Ken Dodd

Liverpool, UK. b. 8 Nov 1929.
Label: Decca
Musicians: Ken Dodd (vcls)
Writers: Miarka Laparcerie/Jimmy Kennedy
F 11248 Love Is Like A Violin (Mon Coeur Est Un Violin) 2 Jul 1960 25-28-16-18-13-19-11-8-8-11-8-15-16-22-24-31-34-45 Pts: 292
    Original: Rudy Vallee (1929)  
F 11355 Once In Every Lifetime 10 Jun 1961 44-34-32-31-28-37-41-xx-47-xx-39-34-44-45-34-33-32-31-47-48 Pts: 136
Writers: Alex Alstone
F 11422 Pianissimo 27 Jan 1962 48-31-25-23-21-22-26-27-27-25-24-28-32-44-48 Pts: 149
Label: Columbia (EMI)
SEG 8297 Still EP 15 Feb 1964 18 Pts: 3
Musicians: Ken Dodd (vcls)
Writers: Frank Capano/Billy Uhr
DB 7659 Tears 28 Aug 1965 37-16-7-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-5-6-8-7-5-6-7 Pts: 840
    sales: 1521000  
    15 Jan 1966 15-19-25-38 Pts: 50
Writers: Renato 'Calibi' Angiolini/Bob Shuman
DB 7706 The River 13 Nov 1965 37-19-11-7-6-3-3-4 Pts: 229
    sales: 250000; Adapted from the Italian song 'Le Colline Sono In Fiore'.  
    15 Jan 1966 9-9-12-24-44 Pts: 87
33SX 1793 Tears Of Happiness LP 11 Dec 1965 20-13-6-6 Pts: 30
    15 Jan 1966 12-12-13-13-17-xx-xx-20-20 Pts: 37
SEG 8466 Doddy And The Diddy Men EP 18 Dec 1965 12-8-5 Pts: 13
    15 Jan 1966 5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-7-7-6-12-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-12-10 Pts: 70
Musicians: Ken Dodd (vcls)
Writers: Tom Springfield/Norman Newell
DB 7914 Promises 7 May 1966 26-14-12-8-6-8-13-14-16-22-30-35-36-43 Pts: 235
SX 6060 Hits For Now And Always LP 9 Jul 1966 23-20-21-16-18-17-14-14-20-19-21 Pts: 50
Musicians: Ken Dodd (vcls)
Writers: Ludwig van Beethoven
DB 7976 More Than Love 30 Jul 1966 34-22-16-14-15-16-18-23-29-41-50 Pts: 141
    Based on the "Pathetique Sonata".  
SEG 8524 Diddyness EP 24 Dec 1966 10-8 Pts: 5
Musicians: Ken Dodd (vcls)
Producers: Norman Newell
Writers: J. Sherman/George Weiss
DB 8101 Let Me Cry On Your Shoulder 14 Jan 1967 46-32-18-11-15-24-23-23-38-44 Pts: 119
  Ken Dodd And The Diddy Men LP 10 Jan 1970 18-15-xx-11-xx-19  
Label: Columbia (EMI)
Musicians: Ken Dodd (vcls)
Producers: John Burgess
Writers: Edilio Capostosti/Antonello Da Simone/Bill Owen
DB 8725 Broken Hearted 14 Nov 1970 56-53-35-30-18-18-17-15 Pts: 90
    Based on the Italian song "Cuore Cuore".  
    16 Jan 1971 20-35-xx-38-44 Pts: 35
Label: Warwick
WW 5098 20 Golden Greats Of Ken Dodd LP 22 Nov 1980 61-55-20-10-8-8 Pts: 29
    10 Jan 1981 26-37-42-52-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-70 Pts: 13

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