is the story of a man who learns of his wife's infidelity and dictates a letter of  to Maria, his secretary, who the last verse suggests may become his new love. The song has a distinct  flavor, complete with a -style horn section.[]

The record stayed in the  chart for 15 weeks in the United States, selling a million copies. It received  from the  on December 11, 1969. By 1970, sales of this song totalled 2.5 million.

Greaves was often accompanied in Southern California and vicinity by his long time guitarist/band leader Phillip John Diaz and keyboardist/songwriter Mike Baxter.[]

Greaves recorded a series of  as follow-ups, including 's and 's "" and 's "". Greaves left the label in the 1970s in favour of Sunflower Records, and then signed to Bareback Records. His only chart release for the latter label was "Margie, Who's Watching the Baby".