One of Britains most respected and talented writers.
66 LES REED
Born 24th July 1935 in Woking, Surrey, England. Beginning his career as a pianist in the John Barry Seven, Les Reed went onto become a mainstay of British song writing in the 60's, most famed for his work with Tom Jones, he also been a prolific arranger, conductor and worked on many film scores. He has in later years turned his hand to writing stage musicals and in 1998 he received an OBE from the queen, this will sit nicely next to his ten Ivor Novello awards for song writing.
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NO. OF HITS |
38 |
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NO. OF NO.1'S |
3 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
16 |
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WEEKS ON CHART |
398 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
|
1 |
I Pretend (1) |
Des O'connor |
1 |
36 |
|
2 |
The Last Waltz (1) |
Englebert Humperdink |
1 |
27 |
|
3 |
It's Not Unusual (2) |
Tom Jones |
1 |
22 |
|
4 |
Delilah (1) |
Tom Jones |
2 |
19 |
|
5 |
I'm Coming Home (1) |
Tom Jones |
2 |
16 |
|
6 |
Everybody Knows (1) |
Dave Clark 5 |
2 |
14 |
|
7 |
Please Don't Go (3) |
Donald Peers |
3 |
21 |
|
8 |
Here It Comes Again (1) |
Fortunes |
4 |
14 |
|
9 |
Daughter Of Darkness (4) |
Tom Jones |
5 |
15 |
|
10 |
Les Bicyclettes De Belsize (1) |
Englebert Humperdink |
5 |
15 |
|
11 |
Tell Me When (4) |
Applejacks |
7 |
13 |
|
12 |
Winter World Of Love (1) |
Englebert Humperdink |
7 |
13 |
|
13 |
There's A Kind Of Hush (4) |
Hermans Hermits |
7 |
11 |
|
14 |
Delilah (1) |
Sensational Alex Harvey Band |
7 |
7 |
|
15 |
Leave A Little Love (5) |
Lulu |
8 |
11 |
|
16 |
Leeds United (4) |
Leeds United |
10 |
10 |
|
17 |
Love Is All (1) |
Malcolm Roberts |
12 |
12 |
|
18 |
Hello Happiness (6) |
Drifters |
12 |
8 |
|
19 |
Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches (6) |
Paul & Barry Ryan |
13 |
9 |
|
20 |
I Love Her (1) |
Paul & Barry Ryan |
17 |
8 |
|
21 |
Have Pity On The Boy (1) |
Paul & Barry Ryan |
18 |
6 |
|
22 |
When We Were Young (1) |
Solomon King |
21 |
10 |
|
23 |
Tears Won't Wash Away These Heartaches (4) |
Ken Dodd |
22 |
11 |
|
24 |
There's A Kind Of Hush (4) |
Carpenters |
22 |
6 |
|
25 |
La Derniere Valse (1) |
Mireille Mathieu |
26 |
7 |
|
26 |
Baby I Won't Let You Down (4) |
Pickettywitch |
27 |
10 |
|
27 |
No One Can Break A Heart Like You (11) |
Dave Clarke Five |
28 |
7 |
|
28 |
It's Your Day Today (1) |
Pj Proby |
32 |
5 |
|
29 |
24 Sycamore (1) |
Gene Pitney |
34 |
7 |
|
30 |
To Make A Big Man Cry (7) |
Pj Proby |
34 |
3 |
|
31 |
An Olympic Record (Medley) |
Barron Knights |
35 |
4 |
|
32 |
Give Me One More Chance (8) |
Donald Peers |
36 |
6 |
|
33 |
That's What Life Is All About (9) |
Bing Crosby |
41 |
4 |
|
34 |
Love Is All (1) |
Englebert Humperdink |
44 |
4 |
|
35 |
Claire (4) |
Paul And Barry Ryan |
47 |
2 |
|
36 |
Kiss Me Goodbye (1) |
Petula Clark |
50 |
1 |
|
37 |
Dogmonaut 2000 (10) |
Frigid Vinegar |
53 |
1 |
|
38 |
Leeds, Leeds, Leeds (1) |
Leeds United |
54 |
3 |
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398 |
(1) with Barry Mason
(2) with Gordon Mills
(3) with Jackie Rae
(4) with Geoff Stephens
(5) with Pete Callander
(6) with Roger Greenaway
(7) with Robin Conrad
(8) with Peter Dacre/Camille Saint-Saens
(9) with Peter Dacre
(10) with Gordon Mills/Alexander Lusty
(11) with Jackie Rae