Alan Whitehead is a British musician and businessman whose most successful single in the UK was a cover version of what Paul McCartney song?
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Alan Whitehead (drummer) Alan Whitehead is a British musician and businessman. He started his career in the music industry in 1966 as the drummer for Crispian St. Peters, but is best known as a member of Marmalade, whose most successful single in the UK was a cover version of the Paul McCartney song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". In 1969 Marmalade were signed to Decca Records and their next song "Reflections of My Life" became a number 10 hit in the USA. Whitehead left the band in 1978 and set up his own management company, negotiating his first production contract with EMI Records. Groups that he successfully managed were Lipps Inc., Mel and Kim, Modern Romance and Rikki Peebles. He later went on to manage all girl groups Amazulu and Belle Stars.
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" is a song by the Beatles from their 1968 album "The Beatles" (often called "the White Album"). Although credited to Lennon–McCartney, the song was written solely by Paul McCartney. It was released as a single that same year in many countries, but not in their native United Kingdom, nor in the United States until 1976.
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Another Day (Paul McCartney song) "Another Day" is a song recorded by Paul McCartney in New York in 1970, during the sessions for his album "Ram". Although it was the first single of McCartney's solo career, "Another Day" was written and previewed during the Beatles' "Let It Be" sessions in 1969. It was released on 19 February 1971 in the UK, with "Oh Woman, Oh Why" as the B-side. Neither song was included on the "Ram" album.
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Mrs. Vandebilt "Mrs. Vandebilt" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from the album "Band on the Run". The track was not issued as a single in the UK or US, but was a single in Continental Europe and Australia.
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What Goes On (Beatles song) "What Goes On" is a song by the Beatles, featured as the eighth track on their sixth British album "Rubber Soul". The song was later released as the B-side of the US single "Nowhere Man", and then as the tenth track on the North America-only album "Yesterday and Today". It is the only song by the band credited to Lennon–McCartney-Starkey.
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Why (Tony Sheridan song) "Why" is one of the early songs performed by the Beatles when they were backing Tony Sheridan as the Beat Brothers. In the UK, it is the B-side of the instrumental rock tune "Cry for a Shadow". Although it was originally intended to be the A-side, the record label Polydor chose not to release it (at that time). When the Beatles were gaining popularity by 1964, the record label decided to release it with "Cry for a Shadow" as the A-side and "Why" as its B-side. In the US and Canada, it was released as originally intended, by the North American record label MGM with "Why" as the A-side and "Cry for a Shadow" as the B-side, due to its being an instrumental.
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Must Do Something About It "Must Do Something About It" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that first appeared on the Wings 1976 album "Wings at the Speed of Sound".
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Beautiful Soul (song) "Beautiful Soul" is a song recorded by Jesse McCartney. It was released as his debut single and the lead single from his debut album, "Beautiful Soul" at the end of 2004 in North America and Oceania. The single charted in several countries in Europe in 2006, including the UK. It was a number one hit in Australia. It was later certified Gold by in the United States and Platinum in Australia.
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Cook of the House "Cook of the House" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released on Wings' 1976 album "Wings at the Speed of Sound". It was also released as the B-side to the number 1 single "Silly Love Songs." The song was included on Linda McCartney's posthumous 1998 solo album "Wide Prairie".
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Pipes of Peace Pipes of Peace is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney using his own name, released in 1983. As the follow-up to the popular "Tug of War", the album came close to matching the commercial success of its predecessor in Britain but peaked only at number 15 on America's "Billboard" 200 albums chart. While "Pipes of Peace" was the source of international hit singles such as "Say Say Say" (recorded with Michael Jackson) and the title track, the critical response to the album was less favourable than that afforded to "Tug of War".
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With a Little Help from My Friends "With a Little Help from My Friends" is a song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" issued worldwide in June 1967. The song was written for and sung by the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr as the character "Billy Shears". The song, paired with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and featuring "A Day in the Life" as its B-side, was reissued as a single in the U.S. in August 1978 (#71) and in the U.K. in September 1978 (#63). "With a Little Help from My Friends" was ranked No. 311 on "Rolling Stone"' s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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Silly Love Songs "Silly Love Songs" is a song written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. The song appears on the 1976 album "Wings at the Speed of Sound." It was also released as a single in 1976, backed with "Cook of the House". The song, written in response to music critics accusing him of writing only "silly love songs", also features disco overtones.
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Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven) "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" is the lead single from the 1991 album "Holidays in Eden" by British neo-progressive rock band Marillion. A straightforward pop song, it peaked at #34 on the UK Singles Chart, but reached #14 in the Netherlands, becoming the band's biggest hit there since "Kayleigh" (1985).
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Spirit in the Sky "Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970 and reached number three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart (April 18, 1970), where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. "Billboard" ranked the record the No. 22 song of 1970. It also climbed to number one on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. "Rolling Stone" ranked "Spirit in the Sky" No. 333 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was featured on the 1969 album of the same name. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the number 1 spot in the UK.
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Glenn Miller Medley The "Glenn Miller Medley" (also called "Plays Glenn Miller") was a single by the John Anderson Big Band. It was a medley, covering several songs previously recorded by jazz musician Glenn Miller, including "In the Mood", "American Patrol", "Little Brown Jug" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000". It first entered the UK Singles Chart on 21 December 1985, and reached a peak position of number 63, and remained in the chart for 2 weeks. It re-entered the chart on 11 January 1986, remaining there for 3 more weeks, and reaching number 61. It was later sampled by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers.
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Give My Regards to Broad Street (film) Give My Regards to Broad Street is a 1984 British musical drama film directed by Peter Webb, which starred Paul McCartney, Bryan Brown and Ringo Starr. The film covers a fictional day in the life of Paul McCartney, who wrote the film for the screen, and McCartney, Starr and Linda McCartney all appeared as themselves. Despite "Give My Regards to Broad Street" being unsuccessful in the box office financially and critically, its soundtrack album sold well. The title is a take on George M. Cohan's classic show tune "Give My Regards to Broadway" which made reference to London's Broad Street railway station, which would close in 1986.
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Calico Skies "Calico Skies" is the sixth song on Paul McCartney's 1997 album, "Flaming Pie".
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Too Much Rain "Too Much Rain" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the seventh track on his 2005 album "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard". The song was recorded at George Martin's Air Studios in central London with producer Nigel Godrich. It was inspired by the theme to the 1936 film "Modern Times", written by Charlie Chaplin and commonly known as "Smile" (lyrics were added to Smile in 1954 by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons).
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Alan Clayson Alan Clayson (born 3 May 1951, Dover, Kent) is an English singer-songwriter, author and music journalist. He gained popularity in the late 1970s as leader of the band Clayson and the Argonauts. In addition to contributing to publications such as "Record Collector", "Mojo" and "Folk Roots", he subsequently established himself as a prolific writer of music biographies. Among his many books are "Backbeat", which details the Beatles' early career in Germany, "Ringo Starr: Straight Man or Joker?", and biographies of Jacques Brel, the Yardbirds, Serge Gainsbourg and Edgard Varèse.
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Peggy Sue "Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, recorded and released as a single by Holly in early July of 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885), but band members Joe B. Mauldin (string bass) and Jerry Allison (drums) played on the recording. This recording was also released on Holly's eponymous 1958 album.
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Power to the People (song) "Power to the People" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1971, credited to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. It was issued on Apple Records (catalogue number R5892 in the United Kingdom, 1830 in the United States) and in the US peaked at number 11 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 10 on the "Cashbox" Top 100. It also charted at number 6 on the British singles chart. The song's first appearance on album was the 1975 compilation "Shaved Fish".
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Baby, You're a Rich Man "Baby, You're a Rich Man" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and released as the B-side of the band's "All You Need Is Love" single in July 1967. The song was recorded and mixed at Olympic Sound Studios in London, making it the first of the Beatles' EMI recordings to be entirely created away from EMI Studios. The track features a monophonic keyboard instrument known as a clavioline, which Lennon played on its oboe setting, creating a sound that suggests an Indian shehnai. In its lyrical themes, the song addresses the "beautiful people" of the 1960s hippie movement and partly echoes the utopian message of "All You Need Is Love". The lyrics have also invited interpretation as a message to the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein.