Well I Ask You
| "Well I Ask You" | ||||
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| Single by Eden Kane | ||||
| B-side | "Before I Lose My Mind" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | Decca Records - F 11353 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Les Vandyke | |||
| Producer(s) | Bunny Lewis | |||
| Eden Kane singles chronology | ||||
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"Well I Ask You" is a song by English artist Eden Kane.[1]
Song information[]
Recorded in 1961, by Richard Graham Sarstedt, under stage name Eden Kane, as the follow-up to his debut single, "Hot Chocolate Crazy" (1960), "Well I Ask You" was also issued as a single in the UK and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961.[2] Written by Les Vandyke,[3] arranged by John Keating, and produced by Bunny Lewis, it spent one week at the UK chart pinnacle.[4]
The B-side of the record, released by Decca was "Before I Lose My Mind", also penned by Vandyke.[1]
Kay Starr also recorded the song as "Well I Ask Ya" for Capitol Records in 1961.[5]
See also[]
- List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
- UK No.1 Hits of 1961
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Allmusic discography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 296. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Biography and discography". 45-rpm.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 58. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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