Latest posts tagged with #PeterCallander on Bluesky
"Hitchin' a Ride" is a song written by #MitchMurray and #PeterCallander issued as a single by the English pop/rock band #VanityFare in late 1969. It reached number 16 on the #UKSinglesChart in February 1970 but was a bigger #hit in the United States.
#Interestingly Paper Lace formed in Nottingham in 1969, but didn’t break through until 1974. The big moment came at a talent show named Opportunity Knocks, which got them a deal with songwriters/producers Mitch Murray & Peter Callander. #PaperLace #MitchMurray #PeterCallander #OneHitWondered
"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" is a song written by #PeterCallander and #GeoffStephens and performed by #WayneNewton. It appeared on Newton's 1972 album, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast. In the lyrics, the singer is leaving his family after falling out of love with his wife.
"The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" is a song, written by #MitchMurray and #PeterCallander, and recorded by the #BritishRhythmAndBlues musician #GeorgieFame. Released as a single, the song reached number one in the #UKSinglesChart for one week from 24 January 1968.
"Billy Don't Be a Hero" is a 1974 #pop song that was first a UK hit for #PaperLace and then, some months later, a US hit for #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods. The song was written and composed by two British songwriters, #MitchMurray and #PeterCallander. Because the song was released in 1974.
