Long John Baldry Queries

From: K Sengupta,INDIA

The undernoted queries pertain to Long John Baldry, the famous R&B exponent who passed away this year in July.

(i) It is understood that Baldry reached the top UK position

    with his 1967 hit song 'Let the heartaches begin'.  What

    was the corresponding chart position in the United 

     States?

(ii) Who wrote the words and music for the songtitle

     'Mexico' as recorded by Baldry?Was the song 

      associated  with any special event? What was the 

      song's chart position in the U.S. and U.K.?

(iii)  Did Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch compose any

       songtitle(s) recorded by Baldry apart from 'We're 

        Together'?

(iv)  Who wrote the words and music for 'Annabella(who

        flies to me when she's lonely'as recorded by Baldry?

        What US and/or UK chart position did this songtitle achieve?

Hi K,

I don't know all the answers but will try to help you as much as possible.

1. The highest chartposition for "Let the heartaches begin" in the US Bilboard charts was N° 88.

2. Tony Macaulay and John McLeod. Not connected to any special event as far as I know. UK chart position : N° 15, never reached the Bilboard 100.

3. Yes, two as far as I know:

- Henry Hannah's 42nd street parking lot

- Wait for me

4. Don't know the answer to this one. I could find that the song was written by Giocatelli/Palomba/Ryan. It seems this is an old italian song written by Giocatelli and Palomba and translated into english by Ryan. Not sure though

May Anto knows the answer to this one?

No info, sorry.

1. What was the position in the US and/or UK charts corresponding to the 

    songtitle "We're Together" (Words and Music by: Jackie Trent and Tony

    Hatch) as recorded by Baldry?

1.   What US and/or UK chart position did the songtitle "When The Sun Comes

     Shining Thru" (Words and Music by Michael D'Abo) as recorded by Baldry

     in the year 1968 achieve?

1.   Did Baldry possess any other significant connection with Elton John other

     than having been a fellow member of the band "Bluesology" in the 1960's?