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31 | Top 100
Downtown
Petula Clark
Dubbed “The British Bacharach”, Tony Hatch penned a string of chart hits with Petula Clark in the 1960s and created a successful partnership, rather like Bacharach & David did for Dionne Warwick in the States.
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| Composer |
Tony Hatch |
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| Genre |
Pop |
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| Year of Release |
1964 |
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| UK Chart Position |
2 |
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This succession of hits started when he approached Petula Clark with the chance to record a new song he had high hopes for, called Downtown. Inspired by Tony Hatch’s first walk down Broadway In New York, Downtown became a huge hit across Europe, going on to sell over three million copies. It also enjoyed a number one the following year when released in the US, enabling Pet Clark to achieve a Grammy Award for the best rock ‘n’ roll single. The song also enjoyed further chart success in 1989, when an acid house version, complete with Pet’s original vocal, reach number 10 in the UK charts.
Songwriter comments
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Tony Hatch talks about getting Petula Clark to sing Downtown and finishing the song in a hurry.
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Other versions
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