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"Sailor" is the title of the English-language rendering of the 1959 schlager composition "Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" originally written in German by Werner Scharfenberger and lyricist Fini Busch : featuring lyrics in English by Norman Newell (writing as David West), "Sailor" would in 1961 afford Petula Clark her first UK #1 hit ...
The song was covered in a number of languages, most notably by Petula Clark who had her first #1 UK hit with the English-language rendering "Sailor". Clark was also afforded international success with both "Sailor" and the French-language rendering "Marin". A rival version by Anne Shelton was a Top Ten UK hit, concluding her chart career.
Petula Clark (born Sally Clark; 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 years. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. [1]
"Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)", a 1960 German-language song by Lolita "Sailor" (song) , the English-language rendering by Petula Clark "Sailor", a song by the Brian Jonestown Massacre from the 2001 album Bravery, Repetition and Noise
The Many Faces of Petula Clark : 1. ... "Sailor" (FR: "Marin") b/w "My Heart" 1 98 — ... * songs with lyrics not in English Notes
The lyric for Clark's "Romeo" was newly written by Jimmy Kennedy: Arthur Rebner is sometimes afforded a songwriting credit for "Romeo". [1] The song peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart dated 26 August 1961. [2] Despite peaking lower than her No. 1 UK comeback hit "Sailor", "Romeo" earned Clark her first Gold record by selling 400,000 units ...
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"I Know a Place" was Clark's second consecutive Top Ten hit in the United States, remaining on the charts for twelve weeks, [2] and five of the twelve weeks on the US charts were spent in the Top Ten, the song's fourth week at No. 9, the fifth & sixth week at No. 4, the seventh week at its peak No. 3, [3] then slipping in its eighth week to No. 6, the ninth week ending its turn in the Top Ten ...