Sounds Of The Sixties Rewound Part 23 Quiz

Answer: Ike & Tina Turner

"River Deep - Mountain High" was written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, and Phil Spector and got to number three in the UK in 1966, but peaked at number 88 on the Hot 100.

As per his usual strategy, Phil Spector kept Ike Turner out of the studio to record with 20 of his session favourites, Hal Blaine, Leon Russell, Glen Campbell and Carol Kaye included. If Ike felt a little miffed, the $20,000 Spector paid him probably assuaged those feelings.

Tina later said: "I must have sung that 500,000 times. I was drenched with sweat. I had to take my shirt off and stand there in my bra to sing."

Answer: The Four Tops

"Walk Away Renee" was a UK number three for The Four Tops in 1969.

Three years earlier, it had been a US number five for The Left Banke. There was a real Renee, Renée Fladen, girlfriend of the band's bassist, Tom Finn - and she was present in the recording studio.

Answer: Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey sang the theme for the James Bond movie "Goldfinger" in 1964. It has been judged to be the fifth best Bond theme.

It reached number 21 in the UK and number eight in the USA. Bassey sang the themes on three Bond movies in all.

Answer: The Supremes

"Baby Love" reached number one in both the USA and UK in 1964.

This made the Supremes the first Motown group to have a chart-topper in the UK, and they were the first to have two number ones in the US.

Answer: Jackie Wilson

In 1966, "Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" reached number 11 on the Hot 100. Jackie Wilson had a string of hits, including six number ones and 55 in the Hot 100.

Speaking of Jackie Wilson, in 1982 the British group Dexys Midnight Runners appeared on the television show 'Top Of The Pops' to sing a cover of "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" and there in the background was a photograph of the Scottish darts champion Jocky Wilson.

Answer: The Crystals

Gene Pitney wrote "He's A Rebel" and it was credited as a number one in the US for The Crystals, but in reality it was sung by The Blossoms - Phil Spector up to his usual tricks.

Answer: R. Dean Taylor

"There's A Ghost In My House" was a 1967 UK number three.

This was another hit from Motown, and Taylor was one of about a dozen white artists on the label. Not only that, he was Canadian.

Answer: Mel Tormé

In 1962, "Comin' Home Baby" was a UK number 13 and US number 36 for Mel Tormé.

Mel Tormé was a child actor and an accomplished musician at a young age. His solo singing career started in 1947 and he became known as "The Velvet Frog".

Known as a crooner, he moved on to jazz and then crossed over to other styles and was a frequent guest on TV music shows.

Answer: Petula Clark

In 1961, Petula Clark topped the UK charts with "Sailor".

This was a translation of "Seemann (Deine Heimat Ist Das Meer)," a number two for Austrian singer Lolita in Germany.

In her career, Clark had two UK chart-toppers and two hit number one in the USA. Curiously those four were all different songs.

Answer: Zager & Evans

In 1969, "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" was a chart-topper in both the UK and USA - and the duo were barely ever heard of again.

Answer: The Beatles

"She Loves You" was a number one in both the UK and the USA. The UK came first in 1963, but it was a slow burner in the USA until after the first Beatles TV performance there in 1964.

This was one of a handful of Beatles singles released in mono - and Beatles purists will tell you they prefer the mono versions of Fab Fours songs.

In 1964, The Beatles recorded this in German as "Sie Liebt Dich". It reached number 97 on the Hot 100 - and they never featured that low again!

Answer: Gerry and the Pacemakers

"You'll Never Walk Alone" became the song of choice among supporters of Liverpool Football Club.

As an aside, in 2008 a new shopping centre was opened in Liverpool and was given the name Liverpool One. Among the tenants were Everton FC, the great rivals of Liverpool FC. In a game of oneupmanship, Everton named their shop "Everton Two" so that the street address was "Everton Two, Liverpool One".

"You'll Never Walk Alone" was a Rogers & Hammerstein song written for the 1945 musical "Carousel". That same year, Frank Sinatra took it to number one the Hot 100 in the USA. In 1963, Gerry & The Pacemakers covered the song, taking into the top of the UK charts.

Answer: The Tremeloes

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, many songs released in the USA were snapped up by British bands and re-recorded, and this happened with "Do You Love Me".

In 1962 The Contours had a Billboard number three with the song. They had a bit of good fortune. The song was written by Berry Gordy for The Temptations, but they did not turn up at the recording session. Meanwhile, in another Motown studio The Contours were in to record "It Must Be Love," but Gordy persuaded them to record "Do You Love Me" instead.

Shortly afterwards, it was recorded by Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, and they took it to number one in the UK.

Answer: Doris Day

Originally released in 1947 as "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" by Cuban composer Osvaldo Farrés, this was given English lyrics by Joe Davis.

The English version has been covered, many times, but perhaps most notably by Doris Day in 1964. It does not appear to have charted.

Answer: The Zombies

In 1964 "She's Not There" was the debut single from The Zombies and reached number 12 in the UK and number two in the US.

The Zombies got a recording session on the strength of winning a talent contest. "She's Not There" was one of the songs played on British television's 'Juke Box Jury'. One of the jurists was George Harrison, who predicted it would be a hit.
For a while, The Zombies were more popular in the USA, where they had a follow-up hit with "Tell Her No".