Album by 101 Strings
Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane |
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Studio album by 101 Strings |
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Released | 1960 |
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Genre | MOR |
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Label | Pye Golden Guinea |
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101 Strings chronology |
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Grand Canyon Suite | Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane | Morning Noon and Night | |
Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane was the fourth hit album, and first UK number one, for German orchestra 101 Strings. The album was the twentieth record[1] to make number one in the UK and the first double number one album.[2] It spent five weeks at the top.
The album consists of orchestral cover versions of both older and contemporary hits.
Track listing
Side oneNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Drury Lane to Broadway" | |
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2. | "Rose Marie" | |
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3. | "One Alone" | |
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4. | "Make Believe" | |
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5. | "One Kiss" | |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You Are My Heart’s Delight" | |
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2. | "Don’t Say Goodbye" | |
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3. | "A Girl Like Nina" | |
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4. | "I Won’t Dance" | |
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5. | "Glamorous Night" | |
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Side threeNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Between the Acts" | |
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2. | "Music in May" | |
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3. | "Rose of England" | |
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4. | "My Love is Like the River" | |
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5. | "People Will Say We’re In Love" | |
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Side fourNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Some Enchanted Evening" | |
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2. | "Getting to Know You" | |
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3. | "Fanny" | |
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4. | "I Could Have Danced All Night" | |
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Chart positions
Chart | Year | Peak position |
UK Albums Chart[3] | 1960 | 1 |
Writing credits
The following personnel all have writing credits on this album.[4]
- Rudolf Friml
- Sigmund Romberg
- Jerome Kern
- Franz Lehár
- Ivor Novello
- Robert Stolz
- Paul Abraham
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Kenneth Leslie-Smith
- Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Harold Rome
- Frederick Loewe
- Alan Jay Lerner
References
- ^ UK Number One Albums Archived September 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Neil Warwick, John Kutner and Tony Brown : The Complete Book of British Charts (3rd edition) p.807
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - 101 Strings - Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ The sleeve notes of the album
Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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