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By the summer of 1967, they recorded a song they wrote to articulate the sentiments of the flower-power movement and entitled "Let's Go To San Francisco" under the artist name 'Flowerpot Men'... Funny How Love Can Be - Funny How Love Can Be/Lonely Room/What More Do You Want?/Wait A Minute (Piccadilly NEP 34038) - March 1965 They called themselves "The Ivy League", and romped on to great success with "Funny How Love Can Be", “That’s Why I’m Crying”, and "Tossing And Turning"... Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.272. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
The Holly And The Ivy League - The Holly And The Ivy/Once In Royal David's City/Good King Wenceslas/Silent Night (Piccadilly NEP 34046) - December 1965 The Ivy League were an English vocal trio, formed in 1964, who enjoyed two top 10 hit singles on the UK Singles Chart in 1965. [1] The group's sound was characterised by rich, three-part vocal harmonies. By 1962, they switched to Ember label, and released "Two Timing Baby"/ "Will It Happen To Me" and "Tell Me"/ "Broken Heart". From the nineties, he served on the Council of the British Academy of Composers and songwriters and the council as a writer-member of the Performing Right Society.
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Rawlings, Terry (2002). British Beat 1960–1969: Then, Now and Rare (1sted.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9094-8. Our Love Is Slipping Away - Our Love Is Slipping Away/Don't Think Twice/Don't Worry Baby/Make Love (Piccadilly NEP 34048) - April 1966
They had first tasted success with "Will I What", a summer 62 top 20 hit for Mike Sarne, which featured Billie Davis and was co-writed, in fact, together with another friend, Bill Bates. Whilst they were touring Holland, Rupert Ross died of cancer on May 29, 1964, and was replaced with Dave Wintour.In the 1990s, a number of compilations were released, including Major League: the Collectors' Ivy League (1998). [4] Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. p.295. ISBN 9780898201048. Tossing And TurningTossing And Turning/That's Why I'm Crying/A Girl Like You/Graduation Day (Piccadilly NEP 34042) - September 1965
IVY LEAGUE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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Their own version was issued on Oriole, coupled with Who Told You? which was covered by Freddie Starr and many more.