Catherine Stock Explained

Catherine Stock
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:MOR
Label:Sierra Records

Catherine Stock (1955–2004) was a British singer who had a top 20 single in 1986.

Career

She was the sister of record producer Mike Stock and in 1986 married songwriter Johnny Worth,[1] who wrote the theme tune to the television series To Have And To Hold later in the year.[2] Stock recorded a demo of the song as Worth intended Marti Webb to sing the final version, but, as contractual requirements prevented Webb from doing so, ITV simply used Stock's demo.[3]

Demand for the theme was such that Stock re-recorded it for release on Sierra Records in October 1986, and it made the top 20 of the UK singles charts, Stock promoting it on Top of the Pops.[4]

It was however Stock's only release on record, making her a one-hit wonder. Stock died in January 2004, aged only 49.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chart-Topping Songwriter Johnny Worth Dies at 90 . Record of the day . 9 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Les Vandyke . allmusic . 9 January 2024.
  3. Week-end TV Radio . Perthshire Advertiser . 10 October 1986 . 25.
  4. Web site: Catherine Stock - To Have And To Hold . Youtube . 9 January 2024.
  5. Book: England and Wales Death Index . 27 January 2004 . Waterlooville, Hampshire.