Tony Hatch - His Orchestra and Singers - Walk Right Back скачать видео бесплатно

MFF = The song "House of the rising sun" by The Animals was recorded in only 15 minutes (actual studio time-) because the band was on a tight budget. In spite of that, the song went all the way to number one in 1964. ▼▼▼

TONY HATCH

Although Tony Hatch had success in various segments of the entertainment industry from the '60s onwards, he'll be best remembered for his work as a producer and songwriter for several British pop and rock stars in the '60s. As a staff producer at Pye Records, Hatch worked with the Searchers, Petula Clark, his wife, Jackie Trent, and on several mid-'60s singles by David Bowie, long before that singer had become famous. Hatch's productions boasted a clean and well-arranged sound that, particularly on his collaborations with Petula Clark, displayed some traces of mainstream pop and Broadway.

Hatch started notching up successes as a songwriter in the early '60s, including Garry Mills' "Look for a Star." His most significant role in straight British rock music was as producer during the Searchers' 1963-1966 commercial prime, a span which saw them ring up all of their big hits. The Searchers' records boasted well-balanced vocal harmonies and melodic guitars, sometimes played on 12-string models, that at their most progressive anticipated the jangle that would become a prime feature of folk-rock. Hatch also wrote their second British hit single, "Sugar and Spice," under the pseudonym Fred Nightingale.

Hatch left his biggest imprint, however, on the big international hits by Petula Clark in the mid-'60s. These had enough mod swing to sell to a rock audience, but also enough show-bizzy horns and theatrical-type piano to bring in older listeners. The arrangements had a grand sweep that recalled stage musicals. In addition to producing, Hatch was vital to Clark as a songwriter, supplying, either as sole author or co-writer (sometimes with Clark herself), much of her best material: "Downtown," "My Love," "I Know a Place," "Call Me," and "A Sign of the Times," to name just the most celebrated examples, are all Hatch compositions.

Hatch had a fair amount of success with a singer/songwriter who somewhat recalled Petula Clark, but who was even more in the mainstream pop realm, Jackie Trent. Trent and Hatch also began writing together, getting a number one British hit with "Where Are You Now (My Love)" in 1965. The Hatch-Trent songwriting team couldn't come up with other big British hits for Trent, but did pen some hits for Clark, such as "Colour My World" and "Don't Sleep in the Subway." Moody balladeer Scott Walker had a British hit with Hatch-Trent's "Joanna." Hatch also recorded some duets with Trent and made some instrumental recordings under his own name, which gathered some belated hipness when they were included on some CD compilations geared toward the lounge revival crowd.

DID YOU KNOW ?

The composer of this song, Sonny Curtis, also wrote the musical theme for the Mary Tyler Moore Show : "Love is all around".

He also penned "More than I can say" (Leo Sayer) and "I fought the law" which was covered by an array of vocalists.

MHO

Tony Hatch's arrangement skills in the spotlights here with a cool and flamboyant version of the Curtis creation "Walk Right Back" (originally a hit for the Everly Brothers in the early 1960s).

The brassy counter melody put versus the laid back singing of the chorus creates a mindblowing musical effect.

And though this rendition might sound a bit dated (the sixties suddenly are "very" near ;-) this music still creates a warm and special atmosphere... even today :)

Enjoy !