Strictly for Grown Ups (EP)
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Strictly for Grown Ups is an EP
by Paddy Roberts
, released in 1959. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono
with the catalogue number DFE 6584. Strictly for Grown Ups was the UK number-one EP for 19 weeks, having 6 stints at number one (the longest being 12 weeks) between April to November 1960.
Side B
chart, Record Retailer also ran an EP chart. Strictly for Grown Ups was released in 1959 and became a number-one EP on 30 April 1960. Replacing Cliff Richard
and The Shadow
's EP Expresso Bongo
at the top of the chart, it stayed there for one week, was replaced by Emile Ford
's eponymous EP Emile, regained the top spot the following week, before being kept of the chart for another two weeks by Emile. Strictly For Grown Ups returned for a 12-week stint at number one beginning in June, was dislodged another Roberts' EP (Paddy Roberts Strikes Again) for two weeks. From September to November, spent a further five weeks at number one in three stints each time being replaced and replacing the Highlights from South Pacific soundtrack.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Paddy Roberts
Paddy Roberts (songwriter)
John Godfrey Owen Roberts was a popular songwriter and singer, having previously been a lawyer and a pilot ....
, released in 1959. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono
Monaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
with the catalogue number DFE 6584. Strictly for Grown Ups was the UK number-one EP for 19 weeks, having 6 stints at number one (the longest being 12 weeks) between April to November 1960.
Track listing
Side A- "The Ballad Of Bethnal Green" (Paddy RobertsPaddy Roberts (songwriter)John Godfrey Owen Roberts was a popular songwriter and singer, having previously been a lawyer and a pilot ....
) - "L'Anglais Avec Son Sang-Froid" (Roberts)
Side B
- "Follow Me" (Roberts)
- "Love Isn't What It Used to Be" (Roberts)
Background
All four singles were included on the LP of the same name. None of the tracks were released as singles in the UK.Chart performance
Beginning in 1960s, in addition to publishing a long play (LP)LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
chart, Record Retailer also ran an EP chart. Strictly for Grown Ups was released in 1959 and became a number-one EP on 30 April 1960. Replacing Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
and The Shadow
The Shadow
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
's EP Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo, a 1958 West End musical and a 1959 film, was a satire of the music industry. It was first produced on the stage at the Saville Theatre, London on 23 April 1958. Its book was written by Wolf Mankowitz and Julian More, with music by David Heneker and Monty Norman, also the...
at the top of the chart, it stayed there for one week, was replaced by Emile Ford
Emile Ford
Emile Ford is a musician and singer, who was popular in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and early 1960s.-Life and career:...
's eponymous EP Emile, regained the top spot the following week, before being kept of the chart for another two weeks by Emile. Strictly For Grown Ups returned for a 12-week stint at number one beginning in June, was dislodged another Roberts' EP (Paddy Roberts Strikes Again) for two weeks. From September to November, spent a further five weeks at number one in three stints each time being replaced and replacing the Highlights from South Pacific soundtrack.