Bachelors

Formed 1953, Dublin, Ireland. [=Harmonichords] Con (b. 18 Nov 1941) and Declan Cluskey (b. 12 Dec 1942) are brothers.
Label: Decca
Musicians: Con Clusky; Declan Cluskey; John Stokes
Producers: Shel Talmy
Writers: Erno Rapee/Lew Pollack
F 11559 Charmaine 19 Jan 1963 34-26-27-22-23-18-12-11-8-6-8-8-12-15-21-26-29-31-38 Pts: 311
    Original: Florence Oldham (1927)  
Writers: R. Coburn/V. Rose/J. Schonberger
F 11712 Whispering 24 Aug 1963 40-29-21-18-21-23-24-26-38-43 Pts: 106
    Original: Nino Tempo & April Stevens (1963)  
Producers: Michael Barclay
Writers: Erno Rapee/Lew Pollack
F 11799 Diane 18 Jan 1964 40-22-8-3-1-2-3-4-6-11-8-13-16-21-26-33-37-47-47 Pts: 475
    sales: 250000  
DFE 8564 Bachelors Volume 2 EP 7 Mar 1964 15-14-xx-xx-xx-xx-19-13-10-12-15-12-17-xx-12-13-10-7-8-19-10-9-8-12-13-10-11-14-16-13-14-12-11-15-17 Pts: 95
DFE 8529 Bachelors EP 14 Mar 1964 19-19-8-7-6-9-10-9-11-14-10-7-5-9-8-12-15-18-13-15-13-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-18 Pts: 80
Writers: Ervin Drake/Jimmy Shirl/Irvin Graham/Al Stillman
F 11857 I Believe 14 Mar 1964 28-10-6-3-3-3-3-2-4-6-9-14-24-28-36-44-50 Pts: 452
    Original: Frankie Laine (Apr 1953); sales: 600000  
  Diane EP 2 May 1964 20 Pts: 2
Label: Decca
Musicians: Con Clusky; Declan Cluskey; John Stokes
Writers: Mabel Wayne/L. Wolfe Gilbert
F 11910 Ramona 30 May 1964 29-19-12-6-4-6-12-18-19-21-26-36-44 Pts: 233
LK 4614 The Bachelors And Sixteen Great Songs LP 13 Jun 1964 16-7-3-4-4-5-7-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-7-3-3-2-2-2-2 Pts: 361
    16 Jan 1965 5-5-6-8-8-8-6-8-7-8-11-14-20 Pts: 106
Producers: Shel Talmy
Writers: Bill Taylor/Bill Smith/Curtis Kirk
F 11949 I Wouldn't Trade You For The World 8 Aug 1964 43-21-11-8-4-7-6-5-6-6-11-15-20-28-30-32 Pts: 343
    sales: 250000  
DFE 8595 Bachelors' Hits EP 28 Nov 1964 14-4-4-1-1-4 Pts: 48
    16 Jan 1965 4-4-5-4-3-4-3-3-6-4-7-3-6-8-9-9-10-10-10-8-14-20-16-16-16 Pts: 127
Writers: Art Grafer/Jimmy Nebb
F 12034 No Arms Could Ever Hold You 28 Nov 1964 46-16-8-7-8-11 Pts: 125
    sales: 250000  
    16 Jan 1965 16-22-28-34-47 Pts: 54
Writers: Irving Berlin
F 12156 Marie 15 May 1965 39-18-17-11-9-11-16-21-30-36-48-48 Pts: 164
LK 4721 More Great Song Hits LP 25 Sep 1965 19-xx-xx-20-17-15-18-16 Pts: 29
DFE 8637 Bachelors' Hits Vol.2 EP 1 Jan 1966 20 Pts: 2
    15 Jan 1966 16-14-14-15-12-12-12-9-12-8-10-11 Pts: 38
Writers: Paul Simon
F 12351 Sound Of Silence 12 Mar 1966 39-20-12-9-3-3-7-8-8-18-24-33-46 Pts: 276
TXL 102 Hits Of The Sixties LP 25 Jun 1966 25-24-19-12-12-17-22-22-27 Pts: 42
SKL 4849 Golden All Time Hits LP 17 Jun 1967 27-36-25-27-28-27-19 Pts: 28
Musicians: Con Clusky; Declan Cluskey; John Stokes
Producers: Dick Rowe
Writers: M. Simons/L. Gilbert
F 22634 Marta 1 Jul 1967 40-35-20-28-22-24-36-44-47 Pts: 84
Producers: various
SPA 2 World Of The Bachelors LP 22 Feb 1969 16-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-10-11-10-9-13-8-9-23-12-16-17-16-14-28-16-14-22 Pts: 99
    1 Feb 1969 7-9-11-xx-13-6-11-10-17-11-14-11-14-12-17-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-7-7-5-7-7-10-13-11-14-9-12-11-8-8  
    10 Jan 1970 5-6-5-5-7-5-5-6-5-4-7-6-7-7-7-8-13-10-11-18-15-29-xx-19-11-14-6-6-12-9-6-20-18-xx-10-10-16-14-10-12-xx-xx-xx-18-xx-20-24-19-xx-15-12  
    11 Sep 1971 46 Pts: 3
SPA 22 World Of The Bachelors Volume 2 LP 9 Aug 1969 33-17-11-18-25-27-31 Pts: 30
    27 Sep 1969 11-10-xx-13-xx-7  
    10 Jan 1970 15-8-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-12-20-23-17-16-20-xx-14-21-16-xx-20-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-20  
SPA 22 World Of The Bachelors Volume 3 LP 29 Nov 1969 12-16-13-10-11  
    10 Jan 1970 17-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-19-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-27-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-23  
SPA 80 World Of The Bachelors Volume 4 LP 4 Jul 1970 23-10-22-8-11-8-14-8-11-13-12-11-xx-18  
  World Of The Bachelors Volume 5 LP 7 Nov 1970 22  

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