Category: M’s Track of the Day

I think this is one of the best tracks John Lennon wrote. Here he is singing it on a demo tape in 1963 (this was on YouTube for a long … Continue readingJohn Lennon/The Fourmost: I’m in Love

This was the last of three hit singles for the Mojos in 1964, the previous ones being the ok Everything’s Alright, which got to No 9 in the British chart, and … Continue readingThe Mojos: Seven Daffodils

Composers Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson intended this to be an easy listening number for Jack Jones but were persuaded to let the new group Ruby & The Romantics give … Continue readingRuby & the Romantics: Our Day Will Come

From his third solo album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. The best track by far although they are all great. The album reached No 1 in both the … Continue readingRod Stewart: (I Know I’m) Losing You

This recording was made in 1963 as a demo for the Shirelles but was considered so good that it was released, and it reached the top of the US chart. … Continue readingThe Angels: My Boyfriend’s Back

One of my early favourites, this was American singer Bobby Rydell’s last big hit, reaching 13 in Britain in mid-1963. It is credited with being the inspiration for the Beatles’ She … Continue readingBobby Rydell: Forget Him

This was composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote Elvis’s Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock and Loving You, and co-wrote Stand by Me with Ben E King. It was first released by The Drifters … Continue readingDion: Ruby Baby

Originally an instrumental by French bandleaders Franck Pourcel and Paul Mauriat, this was released by Petula Clark in 1962 as Chariot with French lyrics. It was successful in Europe but not in … Continue readingLittle Peggy March: I Will Follow Him

This song was recorded at two days’ notice in 1966 after Frank Sinatra cancelled a studio booking with a 46-piece orchestra. Offered the session free of charge, co-writer Jerry Ragovoy … Continue readingLorraine Ellison: Stay With Me

Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers in 1941) wrote this brilliant song and released it in 1963 as the B-side of another of her compositions, the vastly inferior Till You Say … Continue readingJackie DeShannon: When You Walk in the Room