years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
1967 -- 1971 emi -lrb- 1999 only -rrb- the fourmyula
 martin evenson hope wayne mason ali richardson chris parry carl group_or_band rock new zealand the fourmyula
the fourmyula

the fourmyula were a new zealand rock group formed in 1967 .
ten of their fourteen singles reached the new zealand top 20 .
the group consisted of martin hope -lrb- guitar and vocals -rrb- , wayne mason -lrb- guitar , keyboards , vocals -rrb- , ali richardson -lrb- bass and vocals -rrb- and chris parry -lrb- drums -rrb- .
they were joined in 1968 by carl evenson as lead vocalist .
their first release , `` come with me '' made it to number 2 in august 1968 .
they released fourteen singles -lrb- ten of which reached the new zealand top 20 -rrb- and five albums and won the new zealand entertainers of the year award in 1970 .
the fourmyula 's best known song , `` nature '' , written by wayne mason and produced by peter dawkins , reached number one in the new zealand charts in december 1969 .
it won the apra silver scroll award for the year .
the mutton birds released a rockier version of `` nature '' in 1995 , and in 2001 the original version was voted new zealand 's greatest pop song ever - becoming the title track of the best-selling `` nature 's best '' compilation .
in 2010 the band reformed to promote the compilation `` the complete fourmyula '' , a 4-cd set which includes a previously unreleased album `` turn your back on the wind '' , originally recorded for decca .
they played two concerts , one in auckland on 18 february 2010 and another in upper hutt , on 20 march 2010 .
the fourmyula was inducted into the new zealand music hall of fame at the 2010 apra silver scroll awards .
