Frank Ifield
Frank Ifield |
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Despite the fact that most people in the UK regarded him as an Australian, Frank Ifield had been born in England. His parents had emigrated when he was very young, but Frank decided to return to the old country after already establishing himself as an entertainer in Australia. As far as singers were concerned it was the UK that was the land of new opportunity. Shortly after his establishment in England, Frank secured himself a recording contract with Columbia under the guidance of Norrie Paramor. Frank's first release 'Lucky Devil' reached the #22 spot, but 1961 must have been a worrying time for Frank because he scored a complete blank and he was fortunate that Columbia didn't call a halt to proceedings. However in the summer of 1962 the song 'I Remember You' suited Frank's yodelling style absolutely and its catchy melody was soon being whistled by the British public throughout the land. It became an enormous smash hit and two more consecutive #1s followed to make it three in a row. |
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The EP shown on the right (SEG8377) was released in 1964 and was one of no less than six released on that format alone. Indeed, Frank was close to his peak of popularity and James Wynn's notes on the back of the sleeve leave us in no doubt of that. However, the days of Frank's remarkable run of top ten successes were already behind him. |
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| Despite the fact that many reviewers wrongly claim that he was finished when the Beatles arrived, most of his singles made an appearance in the chart until 1967 after which he never returned. Since when, like many popular performers of the era, he has successfully made a career in cabaret and the 1960s nostalgia scene. | |
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| Columbia DB4399 | 1960 | Lucky Devil/ Nobody Else But You | #22 |
| Columbia DB4464 | 1960 | Happy Go Lucky/ Unchained Melody | |
| Columbia DB4496 | 1960 | Gotta Get A Date/ No Love Tonight | #49 |
| Columbia DB4568 | 1961 | That's The Way It Goes/ Phoebe Snow | |
| Columbia DB4658 | 1961 | Life's A Holiday/ Tobacco Road | |
| Columbia DB4741 | 1961 | Your Time Will Come/ That's The Way It Is | |
| Columbia DB4786 | 1962 | Alone Too Long/ Bigger Than You Or Me | |
| Columbia DB4856 | 1962 | I Remember You/ I Listen To My Heart | #1 |
| Columbia DB4913 | 1962 | Lovesick Blues/ She Taught Me How To Yodel | #1 |
| Columbia DB4960 | 1963 | Wayward Wind/ I'm Smiling Now | #1 |
| Columbia DB7007 | 1963 | Nobody's Darlin' But Mine/ You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry | #4 |
| Columbia DB7062 | 1963 | Confessin'/ Waltzing Matilda | #1 |
| Columbia DB7131 | 1963 | Mule Train/ One Man's Love | #22 |
| Columbia DB7184 | 1964 | Don't Blame Me/ One Man's Love | #8 |
| Columbia DB7263 | 1964 | Angry At The Big Oak Tree/ Go Tell It On The Mountain | #25 |
| Columbia DB7319 | 1964 | I Should Care/ Another Cup Of Coffee | #33 |
| Columbia DB7355 | 1964 | Summer Is Over/ True Love Ways | #25 |
| Columbia DB7412 | 1964 | Don't Make Me Laugh/ Without You | |
| Columbia DB7520 | 1965 | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry/ Lonesome Number One | |
| Columbia DB7655 | 1965 | Paradise/ Goodbye Now | #26 |
| Columbia DB7772 | 1965 | I Guess/ Then Came She | |
| Columbia DB7858 | 1966 | There'll Be Another Spring/ Don't Be Afraid | |
| Columbia DB7940 | 1966 | No One Will Ever Know/ I'm Saving All My Love For You | #25 |
| Columbia DB8078 | 1966 | Call Her Your Sweetheart/ All My Daydreaming | #24 |
| Columbia DB8164 | 1967 | You Came Along/ And I Always Will Do | |
| Columbia DB8232 | 1967 | Roses Moonlight And One Little Bottle Of Wine/ Up Up And Away | |
| Columbia DB8301 | 1967 | All The time/ In The Snow | |
| Columbia DB8344 | 1968 | Some Sweet Day/ Singing The Blues | |
| Columbia DB8432 | 1968 | Morning In Your Eyes/ Oh Such A Stranger | |
| Columbia DB8478 | 1968 | The Swiss Maid/ Baby Doll | |
| Decca F12893 | 1969 | Mary In The Morning/ Let Me Into Your Life | |
| Decca F12966 | 1969 | It's My Time/ In The Snow |
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| Columbia SEG8211 | 1963 | "Ifield's Hits" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | #1 |
| I Remember You/I Listen To My Heart/Lovesick Blues/She Taught Me How To Yodel | |||
| Columbia SEG8254 | 1963 | "More Of Ifield's Hits" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | #4 |
| Nobody's Darlin' But Mine/I'm Smiling Now/The Wayward Wind/You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry | |||
| Columbia SEG8262 (ESG7897) | 1963 | "Just One More Chance" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | #5 |
| Just One More Chance/I've Got That Sad And Lonely Feeling/The Glory Of Love/Gone | |||
| Columbia SEG8270 | 1957 | "Viva Ifield!" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | #11 |
| Noche De Ronda (Forever Mine)/Siboney/Trés Paliabras (Without You)/Aquarella Do Brazil | |||
| Columbia SEG8277 | 1963 | "Confessin'" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | |
| Confessin' (That I Love You)/Waltzing Matilda (w. Ken Jones Orch)/Hoebe Snow/"Unchained" Melody | |||
| Columbia SEG8284 | 1963 | "Lucky Devil" w. Ken Jones Orch. | |
| Lucky Devil/Happy-Go-Lucky Me/That's The Way It Goes/Tobacco Road | |||
| Columbia SEG8288 | 1964 | "Please" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | #18 |
| Please/My Kind Of Girl/Cattle Call/Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) | |||
| Columbia SEG8300 | 1964 | "Don't Blame Me" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | #19 |
| Say It Isn't So/Don't Blame Me/Wolverton Mountain/Mule Train | |||
| Columbia SEG8322 | 1964 | "Born Free" w.Norrie Paramour Orch. | |
| He'll Have To Go/Cold Cold Heart/Riders In The Sky/Half As Much | |||
| Columbia SEG8343 | 1964 | "Blue Skies" acc.dir. Norrie Paramour | |
| Blue Skies/Tumbling Tumbleweeds/My Blue Heaven/Sweet Lorraine | |||
| Columbia SEG8359 | 1964 | "I Should Care" | |
| I Should Care/Another Cup Of Coffee/Angry At The Big Oak Tree/Go Tell It On The Mountain | |||
| Columbia SEG8377 | 1964 | "Frank Ifield Sings" | |
| Oh Lonesome Me/I've Got A Hole In My Pocket/Summer Is Over/True Love Ways | |||
| Columbia SEG8385 | 1965 | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | |
| Funny How Time Slips Away/Daybreak/Don't Make Me Laugh (Don't Make Me Cry)/Without You (Trés Paliabras ) | |||
| Columbia SEG8448 | 1965 | "Love Walked In" | |
| Love Walked In/Take Good Care Of Her/The Hawaiian Wedding Song/Forever Mine | |||
| Columbia SEG8456 | 1965 | "Hong Kong Blues" | |
| Hong Kong Blues/Hold Me Thrill Me, Kiss Me/An Anonymous Phone Call/What A Way To Start The Day | |||
| Columbia SEG8495 | 1966 | "Give Him My Regards" | |
| Give Him My Regards/Siboney/Sweetest Dreams/Me Japanese Boy (I Love You) | |||
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