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Jerry Osborne



FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 6, 2017

This is part two of the challenge given us to document all the UK's No. 1 hits that never made America's Hot 100, specifically in the 1950s and '60s.

Part one assessed the '50s, and here is the chronological review of the 1960s:

1960:

Michael Holliday - "Starry Eyed" (Columbia 4378)
Cover of Gary Stites' U.S. version (Carlton 521), a Top 80 hit in 1959.

Anthony Newley - "Why" (Decca 11194)
Cover of Frankie Avalon's U.S. version (Chancellor 1045), a No. 1 hit in 1959.

Adam Faith - "Poor Me" (Parlophone 4623)
Issued in the U.S. (Cub 9068), but didn't chart.

Lonnie Donegan & His Group - "My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer)" (Pye 15256)
Issued in the U.S. (Atlantic 2058), but didn't chart.

Cliff Richard and the Shadows - "Please Don't Tease" (Columbia 4479)
Issued in the U.S. (ABC/Paramount 10136), but didn't chart.

Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - "Shakin' All Over" (His Masters Voice 753)
Issued in the U.S. (Apt 25040), but didn't chart.

The Shadows - "Apache" (Columbia 4484)
Issued in the U.S. (ABC/Paramount 10138), but didn't chart.
In January of 1961, the cover by Jorgen Ingmann and His Guitar (Atco 6184) made its Billboard debut, eventually peaking at No. 2.

Ricky Valance - "Tell Laura I Love Her" (Columbia 4493)
Cover of Ray Peterson's U.S. version (RCA Victor 7745), a Top 10 hit.

Cliff Richard and the Shadows - "I Love You" (Columbia 4547)
Not issued in the U.S.

1961:

Petula Clark - "Sailor" (Pye 15324)
All English cover of Lolita's 1960 "Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea)" (Kapp 349), a Top 5 hit in the U.S. Lolita's track includes some German lyrics.

Elvis Presley - "Wooden Heart" (RCA Victor 1226)
From the "G.I. Blues" LP, but never a standard catalog single in the U.S. Appeared on two different RCA Gold Standard singles, in 1964 (447-0720) and 1965 (447-0650).
Several months later, Joe Dowell's cover was No. 1 on Billboard (Smash 1708).

The Temperance Seven - "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Parlophone 4757)
Issued in the U.S. (Verve 10236), but didn't chart.

Eden Kane - "Well I Ask You" (Decca 11353)
Issued in the U.S. (London 1993). Never made the Hot 100, but Bubbled Under at No. 119.

John Leyton - "Johnny Remember Me" (Top Rank 577)
Issued in the U.S. (ABC/Paramount 10257), but didn't chart.

Shirley Bassey - "Reach for the Stars"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (Columbia 4685)
Issued in the U.S. (United Artists 363), but with "You'll Never Know" as the B-side: Neither made Billboard's Hot 100, though both Bubbled Under: "Reach for the Stars" (No. 120), and "You'll Never Know" (No. 110).

The Shadows - "Kon-Tiki" (Columbia 4698)
Issued in the U.S. in 1962, as "Kon Tiki" (Atlantic 2135), but didn't chart.

Frankie Vaughan - "Tower of Strength" (Philips 1195)
Cover of Gene McDaniels' U.S. version (Liberty 55371), a Top 5 hit.

Danny Williams - "Moon River" (His Master's Voice 932)
Cover of Jerry Butler's U.S. version (Vee-Jay 405), itself a cover of Henry Mancini's original (RCA Victor 7916).
Ironically, Jerry Butler peaked at No. 11 for the week ending Dec. 17th. Two weeks later, with Butler at No. 16, Mancini also peaked at No. 11.

1962:

Cliff Richard and the Shadows - "The Young Ones" (Columbia 4761)
Issued in the U.S. (Big Top 3101), but didn't chart.

The Shadows - "Wonderful Land" (Columbia 4790)
Issued in the U.S. (Atlantic 2146), but didn't chart.

Mike Sarne Featuring Wendy Richard - "Come Outside" (Parlophone 4902)
Issued in the U.S. (Cameo 220), but didn't chart.

Cliff Richard and the Shadows - "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy" (Columbia 4950)
"The Next Time" came out in the U.S. in June 1963, but as the B-side of "Lucky Lips" (Epic 9597). "Lucky Lips" peaked at No. 62.
Wink Martindale's cover of "The Next Time" (Dot 16500) got some regional attention, but missed the Hot 100.
In mid-1964, Epic released "Bachelor Boy" (#9691), but it only reached No. 99.

1963:

The Shadows - "Dance On!" (Columbia 4948)
Issued in the U.S. as "Dance On" (Atlantic 2177), but didn't chart.

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan - "Diamonds" (Decca 11563)
Issued in the U.S. (London 9589), but didn't chart.

Frank Ifield - "The Wayward Wind" (Columbia 4960)
Issued in the U.S. (Capitol 5032). Never made the Hot 100, but Bubbled Under at No. 104.

Cliff Richard and the Shadows - "Summer Holiday" (Columbia 4977)
Covered in the U.S. by Jimmy Griffin (co-founder, with David Gates, of Bread), but didn't chart (Reprise 20,178).

The Shadows - "Foot Tapper" (Columbia 4984)
Covered in the U.S. by the Challengers (Vault 904), but didn't chart.

Gerry & the Pacemakers - "How Do You Do It" (Columbia 4987)
Issued in the U.S. (Laurie 3162), but didn't chart in 1963, or in February 1964 (Laurie 3233). The third time was the charm, in June when it reached the Top 10 (Laurie 3261).

The Beatles - "From Me to You" (Parlophone 5015)
Issued in the U.S. (Vee-Jay 522). Never made the Hot 100, but Bubbled Under at No. 116. Reissued in 1964 (Vee-Jay 581), and reached the Top 50.

Gerry & the Pacemakers - "I Like It" (Columbia 7041)
Issued in the U.S. (Laurie 3196), but didn't chart in 1963. Reissued in 1964 (Laurie 3271), and made the Top 20.

The Searchers - "Sweets for My Sweet" (Pye 15533)
Technically not a cover, since it came out two years after the Drifter's 1961 U.S. hit (Atlantic 2117). The Searchers had three U.S. singles of this tune: Mercury 72172 (1963), Liberty 55646 (1963), and Liberty 55689 (1964), but none charted.

Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas - "Bad to Me" (Parlophone 5049)
Issued in the U.S. (Liberty 55626), then again in 1964 (Liberty 55667), but neither charted. Their third attempt (Imperial 66027) put Kramer in the Top 10.

The Beatles _ "She Loves You" (Parlophone 5015)
First issued in the U.S. in September 1963 (Swan 4152), but didn't make the Hot 100. When reissued in January '64, it zoomed right to No. 1.

Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - "Do You Love Me" (Decca 11739)
Issued in the U.S. (London 11625), but didn't chart. Revival of the Contours' 1962 hit (Gordy 7005).

Gerry & the Pacemakers - "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Columbia 7126)
Issued in the U.S. (Laurie 3218) in 1964, but didn't chart. It was the B-side of "How Do You Do It" (Laurie 3261), but never charted separately. Reissued in 1965 (Laurie 3302), and it reached the Top 50.

1964:

Cilla Black - "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (Parlophone 5101)
Cover of Dionne Warwick's U.S. version (Scepter 1262), a Top 10 hit in 1963.

The Four Pennies - "Juliet" (Philips 1322)
Issued in the U.S. (Philips 40202). Never made the Hot 100, but Bubbled Under at No. 116.

The Rolling Stones - "Little Red Rooster" (Decca 12014)
Cover of Sam Cooke's U.S. version (RCA Victor 8247), a Top 15 hit

1965:

Jackie Trent - "Where Are You Now" (Pye 15776)
Issued in the U.S. (Parkway 955), but didn't chart.

1966:

The Overlanders - "Michelle" (Pye 17034)
Issued in the U.S. (Hickory 1362), but didn't chart.

Chris Farlowe - "Out of Time" (Immediate 035)
Issued in the U.S. (MGM 13567). Never made the Hot 100, but Bubbled Under at No. 122.

Small Faces - "All Or Nothing" (Decca 12470)
Issued in the U.S. (RCA Victor 8949), but didn't chart.

1967:

Sandie Shaw - "Puppet on a String" (Pye 17272)
Issued in the U.S. (Reprise 0575), but didn't chart.

1968:

The Love Affair - "Everlasting Love" (CBS 3125)
Cover of Robert Knight's U.S. version (Rising Sons 705), a Top 15 hit. Issued in the U.S. (Date 1591), but didn't chart.

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - "The Legend of Xanadu" (Fontana 903)
Issued in the U.S. (Imperial 66287). Never made the Hot 100, but Bubbled Under at No. 123.

Des O'Connor - "I Pretend" (Columbia 8397)
Issued in the U.S. (Diamond 247), but didn't chart.

The Scaffold - "Lily the Pink" (Parlophone 5734)
Issued in the U.S. (Bell 747), but didn't chart.

Marmalade - "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (CBS 3892)
Issued in the U.S. (Epic 10428), but didn't chart.

1969:

The Move - "Blackberry Way" (Regal Zonophone 3015)
Issued in the U.S. (A&M 1020), but didn't chart.

Amen Corner - "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" (Immediate 103)
Issued in the U.S. as "If Paradise Is Half as Nice" (Immediate 5013), but didn't chart.

Bobbie Gentry - "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Capitol 15606)
Cover of Burt Bacharach's own version (A&M 1064), that reached No. 93. A few months later, Dionne Warwick took this tune (Scepter 12273) to No. 6.

Rolf Harris - "Two Little Boys" (Columbia 8630)
Issued in the U.S. (MGM 247). Never made the Hot 100, but Bubbled Under at No. 119.

IZ ZAT SO? Though "Shakin' All Over," by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, topped the British charts in 1960, most in the U.S. didn't hear this tune until 1965.

It was a Top 25 hit for a Canadian group named the Guess Who (Scepter 1295), who weren't really the Guess Who until this record. They were Chad Allen and the Expressions.

Four years later, the Guess Who, now with Burton Cummings, made their U.S. chart debut, with "These Eyes" (RCA Victor 0102).

After two dozen hits, the Guess Who, still featuring Cummings, recorded "When the Band Was Singin' 'Shakin' All Over'" (RCA Victor 10410).

Fittingly, it was their last chart record.


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