Author: Margaret Ashworth

This was written by Pat Ballard and released in 1954 by the Four Aces, who got to No 9 in both America and Britain . . .  . . . … Continue readingThe Chordettes: Mr Sandman

Written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller, this was the 1961 follow-up to Take Good Care of My Baby, which I wrote about here. https://am-records.com/2020/03/30/bobby-vee-take-good-care-of-my-baby/ It got to No 2 in the US … Continue readingBobby Vee: Run to Him

Co-written by Vinton and Gene Allen, this was released on Vinton’s first album Roses are Red in 1962, but was given to Buddy Greco to release as a single. It reached No … Continue readingBobby Vinton: Mr Lonely

This was written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod and was the Foundations’ debut single in 1967, topping the UK chart and reaching No 11 in the States. This video … Continue readingThe Foundations: Baby Now That I’ve Found You

This was written by Sylvia Fricker in 1962. She and her husband-to-be Ian Tyson, performing as Ian and Sylvia, recorded it for their 1964 album Northern Journey. In 1965 it was … Continue readingCrispian St Peters: You Were On My Mind

This was written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in 1960. It was not a hit. Mickie Most produced a more raucous version by the Nashville Teens in 1964, … Continue readingNashville Teens: Tobacco Road

This was written by Motown’s main team Holland-Dozier-Holland and was the follow-up to the group’s 1966 chart-topper Reach Out I’ll Be There. It got to No 6 in America in 1967 and No … Continue readingThe Four Tops: Standing in the Shadows of Love

This was recorded in 1978 at the height of the group’s fame but not released until the following year, on their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous. It was released in Britain as a … Continue readingAbba: Angel Eyes