Peter Callander

Peter Callander (born Peter Robin Callander, 10 October 1939) is a British songwriter and record producer. cite web
title = "Peter Robin Callander".
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Career

Active from the 1960s to the present day, Callander has written or co-written songs that have been performed by recording artists such as Cilla Black, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey, and The Tremeloes, among many others. cite web
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Callander has often worked in conjunction with Mitch Murray with Murray writing the music and Callander the lyrics for their compositions. The two have also teamed together to produce recording artists such as Paper Lace, Tony Christie, and The Brothers.

While Callander was especially prolific during the 1960s and 1970s, his oeuvre continues to be performed and recorded today. In 2005, Tony Christie spent seven weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart with the Murray and Callander produced tune, "Is This the Way to Amarillo."cite web
title = "News"
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date = 2005/2006
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url = http://www.petercallander.com/news.htm
accessdate = 2007-09-05 ] Also in 2005, Swedish pop singer Agnetha Fältskog recorded the tune, "A Fool Am I," for her successful comeback album, "My Colouring Book", a collection of covers of classic 1960s pop tunes.cite web
title = "News"
work = Peter Callander: Multi Award Winning Songwriter Producer
date = 2005/2006
format = website
url = http://www.petercallander.com/news.htm
accessdate = 2007-09-05 ] Callendar provided the English language lyrics to what had originally been an Italian language song.

In an interview in The Times (of London) in which he described another Murray-Callander penned tune, "Las Vegas," Tony Christie noted that the two "were the star songwriters of the day." cite news
last = Greenwood
first = Phoebe
title = "The Story behind the Song"
work = The Times (London)
page = 34
date = 2005-07-30
url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article548199.ece
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"They write brilliant, melodic, story-based songs," he stated. "To this day I still write with Peter."

Discography (selected)

As songwriter

* "A Fool Am I"; originally written by F. Carraresi (music) and A. Testa (lyrics); English lyrics by Peter Callander; recorded by Cilla Black and Agnetha Fältskog
* "Give Me Time"; originally written by Alberto Morina, Amedeo Tommasi & Pietro Melfa; English lyrics by Peter Callander; recorded by Dusty Springfield and P. J. Proby
* "Beautiful" (1977); written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander; recorded by The Brothers
* "Monsieur Dupont" (1969); originally written by Christian Bruhn; English lyrics by Peter Callander; recorded by Sandie Shaw

As producer

* "Sing Me," The Brothers (1977) (with Mitch Murray)
* "Beautiful," The Brothers (1977) (with Mitch Murray)

References

External links

* [http://www.petercallander.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3vfexql5ldfe~T3 Peter Callander songlist] at Allmusic website