日別アーカイブ: 2009/07/13 月曜日

あのころのジェントリーな若者たち

60年代英国ロックの中で、不良っぽくない連中(笑)の歌を選んでみました。

The Viscounts(ザ・ヴァイカウンツ)- Let’s Twist Again(1961)

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The Knickerbockers – Lies(US:1965/11, UK:1966/01)

(debuted late ’65) 1966 Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 17, Billboard 20, Cash Box 24
Thought-of by some (at the time) as a Beatles sound-alike hit from this Bergenfield NJ group.

The Dave Clark Five – Because(UK;1964/05/22, US:1964/07/13)
英盤シングルでは “Can’t You See That She’s Mine” のB面。

U.S. Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 3, Record World 6, Cash Box 7 – UK: uncharted
One of seven top-15 charting Billboard hits by the British group included in this 1964 collection (and the only ballad).

The Tremeloes – Silence Is Golden(live)

Peter and Gordon – A World Without Love(Shindig! 1965)愛なき世界

Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde – A Summer Song(UK:1964/07/31, US:1964/07)
チャドとジェレミー – そよ風のキッス~サマー・ソング
from the album “Yesterday’s Gone”(1964)
2度目の引用。

produced by Shel Talmy
U.S. Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 6, Billboard 7, Cash Box 8 – UK uncharted
This second American hit for the British duo was their highest charting single on the’pop’ charts.

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Dee & Di – Just You(1960/11)
Composer: D. Roshay, S. Roshay
had And Jeremy “A Summer Song”(1964/07/31)を連想した。

Issued in November 1960, the first of three known singles that Susanne and Diane Roshay recorded as Dee & Di. Graduates of Clairmont (California) High School class of 1960,’Just You’ was recorded in Hollywood at Gold Star Studios with arranger, Hank Levine who provided a lovely arrangement that was sparse yet quite dreamy, showcasing Diane and Susanne’s harmonic lead voices.’Just You’ b/w’Dream’ were both composed by the girls as was the follow up Keen single released in February 1961,’(Then I’ll Say) Goodbye’ b/w’Lucky Girl’. While attending Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, the final Dee & Di disc,’Silly Billy’ b/w’Roses Are Red’, was released in September 1961 on the Acclaim label. By the summer of 1965, Susanne & Diane along with five young men had formed the folk/pop group, the Lively Set and recorded one single for Mercury Records. They moved to Capitol Records the following year and under the production of David Axelrod, in August released only one single as well. The final known Lively Set single was from October 1966 on the Straight Ahead label. After that, the doings and whereabouts of Susanne and Diane Roshay are not known other than they are known by the names, Diane Roshay Finnegan and Susanne Roshay McClain.

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Ed Townsend – For Your Love(1958/03/36)
Composer: Ed Townsend
orchestra and chorus conducted by Gerald Wilson
Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra “Perfidia”(1940)やChad And Jeremy “A Summer Song”(1964/07/31)を連想した。

This spring & summer ballad was Ed’s only significant national hit.

The Rockin’ Berries – He’s In Town(1965)

The Ivy League – Funny How Love Can Be(1965/01)おかしな恋

This is an A-side single to “Lonely Room” and is written by Carter, Lewis.
The 45 was released in 1965 by Pye Records and the catalog # is 7N 35 222.
This group is from the UK.

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Danny Hutton – Funny How Love Can Be(1966/04)
のちに Three Dog Night を結成する人。

The Bystanders – 98.6

Consortium – All The Love In The World

The Marmalade – Reflections Of My Life

The Foundations – Baby, Now That I’ve Found You 星のベイビー

The Foundations – In The Bad, Bad Old Days(Before You Loved Me) (UK:1969/02/28, US:1969/03, mono 45)
ファウンデイションズ – 恋の体当り
Composer: T. Macaulay, J. Macleod
Producer: Tony Macaulay
Arranger: John MacLeod

additional accompaniment directed by John MacLeod
produced by Tony Macauley
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 24, Cash Box 26, Billboard 51 – UK Peak: 8
Follow-up single release to the ethnically-diverse British group’s million-seller “Build Me Up Buttercup.”

The Brotherhood Of Man – United We Stand(UK:1970/01/23、US:1970/03, mono 45)
ブラザーフッド・オブ・マン – 二人だけの世界

conducted by Cy Payne
produced by Tony Hiller
Pop Chart Peaks: #13 on Billboard, Cash Box & Record World – Easy Listening Peak: 15 – UK Peaks: 6 (NME), 8 (MM), 10 (BMRB), 11 (TP/MN),
Group of British session vocalists which included Tony Burrows, John Goodison, Roger Greenaway, Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie.

Tony Burrows Tribute Video