Billy Fury – Halfway To Paradise (LP Ace Of Clubs – ACL 1083, 1961).
Genre: Rock
" Halfway to Paradise " is a pop song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, originally recorded in 1961 by Tony Orlando, in the United States. It had great success in the United Kingdom when it was recorded by Billy Fury . With this song Billy reached number 3 in the UK charts in 1961. The original version by Tony Orlando reached number 39 in the US pop charts in 1961, but failed to chart in the UK.
Billy Fury (17 April 1940, Dingle, Liverpool – 28 January 1983, Paddington, London), whose real name is Ronald Wycherley, was an internationally successful British singer from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s , and remained an active composer until the 1980s. The rheumatic fever that he first contracted as a child damaged his heart and ultimately contributed to his death on January 28, 1983. Fury was Considered a British star, he soon equaled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s, spending 332 weeks in the UK charts without a single or album topping the charts.
Among his main hits are Maybe Tomorrow (59), Colette (59), Halfway To Paradise (61), Jealousy (61), Last Night Was Made For Love (62), Once Upon a Dream (62), Like I've Never Been Gone (63) or When Will You say I Love You? (63), among others.
Billy Fury's biography is already included on this blog.
Tracks/Tracklist:
A1 Halfway To Paradise (Goffin, King)
A2 Don't Worry
A3 You're Having The Last Dance With Me
A4 Push Push
A5 Fury's Tune
A6 Talkin' In My Sleep
B1 Stick Around
B2 A Thousand Stars
B3 Cross My Heart
B4 Comin' Up In The World
B5 He Will Break Your Heart
B6 Would You Stand By Me
1 comment:
I see this LP cover was printed at Robert Stace....I worked over the road at another Printers back in the day......I miss the old LP covers.....Love & Peace Stu
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