"Anderson and Wise" was a local charting hit for

Nash Chase Nash Chase is a former pop singer from New Zealand who recorded for the Ode and HMV labels. He released a string of singles in the early 1970s. He is remembered for " What Greater Love", " Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know" and " Anderson and W ...

. It was also a Studio One finalist, and an award winner. It was also written by a members of a duo of the same name.

Background

Anderson & Wise (Ted Taptiklis and Tony Kaye) version

The song was written by a Wellington pop vocal duo made up of Ted Taptiklis and Tony Kaye. They actually were called Anderson and Wise. The song backed with "Yo Yo Mac" was released on the

Ode An ode (from grc, ᾠδή, ōdḗ) is a type of lyric poetry. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three majo ...

label in 1972. "Yo Yo Mac" appeared on the third album by the Whanganui blues band, Blues Buffett. The album ''Reality Show'', which was released in 2015. "Yo Yo Mac" was the only song not composed by the band's members.

Nash Chase version

Chase's version was released on

HMV Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom. The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...

HR.479 in 1972. It was backed with "Fantasy", which was written by Michael Hoeta. Along with the Michael Hoeta composition, it was an APRA Silver Scroll nominated song in 1972. In 1973, it entered the Studio One finals. Along with " The Boy From Dundee", it was the winner of the second songwriting section of the "Studio one" competition. It also made local charts around New Zealand. It appears on the various artists compilation, '' 20 Studio One Hits'', released on

Music for Leisure Music for Leisure was a budget record label in New Zealand that released many compilation albums. It also handled re-releases of other labels. Background The label was set up by John McCready who had become marketing manager for Philips Records ...

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Releases

References

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