Ivor Raymonde

Aliases: Eddie Hirst
The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus
Raymonde's Magic Organ
The Raymonde Singers Etcetera
Real name: Ivor Pomerance
Born: October 22, 1926
Died: June 4, 1990
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00014175316 1 work
00025512022 16 works
Affiliation: PRS
Comments: Ivor Raymonde studied at Trinity College of Music, and initially entered professional music as a jazz and classical pianist. He played in a variety of bands, and started leading his own band by the early 1950s. He then became a music director at the BBC, alongside Wally Stott, where he supervised recording sessions.
He also worked as a session musician on occasion, playing on and arranging skiffle star Johnny Duncan's
hit "Last Train from San Fernando." From the BBC, he then moved on to become a producer at Philips Records, where he produced hits for Marty Wilde, The Springfields, Frankie Vaughan and Anne Shelton. When Dusty Springfield decided to go solo with a new, soulful sound, late in 1963, he'd written a tune while on vacation that he played for her, and which the singer enjoyed, and then got lyricist Mike Hawker to add words, and that song became "I Only Want to Be with You." Raymonde's relationship with Springfield lasted until the late '60s, when she moved toward a more distinctly American-style soul sound in Memphis and Philadelphia.
Later he produced for Decca but kept writing arrangements. For now, there are hundreds of his arrangements, spread all over the world.
His son Simon Raymonde, formerly a bassist with Drowning Craze, and Kieron Tyler (Journalist and friend) had collected a wonderful compilation of 28 songs where Ivor Raymonde had the hand in and released them on the doubble album "Paradise - The Sound of Ivor Raymonde". A year later, followed by a compilation of 25 songs on the second doubble album "Odyssey – The Sound of Ivor Raymonde vol. II". Both only released in the UK and available by internet (Bella Union label).
Family: Simon Raymonde Son

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Covers by Ivor Raymonde

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	A Bird in a Gilded Cage	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	(unknown)
i	A Garden in the Rain	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Gene Austin
i	All by Yourself in the Moonlight	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus The Radio Imps
	Allentown Jail	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra
	(All I Want for Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth	Dick Emery with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 1962	Spike Jones and His City Slickers - Vocal Refrain by George Rock
	Alone	Marty Wilde with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Kitty Carlisle & Allan Jones BRD, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Maxine Grey REC,REL
	Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)	Marty Wilde with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Spanish Dance Orchestra, Connie Boswell with Orchestra directed by Victor Young REC, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell REL
	A New Fangled Tango	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Dinah Shore
	Any Old Iron?	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Harry Champion
	Autumn Leaves	Marty Wilde with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL, Jo Stafford with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney
	Autumn Leaves	Richard Anthony - Orch. dir. Ivor Raymonde	1965	Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL, Yves Montand BRD, Jo Stafford with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney
	Away in a Manger	The Springfields with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1962	(unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
	Beyond the Blue Horizon	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Jeanette MacDonald with Male Quartet and Orchestra
	Blue Skies	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
	Blue Tango	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Leroy Anderson and His "Pops" Concert Orchestra, Alma Cogan with Orchestra conducted by Frank Cordell
i	Brown Eyes (Why Are You Blue?)	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	The Happy Collegians - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields
	But I Do	The Walker Bros. with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	August 1965	Clarence "Frogman" Henry
	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	Johnny Rivers
i	Carolina in the Morning	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Willie & Eugene Howard
	Catch a Falling Star	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & The Ray Charles Singers
	Chain Gang	Ronnie Carroll with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	September 1960	Sam Cooke
i	Clinkerated Chimes	Pinky and Perky, Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 1960	Bernie Green
	Come On-A My House	Marty Wilde with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Rosemary Clooney with Stan Freeman, Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Crawford & Frank Carroll
	Cradle of Love	Pinky and Perky, Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 1960	Johnny Preston
	Dancing in the Street	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	Martha & The Vandellas
	Dear Hearts and Gentle People	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Dinah Shore - Orchestra & Vocal Group under the direction of Harry Zimmerman
	Demain tu peux changer	Dusty Springfield avec Ivor Raymonde et son orchestre	1964	The Shirelles, (unknown)
	Di fronte all'amore	Dusty Springfield con orchestra diretta da Ivor Raymonde	1965	Gianni Mascolo - Orch. dir. da G. F. Intra
	Down at the Old Bull and Bush	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Billy Murray, Miss Edith Manley
	Down by the River	Rosemary Lane with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	June 1960	The Georgettes [US1]
	Eso es el amor	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Tete Montoliu y su conjunto tropical
	Every Breath I Take	Jess Conrad - Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	October 1961	Gene Pitney
	Everyone's Gone to the Moon	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Jonathan King
	First Love Never Dies	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	Jerry Fuller
	Five Hundred Miles	Richard Anthony - Arranged and conducted by Ivor Raymonde	May 1964	Fiddlin' John Carson, The Journeymen
	Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Felicia Sanders PRF, Kaye Ballard REC,REL
	For All We Know	Don Neilson with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
	Girl	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	The Beatles
	Hello Dolly	Frankie Vaughan with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	May 29, 1964	Louis Armstrong and The All Stars REC, Carol Channing and David Hartman PRF
	Here Comes the Night	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	Ben E. King - Arr. & Cond. by Stan Applebaum
	Hernando's Hideaway	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Carol Haney, John Raitt and Company PRF, Johnnie Ray - Orch. under dir. of Joe Reisman REC
	Honey	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	Bob Shane
	Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Barbara Harris PRF,REC,REL
	Hurting Each Other	The Walker Brothers with Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	August 26, 1966	Jimmy Clanton with The Anne Phillips Singers
	I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face	Madeline Bell with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 12, 1965	Justine Washington
	I Don't Know What to Do	Richard Anthony - Orch. dir. Ivor Raymonde	1965	Le clan de Silvano Covered by Václav Neckář a sbor Lubomíra Pánka - Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem
	I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	Jerry Butler
	If I Loved You	Richard Anthony - Arranged and conducted by Ivor Raymonde	May 1964	Jan Clayton and John Raitt with Carousel Orchestra under direction of Joseph Littau
	If I Should Plant a Tiny Seed of Love	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Beatrice Morris
	If You Were the Only Girl in the World	Johnny Kidd with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Ivor Raymonde	December 1959	George Robey and Violet Loraine
	If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	George Robey and Violet Loraine
i	I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by The Radio Imps
i	I'll See You in My Dreams	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Isham Jones, Guest Conductor with Ray Miller's Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Bessinger
	I'm Always Chasing Rainbows	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	(unknown), Harry Fox REC,REL,PRF
	I'm Sitting on Top of the World	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
	It's a Pity to Say Goodnight	Donna Douglas - Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	March 1963	Dorothy Squires with Orchestra directed by Billy Reid
	I Wanna Be Loved by You	Marty Wilde with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	The High Hatters - Vocal Refrain by Sam Coslow REC,REL, Helen Kane and Dan Healy PRF
i	I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Whistling Jack Smith
	I (Who Have Nothing)	Dick Emery with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	September 1963	Joe Sentieri, Ben E. King
	Jealousy	Billy Fury - Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	September 1961	Jacob Gade, Geraldo's Tango Orchestra
	Je ne peux pas t'en vouloir	Dusty Springfield avec Ivor Raymonde et son orchestre	1964	Dusty Springfield
	Join in the Chorus - Lily of Laguna	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Leslie James [GB]
	Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	(unknown)
	Land of 1000 Dances	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	Chris Kenner
	L'été est fini	Dusty Springfield avec Ivor Raymonde et son orchestre	1964	Frank Ifield
i	Let the Rest of the World Go By	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Campbell and Burr
	Lily of Laguna	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	Leslie James [GB]
	Little Things Mean a Lot	Susan Maughan with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	September 11, 1964	Kitty Kallen - Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis
	Lonely Winds	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	The Drifters [US1]
	Lonesome Traveller	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
	Love Is Blue	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	Vicky, Vicky - Orch. Arno Flor
	Love Letters in the Sand	Richard Anthony - Orch. dir. Ivor Raymonde	1965	Majestic Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Rowland
	Love Minus Zero	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	Bob Dylan
	MacArthur Park	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	Richard Harris [IE]
	Make It Easy on Yourself	The Walker Bros. with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	August 1965	Jerry Butler Sampled by Ash
	Mambo Wimoweh	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds
	Mary's Boy Child	The Springfields with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1962	The De Paur Chorus
	My Blue Heaven	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
	My Old Man Said Follow the Van	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	(unknown)
	Nobody Noticed Me	Ted Lune with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1961	(unknown)
	Only Love Can Break a Heart	Richard Anthony - Orch. dir. Ivor Raymonde	1965	Gene Pitney
	Over the Rainbow	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Judy Garland
	Please	Marty Wilde with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Bing Crosby, Eddie Lang BRD, Bing Crosby with Anson Weeks and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Pony Time	Jimmy Lloyd with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	March 1961	The Goodtimers
	Rachel	Frankie Vaughan with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	October 27, 1961	Artie Wayne [US1] - Conducted and arranged by Tony Iavello
	Reste encore un instant	Dusty Springfield avec Ivor Raymonde et son orchestre	1964	Dusty Springfield
	Row, Row, Row	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Elizabeth Brice
	Silver Dollar	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Denver Darling and His Texas Cowhands
i	Sleepy Time Gal	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Carlyle Stevenson's El Patio Orchestra
	So Deep Is the Night	Ken Dodd - Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 1964	(unknown), Jack Hylton and His Orchestra (Vocal Refrain by Sam Browne)
	Take It Like a Man	The Walker Brothers with Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	August 26, 1966	Gene Pitney
	Takes Two to Tango	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Pearl Bailey with Orchestra directed by Don Redman
	Tell the Truth	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	The "5" Royales
	That Other Place	Susan Maughan with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	September 11, 1964	Wade Flemons
	The Banjo Song	Mike Hurst with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 22, 1963	(unknown), The Big Three [US]
	The Black Hills of Dakota	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Doris Day with Orchestra & Vocal Quartet
	The Galloping Major	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Sidney Torch and His Orchestra
	The Girl I Lost in the Rain	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	C. J. Russell
	The Green Leaves of Summer	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	(unknown performer)
	The Honeysuckle and the Bee	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Mr. Macdonough
	The House Is Haunted	Don Neilson with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Paul Whiteman presents Ramona with the Park Avenue Boys
	The Rain in Spain	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Robert Coote REC,REL, Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews and Robert Coote PRF
	There Goes My Baby	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 26, 1965	The Drifters [US1]
	There Goes the Forgotten Man	Frankie Vaughan with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	December 31, 1965	Jimmy Radcliffe - Arranged & conducted by Burt Bacharach
i	There's "Yes, Yes" in Your Eyes	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Oriole Orchestra
	The Seventh Dawn	Danny Williams - Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	July 31, 1964	(unknown)
i	The Sheik of Araby	Raymonde's Magic Organ	1969	Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
	The Sound of Silence	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	Simon and Garfunkel
	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More	The Walker Brothers with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	February 15, 1966	Frankie Valli
	The Twelve Days of Christmas	The Springfields with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1962	Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
	They're Moving Father's Grave to Build a Sewer	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	(unknown)
	Three-Handed Woman	Jimmy Lloyd with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	March 1961	Benny Strong and His Orchestra REL, Tex Ritter REC
	Too Late to Worry	Richard Anthony - Orchestre direction Ivor Raymonde	1963	Babs Tino - Orchestra conducted by Chuck Sagle
	Tower of Strength	Frankie Vaughan with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	October 27, 1961	Gene McDaniels - With The Johnny Mann Singers
	True Love	Jimmy Lloyd with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	June 1962	April Stevens & Nino Tempo
	Try a Little Tenderness	Marty Wilde with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	Jack Payne & His Band
	Tu che ne sai	Dusty Springfield con orchestra diretta da Ivor Raymonde	1965	Fabrizio Ferretti - Bruno Martelli e la sua orchestra
	Two Brothers	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Kay Starr with Orchestra conducted by Billy May
	Two Lovely Black Eyes - Join in the Chorus	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	(unknown), Charles Coborn
	Tzena, Tzena, Tzena	The Springfields with Accomp. directed by Ivor Raymonde	April 27, 1962	Sara Jaary, (unknown)
	Up up and Away	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	The 5th Dimension REL, The Sunshine Company REC
	Wait	Frankie Vaughan with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	December 31, 1965	The Beatles
	Waiting at the Church	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	Miss Ada Jones
	Walking Alone	Richard Anthony - Orchestre dir. Ivor Raymonde	1963	(unknown) Covered by (2 artists)
	Walk with Me (My Angel)	Dick Emery with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	September 1963	John Leyton
	We Can Fly	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	The Cowsills
	We Wish You a Merry Christmas	The Springfields with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	1962	(unknown)
	Whatever Lola Wants	The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra and Chorus	1968	Dinah Shore
	What Now My Love	Richard Anthony - Orch. dir. Ivor Raymonde	1965	Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard, Jane Morgan
	What's New at the Zoo?	Max Bygraves - Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	September 1, 1961	Nancy Dussault PRF, Nancy Dussault - Orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel REL
	What the World Needs Now Is Love	Madeline Bell with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde	November 12, 1965	Jackie deShannon
	When Father Papered the Parlour	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	Billy Williams [AU]
	Where Did You Get That Hat?	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	(unknown)
	Where's the Girl	The Walker Brothers with Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	August 26, 1966	Jerry Butler
	Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey	Eric Siday & His Orchestra with Terry Burton and Ivor Raymond	1962	Arthur Collins
	Wot Cher! (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)	Stanley Holloway - Orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde	1960	(unknown)
	You Better Sit Down Kids	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	Cher
	Young Girl	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
	Your Hurtin' Kinda Love	Richard Anthony - Orch. dir. Ivor Raymonde	1965	Dusty Springfield with Accompaniment directed by Ivor Raymonde
	Your Mother Should Know	The Raymonde Singers Etcetera	1968	The Beatles
	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	Richard Anthony - Orch. dir. Ivor Raymonde	1965	The Righteous Brothers

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