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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 ...
Newell was particularly known for his recorded productions of West End musicals. [1] [2] [3] His songs have been covered by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin. [3] In 1999, Newell's song, "Portrait of My Love", originally recorded by Matt Monro in 1960, was honoured at the BMI Awards in London for having two million ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Norman Newell" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Sailor (song) Say Wonderful Things (song) T.
Pages in category "Song recordings produced by Norman Newell" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The playbacks to these songs had been pre-recorded at EMI's famous Abbey Road Studios in London under the supervision of Francis' British producer Norman Newell and were conducted by Geoff Love. The tapes of these playbacks had been shipped to Rome, where Francis overdubbed her vocals at RCA Italiana Studios.
Consisting of mainly re-recordings from Shirley Bassey's back catalogue and two new songs, this album was recorded 'live' with The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davies. The album also reunited Shirley Bassey with Norman Newell , who had served successfully as her producer throughout the 1960s.
Hence, the playbacks to these songs were pre-recorded in London under the supervision of Francis' British producer Norman Newell, and were conducted by Brian Fahey. The tapes containing these playbacks were shipped to Hollywood, where Francis overdubbed her vocals.
In 1961, Steve Lawrence released a version of the song as a single and on the album Portrait of My Love.Lawrence's version became an international hit and spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, [7] while reaching No. 1 in the Philippines, [8] No. 7 in Australia, [9] and No. 9 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.