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david & jonathan - the very best of (33rpm lp)
[C5507]

14,41EUR

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NORMAL LP

not sealed by the manufacturer, record mint / cover mint, this is the original picture of the record we offer

MUSICIANS :

Roger Cook - vocals
Roger Greenaway - vocals
and Orchestra

TRACKS :

michelle
softly whispering i love you
you ought to meet my baby
this golden ring
bye bye brown eyes
i know
speak her name
ten storeys high
i've got that girl on my mind
you've got your troubles
lovers of the world unite
laughing fit to cry
be sure
scarlet ribbons
gilly gilly ossenfeffer katzenellen
how bitter the taste of love
every now and then
one born every minute
see me cry
she's leaving home

REVIEW :

Most famous for their hit cover of the Beatles' "Michelle" in early 1966, David & Jonathan were a harmonizing duo from Bristol, England, with more ties to the MOR vocal sound than the British Invasion

Actually named Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook, the pair were primarily songwriters rather than performers, penning "This Golden Ring" and "You've Got Your Troubles" for another British vocal group, the Fortunes

Beatles producer George Martin worked with the renamed David & Jonathan in the mid-'60s, and their soft ballad treatment of "Michelle" made the Top 20 in both the UK and US. Their smooth dual leads were in the vein of Chad & Jeremy, but even more pop-oriented

David & Jonathan had another big hit in Britain in 1966, "Lovers of the World Unite." But Greenaway in particular would experience his greatest success as a composer. Sometimes in collaboration with Cook, and sometimes not, his songs were a fixture of the British pop scene in the 1960s and 1970s

The quality of these hits was variable indeed, ranging from the excellent (the Hollies' "Long Cool Woman" and Gene Pitney's "Something Gotten Hold of My Heart") to the banal (the Pipkins' "Gimme Dat Ding" and Whistling Jack Smith's "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman"), as well as smashes for Blue Mink, Engelbert Humperdinck, White Plains, and others

- Richie Unterberger, amg -

RECORDING : 1966 - 1967
RE RELEASED : 1990
RATING : 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING : Excellent
SOUND : Excellent
MADE IN : England

STYLE :

Rock / British Invasion / Vocal Pop

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This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 27 February, 2003.