Sunday, October 3, 2010

Chris Andrews: Yesterday Man (1965)


Chris Andrews (born Christopher Frederick Andrews, 15 October 1942, Romford, East London, United Kingdom) is a singer and successful songwriter, whose musical career started in the 1960s. Andrews wrote "The First Time" for Adam Faith, and then a string of hits for Sandie Shaw. They included "Girl Don't Come", "I'll Stop at Nothing", "Message Understood" and "Long Live Love". The latter remained a chart topper in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. In 1965, Chris Andrews as a solo artist, got to #3 in the same listings with "Yesterday Man", followed up with a #13 hit "To Whom It Concerns". As well as obtaining a high placing in the UK chart with "Yesterday Man", it also climbed to #1 in Ireland and Germany. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

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