Kokomo in 2 albums from 1975

I guess that following Arrival, just posted heretofore, the songwriter I was so impressed with (that being Frank Collins) moved on to this more commercial soul sound in 1975 (much like Matthew Ellis did). From discogs:

Formed in 1973, this blue-eyed soul band was made up from the remnants of several British groups.

Vocalists Dyan Birch, Paddie McHugh and Frank Collins were ex members of Arrival, a superior pop harmony band, while Neil Hubbard (guitar) and Alan Spenner (bass) had previously worked with Joe Cocker's Grease Band.

For sure 'blue-eyed soul' is what they are singing and playing here. Nonetheless (or rather thanks to this for certain people of course) the music is quite good in places, from the first album, Forever:

From the second album, which is more pop and dance-oriented, the surprisingly well done Happy Birthday: