Category: M’s Track of the Day

This was written by Pete Brown (lyrics) and Jack Bruce (music). It was released in December 1966 as the group’s second single, and peaked at No 11 in Britain in … Continue readingCream: I Feel Free

Not quite the usual Elvis material, but I think it’s brilliant. It was written by Tim Baty and released on the 1975 album Promised Land. At the same time it was … Continue readingElvis Presley: Thinking About You

I am not fond of this song but it was Sam Cooke’s second-biggest hit. He wrote it with Charles Cook Jr reputedly after seeing a chain gang labouring while he … Continue readingSam Cooke: Chain Gang

This was written by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch. It was recorded on January 8, 1963 and released on February 22. It became their last No 1 hit in the … Continue readingThe Shadows: Foot Tapper

This was written by Edward Heyman and Victor Young, and first recorded in 1945 by Dick Haymes. It was released by Ketty Lester in 1961, and it was her major … Continue readingKetty Lester: Love Letters

It is decades since I heard this song but it came into my head today. It was written by Lennon and McCartney for the 1965 film and album Help! These are … Continue readingThe Beatles: You’re Going to Lose that Girl

Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, this was released on the 1964 album All Summer Long. It was released as a single in the UK in February 1965 but failed … Continue readingBeach Boys: All Summer Long

This was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. It was first released on their second album, With the Beatles (1963) and got a lot of airplay. In their wisdom the … Continue readingThe Beatles: All My Loving

What do you do when two of your favourite singers both give great performances of the same song? You don’t choose. Nothing Can Change This Love was written by Sam Cooke, … Continue readingNothing Can Change This Love

This was Adam Faith’s first No 1 (in Britain; I don’t think it was released in the States). It was written by Les Vandyke and arranged by John Barry. It … Continue readingAdam Faith: What Do You Want?