Well I Ask You Explained

Well I Ask You
Type:single
Artist:Eden Kane
B-Side:Before I Lose My Mind
Released:1961
Recorded:1961
Genre:Pop
Length:2:18
Label:Decca Records - F 11353
Producer:Bunny Lewis
Prev Title:Hot Chocolate Crazy
Prev Year:1960
Next Title:Get Lost
Next Year:1961

"Well I Ask You" is a song written by Les Vandyke and successfully recorded in 1961 by English singer Eden Kane.[1]

Song information

Recorded in 1961, by Richard Graham Sarstedt, under stage name Eden Kane, as the follow-up to his debut single, "Hot Chocolate Crazy" (1960), "Well I Ask You" was also issued as a single in the UK and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961.[2] Written by Les Vandyke,[3] arranged by John Keating, and produced by Bunny Lewis, it spent one week at the UK chart pinnacle.[4]

The B-side of the record, released by Decca was "Before I Lose My Mind", also penned by Vandyke.[1]

Kay Starr also recorded the song as "Well I Ask Ya" for Capitol Records in 1961.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r896818|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic discography ]. Allmusic.com . 12 November 2008.
  2. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 296. 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Web site: Biography and discography . 45-rpm.org.uk . 12 November 2008.
  4. Book: Rice , Jo . 1982. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits. 1st. Guinness Superlatives Ltd . Enfield, Middlesex. 58. 0-85112-250-7.
  5. Web site: 45cat.com . 45cat.com . June 5, 2020.