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 Oct 23 2012, 09:44 AM
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13.12.1969 : Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind (6 weeks # 1)  Cilla Black is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular in the UK as a light entertainment figure since 1963. In terms of her music career, she is most famous in the UK for her singles "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (1964), "You're My World" (1964), and "Step Inside Love" (1968). In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 claimed that Cilla Black's version of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" was the UK's biggest selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. After a successful recording career in the 1960s and early 1970s, and a brief time as a comedy actress in the 1970s, Cilla became the highest-paid female presenter in British television history in the 1980s and 1990s. "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" is a song that was originally performed by Cilla Black, written by John Cameron, produced by George Martin. It reached number 20 in UK charts in 1969. In 2004, it was covered by Agnetha Fältskog and was the first single from her eleventh solo album, and her first single release in 17 years. Her recording reached number two in Sweden and number eleven in the UK, selling a total of 21,000 copies, 11,000 of those in the first week. It became her highest charting single in the UK since her English solo recording career commenced in 1982. Links : 1970 - 1974 : watch from Page 1  1975 - 1979 : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...6899&st=100 1980 - 1984 : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...6899&st=180 1985 - 1989 : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...6899&st=280 1990 - 1994 : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...6899&st=440 1995 - 1999 : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...6899&st=580 2000 - 2001 : http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...6899&st=720 This post has been edited by LastDreamer: Nov 15 2014, 08:48 PM |
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24.01.1970 : Judy Collins - Both Sides Now (1 week # 1)  Judith "Judy" Marjorie Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, rock and roll and standards), and for her social activism. With her 1967 album Wildflowers, also produced by Mark Abramson and arranged by Rifkin, Collins began to record her own compositions, beginning with "Since You've Asked." The album also provided Collins with a major hit. Judy Collins made the first commercially released recording of the song in 1967, shortly after Mitchell wrote it, which reached #8 on the U.S. pop singles charts and won a 1968 Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. The record peaked at #3 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey and has become one of Collins' signature songs. In UK charts "Both Sides Now" was # 14 after re-issue in 1970. This post has been edited by Outcast: Oct 24 2014, 09:12 AM |
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Nice idea for the topic, AlexRange!
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QUOTE(AlexRange @ Oct 23 2012, 10:44 AM)  28.03.1970 - Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock Who's There?  "Knock, Knock Who's There?", written and composed by John Carter and Geoff Stephens, produced by Mickie Most, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed by the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin. On 7 March 1970, Mary Hopkin sang six songs at the UK National Final, A Song for Europe, which was aired on the television series It's Cliff Richard!. Hopkin was chosen by the BBC to be the United Kingdom's representative for that year, and the winner of a postal vote would determine which of the six songs would progress with her to the finals in Amsterdam. "Knock, Knock Who's There?", the sixth and final song performed that evening, won the postal vote with over 120,000 supporters. At Amsterdam, the song was performed seventh on the night, after France's Guy Bonnet with "Marie-Blanche", and before Luxembourg's David Alexandre Winter with "Je suis tombé du ciel." At the end of judging that evening, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" took the second-place slot with 26 points. The UK received points from nine out of a possible eleven voting juries. The singer expresses a long-held optimism at the prospect of love finally finding her. At the exact point that said optimism has faded, and she has resigned herself to not finding love and companionship, she hears a "knock, knock," which signifies love finally becoming attainable for her. Excited, she beckons love to "come inside" and into her life. On 28 March 1970, Hopkin's "Knock, Knock Who's There" peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart; it would be a chart fixture for 14 weeks. It wasn't released in the United States as a single until November 1972, where it floundered for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, only reaching a peak of #92. In the Netherlands it peaked at #3 on the Dutch Top 40 as well as on the Single Top 100. In 1970, a sound-alike cover appeared on the album Top of the Pops, Volume 10. Ah, both these songs remind me of living in Singapore 1970, we used to hear them on the Forces 2-way radio request shows:) I even managed to tape the Dana song on my reel to reel tape recorder (well, technically my dads, but I kind of acquired it!)
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31.01.1970 : Mary Hopkin - Temma Harbour (4 weeks # 1)  Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". Hopkin was born in Pontardawe, Wales into a Welsh-speaking family; her father worked as a housing officer. She took weekly singing lessons as a child and began her musical career as a folk singer with a local group called the Selby Set and Mary. She released an EP of Welsh-language songs for a local record label called Cambrian, based in her home town, before signing to The Beatles' Apple Records. The model Twiggy saw her winning the British ITV television talent show, Opportunity Knocks and recommended her to Paul McCartney. She became one of the first artists to record on the Beatles' Apple record label. On 21 February 1969 her debut album, Postcard, also produced by McCartney, was released. It included covers of three songs from Donovan, who also played on the album, and one song each from George Martin and Harry Nilsson. It reached number three on the UK Albums Chart, although it proved to be her solitary success story in that particular chart. In the United States, Postcard reached Number 28 on the Billboard albums chart. Hopkin's third single, "Temma Harbour", was released on 16 January 1970 and peaked at Number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in February. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Oct 30 2012, 06:04 AM |
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Oct 29 2012, 12:02 PM
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28.02.1970 : Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand (1 week # 1)  "United We Stand" is a popular song written by Tony Hiller and Peter Simmons. It was first recorded in 1970 by The Brotherhood of Man (in their original, pre-Eurovision line-up), becoming the band's first hit, peaking at #13 in the U.S., #9 in Canada, and #10 in the U.K. The song was later included on an album of the same name and was followed by another hit "Where are You Going to My Love". A sound-alike cover appeared on the 1970 album Top of the Pops, Volume 10. A much more soulful and lively verson of the song was recorded by Johnny Johnson & his Bandwagon in 1971. Irish Popstars winners Six also recorded a version which appears on their album. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Mar 9 2013, 06:05 AM |
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Good idea. I think I will do a similar thread.
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07.03.1970 : Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling (3 weeks # 1)  That Same Old Feeling was a hit for Pickettywitch in 1970, an English band that was fronted by Polly Browne. It went to number 5 in the UK. It was written by John Macleod and Tony Macaulay. John Macleod also produced the song. Brown's solo career began with the August 1974 release of "Up in a Puff of Smoke" as the inaugural single release on the GTO label. The track fell short of the UK Top 40 with a #43 peak. However, in the US the song became a Top 20 hit in America breaking in the discos - it reached #3 on the U.S. disco chart - to reach #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1975. "Up in a Puff of Smoke" was also a hit in Canada, reaching even higher in the RPM 100 national chart (#11 on 22 March of the same year), as well as in Australia and New Zealand, respectively reaching #22 and #13 that summer: the track also appeared in the Italian charts with a #53 peak. The follow-up single, "You're My Number One", just missed the UK Top 50 peaking at #52; in New Zealand the track reached #30. In 1976, Brown took part in A Song for Europe, the national preliminary round to determine the UK entrant for Eurovision 1976. At A Song for Europe 1976, Brown performed two competing numbers: as a soloist she performed "Do You Believe In Love At First Sight?" while Sweet Dreams featuring Brown and Tony Jackson performed "Love, Kiss And Run". These entrants finished at respectively #10 and #4 with Brotherhood of Man's "Save Your Kisses For Me" becoming that year's UK Eurovision entrant and eventual Eurovision winner. Brown remains unique in competing in the same UK pre-selection round for Eurovision as both a soloist and group member. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Nov 4 2012, 04:55 AM |
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28.03.1970 : Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock Who's There? (5 weeks # 1) "Knock, Knock Who's There?", written and composed by John Carter and Geoff Stephens, produced by Mickie Most, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed by the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin. On 7 March 1970, Mary Hopkin sang six songs at the UK National Final, A Song for Europe, which was aired on the television series It's Cliff Richard!. Hopkin was chosen by the BBC to be the United Kingdom's representative for that year, and the winner of a postal vote would determine which of the six songs would progress with her to the finals in Amsterdam. "Knock, Knock Who's There?", the sixth and final song performed that evening, won the postal vote with over 120,000 supporters. At Amsterdam, the song was performed seventh on the night, after France's Guy Bonnet with "Marie-Blanche", and before Luxembourg's David Alexandre Winter with "Je suis tombé du ciel." At the end of judging that evening, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" took the second-place slot with 26 points. The UK received points from nine out of a possible eleven voting juries. The singer expresses a long-held optimism at the prospect of love finally finding her. At the exact point that said optimism has faded, and she has resigned herself to not finding love and companionship, she hears a "knock, knock," which signifies love finally becoming attainable for her. Excited, she beckons love to "come inside" and into her life. On 28 March 1970, Hopkin's "Knock, Knock Who's There" peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart; it would be a chart fixture for 14 weeks. It wasn't released in the United States as a single until November 1972, where it floundered for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, only reaching a peak of #92. In the Netherlands it peaked at #3 on the Dutch Top 40 as well as on the Single Top 100. In 1970, a sound-alike cover appeared on the album Top of the Pops, Volume 10. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Nov 4 2012, 04:53 AM |
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04.04.1970 : Dana - All Kinds Of Everything (7 weeks # 1)  "All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith; as performed by Dana, it won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. "All Kinds of Everything" represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years. Dana sings about all the things which remind her of her sweetheart, with the admission at the end of every verse that "all kinds of everything remind me of you". The recording by Dana became an international hit. "All Kinds of Everything" took first place in the contest with a total of 32 votes besting second place "Knock, Knock Who's There?" by Mary Hopkin by seven votes. 1970 had augured to be an off year for Eurovision with five nations boycotting the contest and an apparently predictable outcome with a victory by Hopkin. The surprise victory of "All Kinds of Everything" by the ingenuous Dana made 1970 one of the most memorable Eurovision contests. Dana had recorded "All Kinds of Everything" following her victory in the Irish National Song Contest with veteran Eurovision composer Phil Coulter ("Puppet on a String","Congratulations") providing the musical arrangement for the Ray Horricks production. The record was released on 14 March 1970 on the Rex label for whom Dana had previously recorded four singles (including "Look Around") and became a massive hit in the Republic of Ireland even prior to its Eurovision win reaching #1 on the chart dated 20 March 1970 and remaining at #1 for nine weeks: in October 1970 Dana received a gold disc for "All Kinds of Everything" selling 100,000 units in Ireland. In the UK "All Kinds of Everything" was #1 for the weeks dated 18 April and 25 April 1970. A #2 hit in the 1970 Eurovision host nation the Netherlands, "All Kinds of Everything" was also a hit in Austria (#7), Germany (#4), New Zealand (#8), Switzerland (#3). In Australia the release of Dana's "All Kinds of Everything" was preceded by a cover by Melburnian singer Pat Carroll whose version reached #25 before the Dana original charted to be ranked jointly with Carroll's version: the highest position this joint ranking reached was #34."All Kinds of Everything" also charted in Italy but failed to become a major hit with a #58 peak. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Nov 4 2012, 04:57 AM |
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04.07.1970 : Brotherhood Of Man - Where Are You Going To My Love (2 weeks # 1)  Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me". Brotherhood of Man were formed by record producer/composer Tony Hiller in 1969, and originally featured his co-writer John Goodison with Tony Burrows, Roger Greenaway, Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie. Their first single "Love One Another" failed to chart, but the follow-up "United We Stand" (released in early 1970) was a worldwide hit. "United We Stand" was heavily played on British radio, and broke the American market. The single became a Top 20 hit in the UK, Canada, and US. The song has since been used as the closing theme for television's Brady Bunch Hour and as an anthem for various causes. Burrows left the group soon after and as a four-piece, The Brotherhood of Man followed "United We Stand" with another hit, "Where Are You Going to My Love". The song charted in the UK, Canada, and US and has since been covered by Olivia Newton-John and The Osmonds among others. A debut album United We Stand followed soon after. "Where Are You Going to My Love" was # 22 in official UK singles chart. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Mar 9 2013, 06:09 AM |
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Cilla Black (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White, 27 May 1943) is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular in the UK as a light entertainment figure since 1963. In terms of her music career, she is most famous in the UK for her singles "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (1964), "You're My World" (1964), and "Step Inside Love" (1968). In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 claimed that Cilla Black's version of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" was the UK's biggest selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. After a successful recording career in the 1960s and early 1970s, and a brief time as a comedy actress in the 1970s, Cilla became the highest-paid female presenter in British television history in the 1980s and 1990s. "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" is a song that was originally performed by Cilla Black, written by John Cameron, produced by George Martin. It reached number 20 in the UK charts in 1969. In 2004, it was covered by Agnetha Fältskog and was the first single from her eleventh solo album, and her first single release in 17 years. Her recording reached number two in Sweden and number eleven in the UK, selling a total of 21,000 copies, 11,000 of those in the first week. It became her highest charting single in the UK since her English solo recording career commenced in 1982. Hi Alex, Both versions are great, Agnetha's was a number one in my chart. Judy Collins, a great version of a great song, I also love Glen Campbell's version. cheers, john |
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QUOTE(AlexRange @ Oct 30 2012, 06:06 AM) 18.07.1970 : Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie (5 weeks # 1) Pickettywitch was a British pop group. Fronted by singer Polly Brown (also billed as Polly Browne), the group became best known for its hit single, "That Same Old Feeling", which was written by Tony Macaulay and John Macleod. The original members were Polly Brown (vocals), Chris Warren (vocals), Bob Brittain (organ), Martin Bridges (guitar), Mike Tomich (bass guitar) and Keith Hall (drums). Bridges and Tomich were replaced later in 1970 by Peter Hawkins (guitar) and Brian Stuart (bass), who would later be replaced by Paul Risi (guitar) and Paul Riordan (bass). The name Pickettywitch is often said to have been taken from a Cornish village through which their eventual lead singer, Polly Brown, had passed with her sister; in fact, there is no such village, though there is a pub of that name at Yeovil in Somerset. Pickettywitch was signed by record producer John Macleod to Pye Records and released their debut single, "You've Got Me So I Don't Know" b/w "Solomon Grundy" in July 1969. "(It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie" made the UK Singles Chart at position # 16. There's also a politically non-correct Abba link. In 1974 Polly Brown blacked up to (unsuccessfully) try and be unrecognised for the popsoul cover of Honey Honey, along with male soul singer who ended up in Londonbeat (I think, Tony Wilson or some similar surname). Sweet Dreams they were called:) |
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18.07.1970 : Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie (5 weeks # 1)  Pickettywitch was a British pop group. Fronted by singer Polly Brown (also billed as Polly Browne), the group became best known for its hit single, "That Same Old Feeling", which was written by Tony Macaulay and John Macleod. The original members were Polly Brown (vocals), Chris Warren (vocals), Bob Brittain (organ), Martin Bridges (guitar), Mike Tomich (bass guitar) and Keith Hall (drums). Bridges and Tomich were replaced later in 1970 by Peter Hawkins (guitar) and Brian Stuart (bass), who would later be replaced by Paul Risi (guitar) and Paul Riordan (bass). The name Pickettywitch is often said to have been taken from a Cornish village through which their eventual lead singer, Polly Brown, had passed with her sister; in fact, there is no such village, though there is a pub of that name at Yeovil in Somerset. Pickettywitch was signed by record producer John Macleod to Pye Records and released their debut single, "You've Got Me So I Don't Know" b/w "Solomon Grundy" in July 1969. "(It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie" made the UK Singles Chart at position # 16. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Nov 4 2012, 04:58 AM |
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15.08.1970 : Poppy Family & Susan Jacks - Which Way You Goin' Billy? (3 weeks # 1)  The Poppy Family was a late 1960s and early 1970s Canadian pop music group, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seventeen year old Susan Pesklevits met Terry Jacks in the middle 1960s while she was a regular performer on a national teen TV show called Music Hop as well as many other national TV shows. She later called Jacks to accompany her on rhythm guitar for one of her live performances and eventually, with the addition of Craig McCaw on lead guitar, Susan decided to dedicate all her time to the trio. Craig McCaw introduced Satwant Singh on tablas and they became the Poppy Family. The name was chosen when Susan, Terry and Craig were searching for a new name and came across it in the dictionary. Susan and Terry were married in 1967 and Susan Pesklevits became Susan Jacks. With Susan Jacks on vocals and Terry Jacks on rhythm guitar, along with musicians Craig McCaw (guitar/sitar) and Satwant Singh (tablas/drums), the group recorded their first album, from which came their best known song "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" (# 1 in Canada, # 2 in U.S., # 7 in United Kingdom) which was a worldwide hit. At their career peak, Susan performed "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" on Bobby Darin's 1970 television variety special, The Darin Invasion. They also appeared on other variety shows including Rollin' On The River with Kenny Rogers and The George Kirby Special. Although Susan enjoyed performing live, Terry was not interested and their career ultimately suffered. The "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" single earned the group two 1970 Gold Leaf (Juno) Awards as well as two Moffatt Awards in 1970. The Juno Award is Canada's equivalent of the Grammy Award. The single version of "Which Way You Goin' Billy" went on to sell a total of more than 3½ million worldwide, and was awarded a gold disc. The Poppy Family name was dropped in 1972 and, together, Susan and Terry produced two solo albums, Terry Jacks' Seasons in the Sun and Susan Jacks' I Thought of You Again. Susan left the marriage in 1973. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Nov 6 2012, 04:48 AM |
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03.10.1970 : Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure (2 weeks # 1)  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual sound, she was an important blue-eyed pop singer, and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen on the United Kingdom Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. She is a member of both the US Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls of Fame. International polls have named Springfield among the best female artists of all time. Her image, supported by a peroxide blonde beehive hairstyle, evening gowns, and heavy make-up, made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties. This single wasn't very successful in UK charts, peak position was only # 36. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Apr 21 2014, 10:49 AM |
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17.10.1970 : New Seekers & Eve Graham - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma (2 weeks # 1)  The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences. They achieved worldwide success in the early 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of the successful 1960s Australian group the Seekers. Keith Potger, a member of the Seekers, put together the New Seekers in 1969, featuring Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Marty Kristian, Eve Graham and Sally Graham (no relation to Eve Graham). Potger himself also performed and recorded with the group. After one single release, the line-up was reworked in 1970 to Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle and Paul Layton. This line-up found instant success with their debut release, a cover of Melanie Safka's "What Have They Done To My Song, Ma", (titled in the US as "Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma") which became a top 20 hit in the US and a minor one in the UK (# 44). This song is the first single from group's second album "Keith Potger and the New Seekers" and their only one to feature the group's founder Keith Potger as a member. By the time of the album's release in November 1970, a new line-up of the group was in place. Joining Eve Graham and Marty Kristian were new members Lyn Paul, Peter Doyle and Paul Layton as well as Keith Potger himself. The group had experienced their first success by now with the hit single "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", which had reached #44 in the UK charts and got as high as #14 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 in Canada. This as well as some of the other songs had already been recorded by the earlier line-up, although continuing member Eve Graham sang lead on many of the songs. The album cover photo was taken shortly after the new line-up were in place during the group's Summer season of concerts at Great Yarmouth (the picture features them standing under the town's pier). No further singles were taken from the album and it failed to chart in the UK. In the US it went unreleased despite the hit single. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Mar 11 2013, 05:13 AM |
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31.10.1970 : Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children (2 weeks # 1)  After 4 huge singles, Mary Hopkin reach only # 19 in UK with "Think About Your Children". Her second album, Earth Song, Ocean Song, was released by Apple on 1 October 1971. The record was produced by her husband Tony Visconti and included cover versions of songs written by Cat Stevens, Gallagher and Lyle and Ralph McTell. After marrying Visconti in 1971, Hopkin withdrew from the pop music scene to have a family. Although reportedly unhappy with show business, she did not stop recording. She travelled to Australia with Visconti in January 1972 and performed at a large outdoor rock festival in South Australia, in addition to giving concerts in several major cities. With the help of Visconti, 1972 saw the release of the Christmas song "Mary Had a Baby" / "Cherry Tree Carol" on Regal Zonophone Records, re-released in 1973. In June 1972, the single "Summertime Summertime" / "Sweet And Low" was released on Bell Records under the name of Hobby Horse. Although no other singles or albums came out in her name until 1976, she sang on numerous recordings that her husband produced. On all of these recordings (and also on her husband's own Inventory album) she is credited as "Mary Visconti". During this time, she also appeared on various TV shows such as Cilla Black's and various radio programmes. This post has been edited by AlexRange: Mar 11 2013, 05:16 AM |
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