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"Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in 1970 by its composer Lally Stott, [4] and made popular in 1971 by Scottish band Middle of the Road, for whom it was a UK #1 chart hit. [5] That version is one of fewer than fifty singles to have sold more than ten million physical copies worldwide.
Harold "Lally" Stott Jr. (16 January 1945 – 6 June 1977) [1] was an English singer-songwriter and musician who wrote the song "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" which became a UK number one hit for the Scottish band Middle of the Road in 1971, [2] and charting at number 20 in the U.S., and number 41 in the UK the same year for Mac and Katie Kissoon.
Stott had also written and first recorded the band's previous single "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" and he would go on to write other hits for Middle of the Road with the Capuano brothers. The song is about a clan rivalry between the MacDougalls and the MacGregors. [2] It was first released as a single in Italy in March 1971. [3]
The band had their first and biggest hit record in the United Kingdom with their debut UK single, "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep". The song reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1971 and stayed there for four more weeks. In all, Middle of the Road had five hit singles in the UK in 1971 and 1972. The band had especially strong success in ...
1971 Middle of the Road: Released: March 1971; Label: RCA; Italy-only release; Later released internationally with a different track listing as Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep; 7 — — — — 3 1972 Acceleration: Released: January 1972; Label: RCA; 6 15 13 24 2 2 1973 Drive On: Released: April 1973; Label: RCA; 8 — 48 — — — Music Music ...
In 1971, the group Middle of the Road was formed, and Carr had success with songs such as "Soley Soley" and "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep". Following the death of her mother Cecilia, Carr found it difficult to sing the lines "Where's your Mama gone?" and "Woke up this morning and my Mama was gone" from that song. [5]
George Harrison had the best-selling single of 1971 with "My Sweet Lord", which spent five weeks at number-one.He also reached number ten with "Bangla Desh".Rod Stewart made his chart debut this year with "Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe", which reached number-one in October, stayed there for five weeks, and became the second best selling single of the year.
The list contains every single recorded by a professional football team or individual player which spent at least one week in the UK top 75.It does not contain singles recorded in tribute to football teams by existing bands or groups of fans such as the 1975 hit "Viva El Fulham" by Tony Rees and the Cottagers, or other hits with a general football theme such as the four-time number one hit ...