Michelle - Overlanders, The 7" 45

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Beatles" (Enter "Beatles" in the search box) (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 30 April 2022. Music and politics fuse easily in the ragged battlefield of pop, the cry of stateless defiance has always stepped up to the mark big time. Savage, Jon (2015). 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-27763-6. Pedler, Dominic (2003). The Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-7119-8167-6. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash& Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)

The song was a UK hit in January 1966 for the Overlanders, [39] whose version topped the Record Retailer chart. [19] It also reached number 2 in Australia. Signed to Pye Records, the Overlanders issued their recording after the Beatles had declined to release it as a single themselves in the United Kingdom and the United States. Pye and the Overlanders were given the Beatles' blessing because the record label had recently acquiesced to Epstein's request that they withdraw a single by Lennon's estranged father, Alf Lennon. [40] Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (Enter "Beatles" in the search box) (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 16 May 2016. Savage, Mark (3 September 2021). "Drake credits The Beatles on Certified Lover Boy". BBC . Retrieved 3 September 2021.Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3. Miles, Barry (1997). Many Years from Now. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.

Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 24 January 1966 . Retrieved 29 May 2018. Although they released twelve singles on the Pye record label between 1963 and 1966, the Overlanders' only British hit was a cover version of the Beatles' " Michelle". [2] It reached number 1 on the Record Retailer chart (subsequently the UK Singles Chart) in January 1966 and beat off a rival recording by David and Jonathan, whose version was produced by George Martin and featured arrangements by Tony Hatch. [3] Walls Come Tumbling Down is an important document to a time when things were a-changing, when us, the record buying public made our choices and helped to shape, often unknowingly, the political landscape in which they lived. Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514105-9.

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Paul Russell - first drummer of band, joined same time as Terry Widlake, was drummer for approx a year, leaving in January 1966. A friend of my mother’s told me that she had a friend at school in London, whose dad was a manager, record a tape and I’ll get it to him she said.

Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen& Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. When Arnold left in late 1966 to pursue a solo career, he was replaced by Ian Griffiths. [2] Widlake left in 1968, and was replaced by Mike Wedgwood (born 19 May 1950, in Derby, Derbyshire). Winn, John C. (2008). Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1962–1965. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-45239-9.Paul went to London in 1962 and met two other hopefuls; they were Peter Bartholomew and Laurie Mason, who were already performing as a duo name Peter and Laurie. At the 1967 Ivor Novello Awards, "Michelle" won in the category of "the Most Performed Work" of 1966, ahead of "Yesterday". [22] "Michelle" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1967, [23] against competition from " Born Free", " The Impossible Dream", " Somewhere My Love" and " Strangers in the Night". [24] In 1999, BMI named "Michelle" as the 42nd most performed song of the 20th century. [25] [26] Critical reception [ edit ] Hertsgaard, Mark (1996). A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-33891-9. Williams, Richard (2002). " Rubber Soul: Stretching the Boundaries". Mojo Special Limited Edition: 1000 Days That Shook the World (The Psychedelic Beatles – April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967). London: Emap. p.40.