Roger Whittaker

UK. b. Kenya; served in the King's African Rifles during the Mau Mau uprising; biology graduate of University of Wales at Bangor.
Label: Columbia (EMI)
Musicians: Roger Whittaker (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Denis Preston
Writers: Roger Whittaker
DB 8613 Leavin' (Durham Town) 1 Nov 1969 49-41-28-26-16-19-14-13-13 Pts: 123
    10 Jan 1970 12-19-18-26-31-36-47-43 Pts: 90
DB 8664 I Don't Believe In If Anymore 4 Apr 1970 45-28-22-23-17-15-8-8-11-12-19-19-27-31-36-33-43-35 Pts: 249
Label: Starline
SRS 5022 Mexican Whistler LP 2 May 1970 10-9-8-17-19-24-18-xx-xx-30  
Label: Columbia (EMI)
Producers: Denis Preston
DB 8718 New World In The Morning 3 Oct 1970 44-28-24-20-21-17-21-20-22-25-24-20-22-33 Pts: 170
Label: EMI
Writers: Roger Whittaker/Ronald Webster
EMI 2294 The Last Farewell 19 Jul 1975 47-29-14-5-3-3-3-2-3-6-12-22-30-37 Pts: 387
    Birmingham silversmith Ron Webster won a competition to submit lyrics to Roger Whittaker's BBC radio series in 1971; single became a hit in Atlanta, Georgia in summer 1975.  
Label: Columbia (EMI)
Producers: Roger Whittaker/Denis Preston
SCX 6560 The Very Best Of Roger Whittaker LP 23 Aug 1975 14-7-5-6-6-7-7-6-4-9-7-7-11-24-22-27-24-27-31 Pts: 140
    10 Jan 1976 14-26-32-38-35-44-46-xx-47-xx-37-32-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-38-xx-47-50 Pts: 39

Roger Whittaker & Des O'Connor

Label: Tembo
Musicians: Roger Whittaker (vcls); Des O'Connor (vcls)
Producers: Colin Keyes/Ian Summers
Writers: traditional/Roger Whittaker /Colin Keyes
TML 119 The Skye Boat Song 25 Oct 1986 78-53-46-22-17-10-13-18-20-24 Pts: 124

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