#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” by Herman’s Hermits, skyrocketing in from #23 last week. It knocks out the sonically similar “I’m Telling You Now” by Freddie & The Dreamers (both groups are from Manchester). In the video, the Dreamers are doing “the Freddy,” a meager attempt to launch a dance craze.
Other big climbers include:
- “I’ll Never Find Another You” (#16 to #6), first hit by the Seekers;
- “Baby The Rain Must Fall” (#26 to #9) by Glenn Yarbrough, title track from the movie;
- “Tired Of Waiting For You” (#21 to #10) by the Kinks, their change-of-pace third hit;
- “Now That You’ve Gone” (#27 to #14) by TV actress Connie Stevens (?!), co-written by Petula Clark;
- “I Know A Place” (#31 to #16) by Petula Clark, the follow-up to her breakthrough hit “Downtown“;
- “The Last Time” and “Play With Fire” (#33 to #17), by the Rolling Stones — their next single would be the classic “Satisfaction”;
- “Game Of Love” (#29 to #18), first hit by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders.
Gerry & The Pacemakers, at one time the Beatles’ biggest rivals in Liverpool, sink to #8 with “Ferry Across The Mersey.” Meanwhile, the Beatles themselves fall to #16 with “Eight Days A Week.”
Other important songs on their way down this week, include:
- “Goldfinger” (#13), Shirley Bassey’s title theme from the James Bond movie;
- “Apache ’65” (#20), first hit for surf rock guitarist Davie Allan & The Arrows;
- “Shotgun” (#25), Jr. Walker & The All-Stars’ feel-good party anthem;
- “My Girl” (#29), the forever popular ballad by the Temptations.
Debuting on this week’s list are the first radio hits for two artists who would have long careers: “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (#34) by Bob Dylan, which set the stage for his next single, the landmark “Like A Rolling Stone”; and “It’s Not Unusual” (#40), by powerhouse Welsh singer Tom Jones.
On the local front, “Red Roses For A Blue Lady” by former Phoenix child star Wayne Newton drops a spot to #7. The song was originally a hit in 1949 and resurrected in 1965 by Vic Dana, who had the big national hit while Wayne’s version was an also-ran. But not at KRUX — perhaps out of loyalty to Wayne, who was a regular on channel 5’s Lew King Rangers show just a few years before.