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Gerry and the Pacemakers' Greatest Hits: Released: April 1965; Label: Laurie, Columbia; Formats: LP, 4-track; US and Australia-only release; 44 — The Hits of Gerry and the Pacemakers: Released: 3 January 1966; Label: Capitol; Formats: LP — — The Best of Gerry and the Pacemakers: Released: October 1977; Label: EMI; Formats: LP, MC ...
Gerry Marsden returned to #1 in the UK charts twice during the 1980s with re-recordings of two of his hits with the Pacemakers, with all profits going to charity. In 1985 after the Bradford Football Club stadium tragedy in which 56 were killed, [ 27 ] he formed a group called the Crowd , which included other musicians, singers, and radio disc ...
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the United States [2] and number eight in the UK. [3]
Gerry and the Pacemakers had the distinction of being the first act to have their first three recordings go to number 1 in the UK charts. [1] Although they never had a number 1 in the United States, they were the second-most successful group from Liverpool, after the Beatles, to have hits on the United States Billboard pop charts.
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It was released in April 1964 as Gerry and the Pacemakers' fifth single in Britain, and spent 11 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 6. [4] In the US, it was the breakthrough single for the group, spending 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No. 4. [ 5 ]
"I Like It" is the second single by Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers. Like Gerry Marsden's first number one "How Do You Do It", it was written by Mitch Murray. [1] The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 20 June 1963, where it stayed for four weeks. [2] [3] It reached No. 17 in the American charts in 1964. [4]
Gerry and the Pacemakers' version of "How Do You Do It?" was initially issued in the US and Canada in the spring of 1963, but made no impact on the charts. After the group had issued several chart singles in North America, the track was reissued in the summer of 1964.