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"You've Got Your Troubles" was the inaugural composition by the prolific songwriting team of Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway in 1964. "You've Got Your Troubles" became a number 2 UK hit for the Fortunes in the United Kingdom in August 1965, [ 2 ] affording the group international success including a Top Ten ranking in the US. [ 3 ]
The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group.Formed in Birmingham, the Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US, Canadian, and UK Top 10s.
While on tour they decided to begin writing songs together. Their first was "You've Got Your Troubles", a No. 2 UK hit single for the Fortunes (1965), [6] which also made No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [7] It was the first of several successes they enjoyed during the next few years. Later that year, they began recording together as David ...
Greenaway and Cook began working together in 1965 in Bristol, England and wrote the hit songs "This Golden Ring" and "You've Got Your Troubles" for the British group the Fortunes. [1] They teamed with George Martin to record a cover of the Beatles ' " Michelle ", which was a hit single in 1966 in both the UK (No. 11 UK Singles Chart ) [ 2 ] and ...
Song [1] Original artist [1] UK Singles Chart [2] U.S. Pop [3] Other charting versions, and notes 1965 "You've Got Your Troubles" The Fortunes: 2 7 1966: Nancy Wilson, #48 US R&B 1970: Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, #27 US Country: 1966 "This Golden Ring" The Fortunes 15 82 "Green Grass" Gary Lewis & the Playboys - 8 "Lovers of the World Unite"
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Cook's co-compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles", and the transatlantic million-selling songs, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" [2] and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". [3] They were the first UK songwriting partnership to win an Ivor Novello Award as 'Songwriters of the Year' over two successive years. [4]