The band released their self-titled debut studio album in 1967 and would release a total of 12 studio albums. Their biggest hit is 1967’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” which is one of the few singles that has ever sold more than 10 million copies. Procol Harum was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2003 Brooker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire during the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his charitable services. As a solo artist Brooker released the albums No More Fear of Flying in 1979, Lead Me to the Water in 1982, and Echoes in the Night in 1985.