''We Can Make It'' was the only number one album in the UK for British vocal duo
Peters and Lee
Peters and Lee were a successful British folk and pop duo of the 1970s and 1980s, comprising Lennie Peters (22 November 1931 – 10 October 1992, Enfield, Middlesex) and Dianne Lee (born February 1949).
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. It spent two weeks at the top of the chart in 1973. It is one of the very few number one albums not available on CD in the UK.Virgin Book of Hit Albums
After a 7 week winning streak on opp. knocks in feb 1973, and the biggest winners ever at that point on the show, Lennie and Di signed with Phillips and The album was produced by John Franz and the conductor was Peter Knight, Scott Walker and
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop music, p ...
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Philips
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team. "All change places", "I'm Confessin'" and "Let it be me" were just some of the winning songs from '' Opportunity Knocks'' in February 1973 promoted on the album. Their producer wrote "Turn to me" as a new song, and the title track "We Can Make It" was a new
Brotherhood of Man
Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s. They won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me".
Created in 1969 by songwriter and record producer Tony Hiller, Brotherhood of Man was initia ...
B side of "Happy Ever After" submitted by Tony Hiller. Peters and lee became the first act to have a no 1 LP and single at the same time since the Beatles with the single "welcome home" as the sole single from the LP. Songs used to promote the LP were "I'm confessin'" on the Mike and bernie winters show and "Rolf Harris" show, "Let it be me" on many shows and "welcome home" on "top of the pops" many times in the summer of 1973. The album went gold.
Track listing
#"All Change Places" (John Garfield, David Gold)
#"I'm Confessin'" (Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds)
#"Take To The Mountains" (
Tony Hazzard
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#"Turn To Me" (Bryan Blackburn, John Franz)
#"There They Go" (
Harold Dorman
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Ivor Raymonde
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Life and care ...
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Tony Hiller
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Gilbert Bécaud
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Mann Curtis
Manny Curtis (born Emanuel Kurtz, Nov 15, 1911 – Dec 6, 1984) was an American songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for over 250 songs, including "In a Sentimental Mood" (1935) and " Let It Be Me" (1957). He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United ...
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#"Cryin' in the Rain" (
Carole King
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Howard Greenfield
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Good Morning Freedom
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Roger Greenaway
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Albert Hammond
Albert Louis Hammond OBE (born 18 May 1944) is a British-Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer. A prolific songwriter, he also collaborated with other songwriters such as Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Diane Warren, Holly Knight ...
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Michael Hazlewood
Michael Edward Hazlewood (24 December 1941 – 6 May 2001)Mike Hazelwood – Credits ...
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#"Cryin' Time" (
Buck Owens
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#"Never My Love" ( Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi)
#"Welcome Home" (Bryan Blackburn, Jean Dupré, Stanislas Beldone)