Here's a great singer that can certainly belt out songs when It's needed....more successful as a song writer than a singer but she did have a No 1 Single in England and No 1 in Australia !..under her belt !
Jackie Trent (born Yvonne Burgess, 6 September 1940 – 21 March 2015) was an English singer-songwriter and actress.
Her first single, "Pick Up the Pieces", was released in 1962 on the Oriole label, but it was not until Pye Records and three years later that she scored her first hit with "Where Are You Now", written by Tony Hatch and Trent, who at that time were involved in a successful professional collaboration with Petula Clark. The song was featured in the popular TV series It's Dark Outside. "Where Are You Now" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in May 1965, topping the chart for one week. The song was written and recorded in just four days after Hatch was asked by Granada TV to produce a song for the female lead in the programme to be seen on screen playing to herself. The lyrics were written by Trent on Christmas 1964, just before she embarked on a three-month tour of South Africa. When the song first hit the TV screen, people contacted TV Times to ask where they could buy the record with sales accelerating. The song went to number one in May 1965, replacing the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride".
Clark's 1966 hit, "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" was inspired by the ongoing affair between Trent and Hatch, and they subsequently went public with their relationship. A year later, they were married. Their duet "The Two Of Us" topped the Australian charts and created a demand for concert and cabaret performances earning the duo the nickname of "Mr & Mrs Music".
Although she recorded several singles and albums, both as a solo artist and with her husband, Trent was more successful as a songwriter than a singer. In addition to their compositions for Clark, over the years she and Hatch wrote extensively for other artists, including Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, Nancy Wilson, Des O'Connor, Val Doonican, Shirley Bassey, Vikki Carr, and Dean Martin.
In 1968 the couple also wrote the song "Joanna", a hit for Scott Walker.....In a recording career spanning 1962-1990, Trent issued a total of twelve albums, five compilations and 51 singles.......(Info Edited From Wikipedia )
1. This Is My Song
2. The Best Is Yet To Come
3. Don't Send Me Away
4. Downtown
5. You're Gonna Hear From Me
6. Stop Me And Buy One
1. Who Am I
2. Here's That Rainy Day
3. Call Me
4. I Remember Mama
5. The Two Of Us
6. Once In Your Life
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