Here we have a British singer from the 1960's that should have been more successful than she was !!.....30 Great tracks well worth a listen if you haven't heard of her voice !!
Julie Grant (born 12 July 1946) is an English pop music singer, who was mainly active during the 1960s. She had three hits on the UK Singles Chart with "Up on the Roof", "Count on Me" (both 1963) and "Come to Me" (1964). She also recorded a cover version of "Every Day I Have to Cry" (1964).
Grant was a contemporary of Petula Clark and Cilla Black, and Allmusic journalist, Richie Unterberger, noted "she had a strong, versatile voice" but was hindered by "her inability to carve out a recognizable stylistic niche".
"Tony Hatch would later recall: "I thought Julie Grant was great and I’m sorry I never managed to help her achieve her full potential. No doubt I was producing too many artistes at this time, especially girls. In those years, in-house producers often faced this problem and I could never give her the attention she deserved."
At age 15 Grant was discovered by Frankie Vaughan and signed by Vaughan's agent Eric Easton who arranged for Grant to audition for Pye Records. Pye signed Grant who was still known as Vivien Foreman: as the label requested she adopt a stage name Grant formed "Julie Grant" from the name of her father's accountant Julian Grant. The debut single by Julie Grant, "Somebody Tell Him", was released in March 1962 and was the first of fifteen singles all produced by Tony Hatch the fourth of which, a cover of The Drifters' US hit, "Up on the Roof", gave Grant her chart debut. Despite being beaten by a rival UK cover by Kenny Lynch, which reached No. 5 compared to the No. 33 peak of Grant's version, Grant was able to use the relative success of "Up on the Roof" to gain a series of television guest spots, plus star billing on a package tour which also featured The Rolling Stones, The Everly Brothers and Bo Diddley. Grant's profile was maintained by her follow-up single, the March 1963 release "Count on Me", which became her best chart placing in the UK at No. 24.
It has been alleged that Grant turned down the opportunity to record the Tony Hatch composition, "Downtown", recorded by Petula Clark on 16 October 1964 to become an international hit. However, Hatch has said that he only completed the lyrics of "Downtown" after Clark had heard the melody and asked to record it, and also said that prior to Clark's involvement he had thought to place the song with the Drifters: "it never occurred to me [originally] that a white woman could even sing it.
1. Somebody Tell Him 16. It's Alright
2. Every Letter You Write 17. Everyday I have To Cry
3. So Many Ways 18. Watch What You Do With my Baby
4. Unimportant Things 19. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
5. When Your Smiling 20. I Only Care About You
6. Lonely Sixteen 21. Come To Me
7. Up On The Roof 22. Can't Get You Out Of my Mind
8. When You Ask About Love 23. Baby Baby I Still Love You
9. Count On Me 24. My World Is Empty Without You
10. Then Only Then 25. Giving Up
11. That's How Heartaches Are Made 26. 'Cause I Believe In You
12. Cruel World 27. Lonely Without You
13. Don't Ever Let Me Down 28. As Long As I Know He's Mine
14. Somebody Cares 29. Stop
15. Hello Love 30. When The Lovin' Ends
17. Everyday I Have To Cry
19. Your Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
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