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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 ]
Their fifth release, the Roger Greenaway/Roger Cook number, "You've Got Your Troubles" (1965), reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart [4] and was a worldwide hit, including reaching Number 1 in Canada and the American Top 10.
"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" David and Jonathan: 7 53 1967 "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" Whistling Jack Smith: 5 20 "Softly ...
"You've Got Your Troubles" 1965 2 12 10 48 1 28 3 3 1 7 "Here It Comes Again" 4 28 12 42 4 40 5 2 4 27 "This Golden Ring" 1966 15 — — — 40 — — 8 — 82
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]
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 ...
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They 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 do a cover of the Beatles ' " Michelle ", which was a hit single in 1966 in both the UK (No. 11 UK Singles Chart ) [ 2 ] and the U.S ...