Strictly For Grown Ups

	Strictly For Grown Ups ''Strictly for Grown Ups'' is an EP by Paddy Roberts, released in 1959. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono with the catalogue number DFE 6584. ''Strictly for Grown Ups'' was the UK number-one EP for 19 weeks, having 6 stints at number one (the longest being 12 weeks) between April and November 1960. Track listing ;Side A #"The Ballad Of Bethnal Green" ( Paddy Roberts) #"L'Anglais Avec Son Sang-Froid" (Roberts) ;Side B #"Follow Me" (Roberts) #"Love Isn't What It Used to Be" (Roberts) Background All four songs were included on the LP of the same name. None of the tracks were released as singles in the UK. Chart performance Beginning in 1960s, in addition to publishing a long play (LP) chart, ''Record Retailer'' also ran an EP chart. ''Strictly for Grown Ups'' was released in 1959 and became a number-one EP on 30 April 1960. Replacing Cliff Richard and The Shadows' EP ''Expresso Bongo'' at the top of the chart, it stayed there for one week, was replaced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paddy Roberts (songwriter) John Godfrey Owen "Paddy" Roberts (18 January 1910 – 24 August 1975) was a British songwriter and singer who lived in Devon, England having previously been a lawyer and a pilot (serving with the RAF in World War II). He then joined BOAC and flew Lockheed Constellations for that airline in the late 1940s/1950s. Roberts, who was born in Durban, Colony of Natal (in modern day South Africa), enjoyed success with a number of songs in the 1950s and 1960s and wrote songs for several films. He released several LPs and EPs of his own material, often featuring what were, for the time, slightly risqué lyrics. One of his most popular and amusing compositions that he recorded himself was entitled "The Ballad of Bethnal Green", which was also recorded by Beatrice Lillie. Roberts was five times the winner of an Ivor Novello Award, four for songwriting and one for services to the British Music Industry. He co-wrote the 1955 UK chart-topper, " Softly, Softly", as sung by Ruby Murray, and " Lay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Official Charts Company The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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