Category Archive: 1964

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO THE RAIN

HIT DETAILS Artist Name: THE SEARCHERS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Top Position (Australia): 26 Record Label: Astor Label Number: AP-1087 Released November 1964 (UK); January 1965 (US) Format 7″ single Genre Pop Length 2:33 Label Pye 7N15739 (UK) Kapp 644 (USA) Writer(s) Malvina Reynolds “What Have They Done to the Rain” is a song …

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AND I LOVE HER

SONG & HIT DETAILS Artist Name: THE BEATLES Top Position (Australia): 28 Song Author: Lennon and McCartney Year Recorded: 1964 Record Label: Parlophone Label Number: GEPO-8920 SONG PROFILE And I Love Her Song by The Beatles from the album A Hard Day’s Night Released 10 July 1964 Recorded 25–27 February 1964 Abbey Road Studios Length …

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DANCE DANCE DANCE

Dance, Dance, Dance (song) – 1964 “Dance, Dance, Dance” is a song composed by Brian and Carl Wilson with lyrics by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was first released as a single in 1964 backed with “The Warmth of the Sun” and was released the following …

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MARY POPPINS

Mary Poppins (film and sound track) – 1964 Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, loosely based on P. L. Travers’ book series Mary Poppins. …

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HERE COMES THE NIGHT

Here Comes the Night – 1964 “Here Comes the Night” is a 1964 song, written by Bert Berns. It became a hit for Northern Irish band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, in March 1965, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in the U.S. Them’s single is listed at either No.33 or …

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CRYING TIME (1964)

Crying Time – 1964 “Crying Time” is a song from 1964 written by country music artist Buck Owens. Owens recorded the original version of his song and released it as the B side to the 45 single “I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail” in 1964, Capitol 5336, but it failed to reach the music …

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TAINTED LOVE

Tainted Love – 1964 “Tainted Love” is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists. American artist Gloria Jones …

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STAY WITH THE HOLLIES

Stay with The Hollies – 1964 Stay with The Hollies is the first album released by The Hollies. The album was released in the United Kingdom on the Parlophone label, owned by EMI, in January 1964. In Canada an album with the same title was released on the Capitol 6000 label, also owned by EMI, …

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ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT

All Day and All of the Night – 1964 “All Day and All of the Night” is a song by the English rock band The Kinks from 1964. It reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 7 on Billboard’s United States chart in 1965. The song was released on the American studio …

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YOU STILL WANT ME

You Still Want Me – 1964 “You Still Want Me” is a single by The Kinks released in 1964. It was their second record, and (like its predecessor) failed to chart upon release. This prompted Pye Records to consider dropping the fledgling group. However, the massive success of the band’s next single, “You Really Got …

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