Junior Campbell
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Junior Campbell is a Scottish
composer
, songwriter
and musician
. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band
Marmalade
and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life
", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".
He also wrote and produced
his own solo
hits
, Hallelujah Freedom
and Sweet Illusion
. Campbell is also known for composing music for film
and television
drama, and as an arranger
and producer for many musicians including Barbara Dickson
. He is also known for co-composing the music and lyrics
for the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
and TUGS
.
, Scotland
. He grew up in Springboig
, in the east end of Glasgow, and was educated at Thorntree Primary in Greenfield
and Eastbank Academy
in Shettleston
. His paternal grandfather Alfredo Cancellari was an Italian immigrant born near Lucca
, Italy, who changed his surname to Campbell in the early 1900s when he settled in Scotland.
As a youngster, Campbell had a distinct unique style of guitar playing, whereby he played left-handed, with the strings upside down, right hand strung - tuned to "open E". He joined Pat Fairley to form The Gaylords, on his fourteenth birthday in May 1961 (later to become Dean Ford & the Gaylords, then Marmalade in 1966), acting as lead guitarist, piano player, and singer.
With Marmalade, he co-wrote and produced
the multi-million-selling "Reflections of My Life
", "Rainbow" and "I See the Rain" amongst others, in a line of hits
from 1967 to 1971. Campbell's reverse tape guitar solo
on "Reflections of My Life" and "I See the Rain" are particularly noteworthy - the latter was Jimi Hendrix
's favourite cut
of 1967.
During his years with Marmalade, the band used Keith Mansfield
as an orchestral arranger
on their first record successes, including "Loving Things", "Wait For Me Mary Ann", "Obladi Oblada", "Baby Make It Soon" and Reflections of My Life
, and Campbell studied Mansfield's scores at close range, was so impressed with the craft of arranging for orchestra, and the sound and expertise of orchestral musicians in the recording studio, that this led to a major turning point in his career, so much so, he then commenced arranging orchestral accompaniment on the band's sessions himself.
Tired of touring, Campbell left Marmalade in March 1971.
During the 1970s he had two self-penned solo records
released, both of which, "Hallelujah Freedom
" (#9) (1972), (with Doris Troy
on backing vocals
), and "Sweet Illusion
" (#15) (1973) made Top 20 chart
appearances in the UK Singles Chart
.
He then went on to study orchestration and composition with Eric Guilder and Max Saunders at the Royal College of Music
and became an arranger
and record producer for many artists
including Barbara Dickson
, arranging and producing her first hit single
and album, "Answer Me
". He also arranged and conducted Dickson's performances in her first-season run on the BBC Television
series The Two Ronnies
in 1976.
Campbell has composed music for television drama and film, including the 1989 war film That Summer of White Roses (starring Tom Conti
and Rod Steiger
, Susan George
and Alun Armstrong
); and the 1994 BAFTA
winner
Taking Over the Asylum, which starred Ken Stott
, David Tennant
and Elizabeth Spriggs
.
He also composed the music for the 1998 BBC Television
adaptation of the Minette Walters
murder mystery The Scold's Bridle
, starring Miranda Richardson
, Bob Peck
, Siân Phillips
, Douglas Hodge
, Trudie Styler
, and Beth Winslet
.
However, more recently, he is perhaps more notable for co-writing the music and lyrics for the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
and TUGS
with Mike O'Donnell
, composing all music and songs during the classic period of Thomas films from 1984–2003.
Campbell lives near Horsham
in Sussex
with his wife Susie, and has three children and three grandchildren.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Marmalade
Marmalade (band)
Marmalade were a successful Scottish pop rock group, from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as "The Gaylords", later "Dean Ford and The Gaylords". In 1966, they changed the group name to 'The Marmalade'. The most successful period for the band, in terms of UK chart success, was...
and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life
Reflections of My Life
"Reflections of My Life" was a 1969 hit single for the Scottish band, The Marmalade. It was written by their lead guitarist Junior Campbell, and singer Dean Ford . Released in late 1969, it was the band's first release on Decca following an earlier spell at CBS...
", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".
He also wrote and produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
his own solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
, Hallelujah Freedom
Hallelujah Freedom
Hallelujah Freedom is a song written and recorded by Junior Campbell in Sept 1972.The recording took place at Decca Studio 2 in London in October 1972 and featured Campbell on lead vocal, piano, guitar & electric piano, with Ray Duffy on drums, Graham Knight on bass...
and Sweet Illusion
Sweet Illusion
Sweet Illusion is a song written and recorded by Junior Campbell in April 1973 as a follow up single to Hallelujah Freedom, which had seen UK chart success at the end of the previous year....
. Campbell is also known for composing music for film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
drama, and as an arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
and producer for many musicians including Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
. He is also known for co-composing the music and lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
for the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Thomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film...
and TUGS
TUGS
TUGS is a British children's television series, first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton. The series dealt with the adventures of two anthropomorphized tugboat fleets, the Star Fleet and the Z-Stacks, who...
.
Biography
Campbell was born in GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He grew up in Springboig
Springboig
Springboig is a district in the east end of the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde.Springboig lies to the north of Shettleston, Budhill and east of Greenfield, Carntyne and Lightburn Hospital and Greenfield Park, and is just south of Edinburgh Road and Cranhill...
, in the east end of Glasgow, and was educated at Thorntree Primary in Greenfield
Greenfield, Glasgow
Greenfield is a district in the east end of the Scottish city of Glasgow, north of the River Clyde. The estate was built on the grounds of Greenfield House which was demolished to make way for the new scheme which was built in the 1960s....
and Eastbank Academy
Eastbank Academy
Eastbank Academy is a Scottish secondary school located in the suburb of Shettleston in Glasgow.-History:The school was founded in 1894 originally as a senior secondary or Academy, before the abolition of the two-tier system of junior and senior secondaries...
in Shettleston
Shettleston
Shettleston is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Like many of the city's districts, Shettleston was originally a small village on its outer edge. Today Shettleston lies between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead to the west, and Baillieston to the east, and is about 2 and a...
. His paternal grandfather Alfredo Cancellari was an Italian immigrant born near Lucca
Lucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
, Italy, who changed his surname to Campbell in the early 1900s when he settled in Scotland.
As a youngster, Campbell had a distinct unique style of guitar playing, whereby he played left-handed, with the strings upside down, right hand strung - tuned to "open E". He joined Pat Fairley to form The Gaylords, on his fourteenth birthday in May 1961 (later to become Dean Ford & the Gaylords, then Marmalade in 1966), acting as lead guitarist, piano player, and singer.
With Marmalade, he co-wrote and produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
the multi-million-selling "Reflections of My Life
Reflections of My Life
"Reflections of My Life" was a 1969 hit single for the Scottish band, The Marmalade. It was written by their lead guitarist Junior Campbell, and singer Dean Ford . Released in late 1969, it was the band's first release on Decca following an earlier spell at CBS...
", "Rainbow" and "I See the Rain" amongst others, in a line of hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
from 1967 to 1971. Campbell's reverse tape guitar solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
on "Reflections of My Life" and "I See the Rain" are particularly noteworthy - the latter was Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
's favourite cut
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
of 1967.
During his years with Marmalade, the band used Keith Mansfield
Keith Mansfield
Keith Mansfield is a British composer and arranger known for his creation of prominent television theme tunes, including the Grandstand theme for the BBC...
as an orchestral arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
on their first record successes, including "Loving Things", "Wait For Me Mary Ann", "Obladi Oblada", "Baby Make It Soon" and Reflections of My Life
Reflections of My Life
"Reflections of My Life" was a 1969 hit single for the Scottish band, The Marmalade. It was written by their lead guitarist Junior Campbell, and singer Dean Ford . Released in late 1969, it was the band's first release on Decca following an earlier spell at CBS...
, and Campbell studied Mansfield's scores at close range, was so impressed with the craft of arranging for orchestra, and the sound and expertise of orchestral musicians in the recording studio, that this led to a major turning point in his career, so much so, he then commenced arranging orchestral accompaniment on the band's sessions himself.
Tired of touring, Campbell left Marmalade in March 1971.
During the 1970s he had two self-penned solo records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
released, both of which, "Hallelujah Freedom
Hallelujah Freedom
Hallelujah Freedom is a song written and recorded by Junior Campbell in Sept 1972.The recording took place at Decca Studio 2 in London in October 1972 and featured Campbell on lead vocal, piano, guitar & electric piano, with Ray Duffy on drums, Graham Knight on bass...
" (#9) (1972), (with Doris Troy
Doris Troy
Doris Troy was an American R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul".She was born as Doris Higginson in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister. Her parents disapproved of "subversive" forms of music like rhythm & blues, so she cut her teeth singing in her father's choir...
on backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
), and "Sweet Illusion
Sweet Illusion
Sweet Illusion is a song written and recorded by Junior Campbell in April 1973 as a follow up single to Hallelujah Freedom, which had seen UK chart success at the end of the previous year....
" (#15) (1973) made Top 20 chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
appearances in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
He then went on to study orchestration and composition with Eric Guilder and Max Saunders at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
and became an arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
and record producer for many artists
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
including Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
, arranging and producing her first hit single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and album, "Answer Me
Answer Me
"Answer Me" is a popular song, originally written by Gerhard Winkler and Fred Rauch. The English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman in 1952....
". He also arranged and conducted Dickson's performances in her first-season run on the BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
series The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show that aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the "Two Ronnies" of the title.-Origins:...
in 1976.
Campbell has composed music for television drama and film, including the 1989 war film That Summer of White Roses (starring Tom Conti
Tom Conti
Thomas "Tom" Conti is a Scottish actor, theatre director and novelist.-Early life:Born Thomas Conti in Paisley, Renfrewshire, he was brought up Roman Catholic, but he considers himself anti-religious...
and Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger was an Academy Award-winning American actor known for his performances in such films as On the Waterfront, The Big Knife, Oklahoma!, The Harder They Fall, Across the Bridge, The Pawnbroker, Doctor Zhivago, In the Heat of the Night, and Waterloo as well as the...
, Susan George
Susan George (actress)
Susan Melody George is an English film and television actress, and film producer.-Career:She trained at the Stage School, Corona Theatre School and has acted since the age of four, appearing on both television and film...
and Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong (actor)
Alun Armstrong is a prolific British character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of...
); and the 1994 BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
winner
British Academy Television Awards
The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . They have been awarded annually since 1954, and are analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.-Background:...
Taking Over the Asylum, which starred Ken Stott
Ken Stott
Kenneth Campbell "Ken" Stott is a Scottish actor, particularly known in the United Kingdom for his many roles in television.-Early life:...
, David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
and Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth Spriggs
-Early life and career:Born in Buxton, Derbyshire as Elizabeth Jean Williams, Spriggs had an unhappy childhood and grew up entirely without affection, particularly from her distant, domineering father, a master builder and farmer. She studied at the Royal College of Music and taught speech and...
.
He also composed the music for the 1998 BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
adaptation of the Minette Walters
Minette Walters
Minette Walters is an English crime writer.- Life and work :After her birth in Bishop’s Stortford to a serving army officer, Capt Samuel Jebb and his wife Colleen, the first 10 years of Minette’s life were spent moving between army bases in the north and south of England...
murder mystery The Scold's Bridle
The Scold's Bridle
The Scold's Bridle is a crime novel by English writer Minette Walters. The book, Walters' third, won a CWA Gold Dagger.-Synopsis:Mathilda Gillespie, an eccentric recluse known for her incredible meanness of nature, is found dead in her bathtub, her wrists slashed and her head locked inside a...
, starring Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Jane Richardson is an English stage, film and television actor. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and has won two Golden Globes and a BAFTA during her career....
, Bob Peck
Bob Peck
Bob Peck was an English stage, television and film actor.-Early life:He went to Leeds Modern School in Lawnswood...
, Siân Phillips
Siân Phillips
Jane Elizabeth Ailwên "Siân" Phillips, CBE, is a Welsh actress.-Early life:Phillips was born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, the daughter of Sally , a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman...
, Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge is an English actor, director, and musician who trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.Hodge is a council member of the National Youth Theatre for whom, in 1989, he co-wrote Pacha Mama's Blessing about the Amazon rain forests staged at the Almeida...
, Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler is an English actress and producer. She is the second wife of the musician Sting.-Life and career:Styler was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. She attended North Bromsgrove High School, where one of her teachers was Clifford T. Ward...
, and Beth Winslet
Beth Winslet
Beth Winslet is an English actress.She was born in Reading, Berkshire, and is the younger sister of Kate and Anna Winslet.-Biography:She attended Starmaker Theatre Company in Reading, Berkshire....
.
However, more recently, he is perhaps more notable for co-writing the music and lyrics for the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Thomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film...
and TUGS
TUGS
TUGS is a British children's television series, first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton. The series dealt with the adventures of two anthropomorphized tugboat fleets, the Star Fleet and the Z-Stacks, who...
with Mike O'Donnell
Mike O'Donnell
Mike O'Donnell is an English film and television composer and bass guitarist.He co-wrote the scores for the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and TUGS, and the score for the films That Summer of White Roses, Merlin: The True Story of Magic and October 32nd with...
, composing all music and songs during the classic period of Thomas films from 1984–2003.
Campbell lives near Horsham
Horsham
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
with his wife Susie, and has three children and three grandchildren.
Singles
| Title | Cat no. | Release date |
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| "Goodbye Baby Jane" c/w "If I Call Your Name" | Deram DM 344 | October 1971 |
| "Hallelujah Freedom" c/w "Alright With Me" | Deram DM 364 | October 1972 |
| "Sweet Illusion" c/w "Ode To Karen" | Deram DM 387 | June 1973 |
| "Reach Out (An' Help Your Fellow Man )" c/w "Pretty Belinda" | Deram DM 403 | October 1973 |
| "Sweet Lady Love" c/w "If I Could Believe You Darlin'" | Deram DM 414 | May 1974 |
| "Ol Virginia" c/w "Wullie Sings The Blues" | Deram DM 424 | October 1974 |
| "Carabino Lady" c/w "Southern Man" | Rocket Records Rocket Records The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972. The name is from the hit, "Rocket Man"... ROKN 509 |
April 1976 |
| "Here Comes The Band" c/w "Pick Up" | Rocket Records ROKN 514 | August 1976 |
| "Baby Hold On" c/w "Long Long Road" | Rocket Records ROKN 518 | January 1977 |
| "Highland Girl" c/w "Climb On Board" | Private Stock Records Private Stock Records Private Stock Records was a record label which was started in 1974 by Larry Uttal after he was ousted from Bell Records. The label had hit records with singles by David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame , Starbuck , Austin Roberts , Samantha Sang , Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band , and Frankie... 141 |
February 1978 |
| "America" c/w "Radio Man" | Private Stock Records 171 | September 1978 |
- All songs written by Junior Campbell - except "Baby Hold On" (co-written with Len (Chip) Hawkes)
Albums
- Second Time Around - 1974 - Deram RecordsDeram RecordsDeram Records was a subsidiary record label established in 1966 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. At this time U.K. Decca was a completely different company than the Decca label in the United States, which was then owned by MCA Inc. Deram recordings were also distributed in the U.S. through...
SML 1106 - Second Time Around - 2001 - Sanctuary RecordsSanctuary RecordsSanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
CMDDD 398 compilation containing original Deram album and all Deram/Private Stock singles, plus selection of previously unreleased tracks.
Dean Ford and the Gaylords singles
| Title | Cat No. | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Twenty Miles" c/w "What's The Matter With Me" | Columbia DB7264 | April 1964 |
| "Mr Heartbreak's Here Instead" c/w "I Won't" | Columbia DB7402 | November 1964 |
| "The Name Game" c/w "That Lonely Feeling" | Columbia DB7610 | June 1965 |
| "He's A Good Face" (But He's Down And Out)" c/w "You Know It Too" | Columbia DB7805 | December 1965 |
Marmalade singles
| Year | Title (Songwriter Songwriter A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer... s) |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 Chart Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Adult Contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
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| 1966 | "Its All Leading up to Saturday Night" (Geoff Stephens Geoff Stephens Geoffrey 'Geoff' Stephens , was one of the top British songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s.-Career:... ) |
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| 1966 | "Can't Stop Now" (Kelleher/Fitzpatrick/Wood) |
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| 1967 | "I See The Rain" (William Campbell Junior Campbell Junior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He... /Thomas McAleese) |
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| 1967 | "Man In A Shop" (William Campbell Junior Campbell Junior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He... /Thomas McAleese) |
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| 1968 | "Lovin' Things" (Jet Loring/Artie Schroeck Artie Schroeck Arthur "Artie" Bruce Schroeck is an American musician, best known for arranging and composing popular songs and jingles. He has won multiple Clio Awards, such as when he composed the music for the 1981 ABC-TV promo "Now is the time, ABC is the place". He also composed the 1982 promo "Come on... ) |
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| 1968 | "Wait For Me Mary-Anne" (Alan Blaikley Alan Blaikley -Early life and career:Born in London, where he survived the Blitz, Alan Blaikley was educated at University College School , Hampstead, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read Classical Moderations and English, and was Reviews Editor of the university newspaper Cherwell.After coming down from... /Ken Howard Ken Howard (composer) Ken Howard is an English songwriter, lyricist, author and television director.-International hits in the 1960s and 1970s:... ) |
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| 1968 | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" is a song credited to Lennon–McCartney, but written by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on their 1968 album The Beatles... " (Lennon John Lennon John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music... /McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... ) |
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| 1969 | "Baby Make It Soon" (Tony Macaulay Tony Macaulay Tony Macaulay is a British author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter, though it was the latter that made him a household name early in his career... ) |
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| 1969 | "Butterfly" (Barry Gibb Barry Gibb Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major... /Maurice Gibb Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers... /Robin Gibb Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry.... ) |
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| 1969 | "Reflections of My Life Reflections of My Life "Reflections of My Life" was a 1969 hit single for the Scottish band, The Marmalade. It was written by their lead guitarist Junior Campbell, and singer Dean Ford . Released in late 1969, it was the band's first release on Decca following an earlier spell at CBS... " (William Campbell Junior Campbell Junior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He... /Thomas McAleese) |
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| 1970 | "Rainbow" (William Campbell Junior Campbell Junior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He... /Thomas McAleese) |
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| 1971 | "My Little One" (William Campbell Junior Campbell Junior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He... /Thomas McAleese) |
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| 1971 | "Cousin Norman" (Hugh Nicholson) *Label credit as musical arranger |
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