Chris Andrews (singer)

For other people named Chris Andrews, see Chris Andrews (disambiguation).

Chris Andrews
Birth name	Christopher Frederick Andrews
Born	15 October 1942 (1942-10-15) (age 69)
Origin	Romford, East London
Genres	Pop music
Occupations	Songwriter, singer, producer
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Decca
Associated acts	Sandie Shaw
Website	Personal website and Management in English and German chris-andrews.de (German)

Chris Andrews (born Christopher Frederick Andrews, 15 October 1942, Romford, East London, United Kingdom)^[1][2][3] is a singer and successful songwriter whose musical career started in the 1960s.

Career

Andrews, by his mid teens, had formed his own group 'Chris Ravel and The Ravers', ^[4] and was playing at Soho venues which included The 2i's Coffee Bar (pronounced two eyes) and Flamingo Nightclub.^{[citation needed]} On 14 March 1959, he made his UK television debut, performing on the Oh, Boy! show. He would later return in April to perform a cover of Cliff Richard's, "Move It".

For Adam Faith, Andrews wrote "The First Time" (#5, 1963) and "We Are In Love" (# 11, 1964), and then a string of hits for Sandie Shaw. They included "Girl Don't Come" (#3, 1964/65), "I'll Stop at Nothing" (#4, 1965), "Message Understood" (#6, 1965) and "Long Live Love" (#1, 1965).^[4] The latter remained a chart topper in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.^[5] "Girl Don't Come" was covered by Cher on her debut album, All I Really Want to Do.

Also in 1965, Andrews as a solo artist, got to #3 in the same listings with "Yesterday Man",^[6] which peaked in Germany at #1 for four weeks.;^[7] followed up with a #13 hit in the UK "To Whom It Concerns".^[5] The instrumental section of this song was used as the theme for RTÉ's long-running TV programme, The Late, Late Show, until 1999, and a re-arranged version returned as the show's theme music in September 2009.^[2] As well as obtaining a high placing in the UK chart with "Yesterday Man", it also climbed to #1 in Ireland and Germany. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.^[8] Later releases were not as successful, but his own hits are seen as early examples of reggae influenced white pop music. Although his chart appearances dwindled in the UK by 1966, his chart topping success continued in mainland Europe for a number of years, particularly in Germany, and Andrews often recorded in foreign languages.

In South Africa, his later single releases proved particularly popular,^[9] with "Pretty Belinda" (1969), "Carol OK" and "Brown Eyes" (both 1970) all topping the charts there. "Yo Yo" reached #7 at the end of 1970.

Today, Andrews is still active in his career as a singer/songwriter, working primarily in mainland Europe as well as the United Kingdom.

Currently he has homes in Spain and Germany.

Songwriting credits

• "As Long as You're Happy Baby" — Sandie Shaw
• "Come Closer" — Adam Faith
• "Don't Run Away" — Sandie Shaw
• "First Time" — Adam Faith
• "Girl Don't Come" — Sandie Shaw
• "Here's Another Day" — Adam Faith
• "How Can You Tell" — Sandie Shaw
• "I'll Remember Tonight" — The Mamas & the Papas
• "I'll Stop at Nothing" — Sandie Shaw
• "Long Live Love" — Sandie Shaw
• "Message Understood" — Sandie Shaw
• "Nothing Comes Easy" — Sandie Shaw
• "Nothing Less than Brilliant" — Sandie Shaw
• "Run" — Sandie Shaw
• "Show Me" — Sandie Shaw
• "Think It All Over" — Sandie Shaw
• "Think Sometimes About Me" — Sandie Shaw
• "Today" — Sandie Shaw
• "Tomorrow" — Sandie Shaw
• "We Are in Love" — Adam Faith
• "You Don't Love Me" — The Roulettes
• "You've Not Changed" — Sandie Shaw^[10]

Discography

UK chart singles

Year	Title	UK Singles Chart[5]	Label
1965	"Yesterday Man"	#3	Decca
1965	"To Whom It Concerns"	#13	Decca
1966	"Something On My Mind"	#41	Decca
1966	"What'cha Gonna Do Now?"	#40	Decca
1966	"Stop That Girl"	#36	Decca

See also

• List of artists under the Decca Records label
• Number 1 Singles in Ireland 1965
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
• Number-one hits of 1966 (Germany)
• List of people from Havering
• List of performances on Top of the Pops

References

1. ^ Allmusic.com biography by Richie Unterberger
2. ^ ^{a b} IMDb.com database
3. ^ sometimes stated 1938, notably Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X
4. ^ ^{a b} Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X) p13
5. ^ ^{a b c} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
6. ^ Nugent, Stephen, Anne Fowler, Pete Fowler: Chart Log of American/British Top 20 Hits, 1955-1974. In: Gillett, Charlie, Simon Frith (ed.): Rock File 4. Frogmore, St. Albans: Panther Books, 1976, p. 70
7. ^ Ehnert, Günter (ed.): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956-1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 17
8. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 0-214-20512-6. 
9. ^ South African Charts: Chris Andrews
10. ^ Allmusic.com discography

External links

• Chris Andrews personal website and Management A.Andrews (in English and German)
• Official website
• Chris Andrews discography at Discogs
• Chris Andrews biography at the Allmusic website

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