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The Ivy League - 1964-67 - The Gallery Of British Beat Vol 21
The Ivy League were an English trio, created in 1964, who enjoyed two Top 10 hit singles in the UK Singles Chart in 1965. The group's sound was characterised by rich, three-part vocal harmonies. The Ivy League was formed by three session singers with an extensive vocal range, John Carter, Ken Lewis (both previous members of Carter-Lewis and the Southerners) plus Perry Ford. They were first heard doing background vocals for The Who on their hit single "I Can't Explain" in November 1964 but after that the Who's producers entrusted John Entwistle and Pete Townshend with the backing vocals. Their debut single, "What More Do You Want" generated little interest but the second release, "Funny How Love Can Be" made the UK chart's Top 10. Further hits followed, including "That's Why I'm Crying" and UK chart #3 "Tossing and Turning". The original trio released just one album, 1965's This is the Ivy League – panned in the music press as disappointing, with its excessively wide spread of musical styles and material before both Carter and Lewis left the group. Carter departed in January 1966, with Lewis leaving about one year later. The duo then set up a production company called Sunny Records. 01 - What More Do You Want 02 - Wait A Minute 03 - Funny How Love Can Be 04 - Lonely Room 05 - That's What I'm Cryin' 06 - A Girl Like You 07 - Tossing And Turning 08 - Graduation Day 09 - Our Love Is Slipping Away 10 - I Could Make You Fall In Love 11 - Running Round In Circles 12 - Rain Rain Go Away 13 - Willow Tree 14 - One Day 15 - My World Fell Down 16 - Four And Twenty Hours 17 - Suddenly Things 18 - Tomorrow Is Another Day 19 - Thank You For Loving Me 20 - In The Not Too Distant Future 21 - Almost Grown 22 - We're Having A Party 23 - Don't Worry Baby 24 - Don't Think Twice It's All Right 25 - Lonely City 26 - Friday 27 - Busy Doing Nothing LINK
