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Showaddywaddy are a rock and roll group from Leicester, England. They specialise in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, while also issuing original material. They have spent 209 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, and have had 10 Top Ten singles, one reaching number one.
Year Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications; UK [1]1974 Showaddywaddy: Released: 8 November 1974; Label: Bell Formats: LP, MC, 8-track 9 UK: Silver [2]; 1975 Step Two ...
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In 1976 the song was revived by rock and roll revival act Showaddywaddy and became a major hit in the UK. The Mike Hurst-produced version went on to spend three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart in December that year, [3] and has since sold over a million copies in the UK. [4] It was the band's last song to be released on Bell Records. [5]
Showaddywaddy had ten top 10s and one number one in the UK between 1974 and 1982. [9] Challenger also plays the timpani, [10] but only when playing "Under the Moon of Love". Challenger's deep voice can be heard singing on songs such as "Under the Moon of Love", "Three Steps to Heaven", and "When".
The song rocketed to the top of the charts in 1954, and the intro, “One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock, rock,” is now iconic. Bettmann - Getty Images “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis ...
"Uptown Top Ranking" 1 February 1978: 2 451 ABBA "Take a Chance on Me" 15 February 1978: 3 452 Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights" 8 March 1978: 3 453 Blondie "Denis" ‡ 29 March 1978: 2 454 Showaddywaddy "I Wonder Why" ‡ 12 April 1978: 1 455 Bee Gees "Night Fever" 19 April 1978: 4 456 Boney M. "Rivers of Babylon" 17 May 1978: 4 457 John Travolta ...
(Top) 1 Chart hits and ... This is a list of songs written by Berry Gordy, ... 1977: Showaddywaddy, #2 UK 1960 "Money (That's What I Want)" Barrett Strong: Janie ...