The Dave Clark Five,also known as the DC5,were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham,London. Drummer Dave Clark was the group's leader,producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964,they had their first UK top-ten single,"Glad All Over",which knocked the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at No. 6 in the United States in April 1964. Although this was their only UK No. 1,they topped the US chart in December 1965,with their cover of Bobby Day's "Over and Over". Their other UK top-ten hits include "Bits and Pieces","Can't You See That She's Mine","Catch Us If You Can","Everybody Knows","The Red Balloon","Good Old Rock 'n' Roll",and a version of Chet Powers' "Get Together".
"Bernadette" is a 1967 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. The song was written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland,Motown's main songwriting team,and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" is a 1966 song,written by Norman Whitfield and Edward Holland,Jr.,and produced by Whitfield. Norman Whitfield recorded the song's instrumental track. Two years later,Whitfield got together with Eddie Holland to have lyrics written for the song.
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" is a song by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). The song was written by Randy Bachman for the band's third studio album Not Fragile (1974). It was released as a single in 1974,with an instrumental track "Free Wheelin'" as the B-side. It reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Canadian RPM chart the week of November 9,1974,as well as earning the band their only major hit single in the United Kingdom,peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up single,"Roll on Down the Highway",was also a minor UK hit.
"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. Pye Records released "Catch the Wind" backed with "Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do?" as Donovan's debut release in the United Kingdom on 28 February 1965. The single reached No. 4 in the United Kingdom singles chart. Hickory Records released the single in the United States in April 1965,where it reached No. 23 in the United States Billboard Hot 100.
"Colours" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Colours" single was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 1965 through Pye Records and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records. The "Colours" single was backed with "To Sing for You" on the United Kingdom release and "Josie" on the United States release.
"Who Will You Run To" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. It was composed by Diane Warren and released as a single from Heart's ninth studio album,Bad Animals.
"Hot Blooded" is a song by the British-American rock band Foreigner,from their second studio album Double Vision. It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that September. The single was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It is also the theme song to the truTV scripted series Tacoma FD.
"Over and Over" is a song written by Robert James Byrd and recorded by him using the stage name Bobby Day. Day's version entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958,the same week a version of the same song by Thurston Harris entered the chart. Day's version reached #41,and was the B-side to "Rockin' Robin". Thurston Harris' version peaked at #96. In the song,the singer describes going to a party with misgivings of having a good time,until he sees a pretty girl. The singer attempts to ask her out,but she is waiting for her date to arrive. He vows to try "over and over".
"Tell It to the Rain" is a song composed by Mike Petrillo and Chubby Cifelli and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1966 and early 1967. The single reached the #10 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
"Glad All Over" is a song written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith and recorded by the Dave Clark Five.
"Georgy Girl" is a song by the Australian pop/folk music group the Seekers. It was used as the title song for the 1966 film Georgy Girl. Tom Springfield,who had written "I'll Never Find Another You",composed the music and Jim Dale supplied the lyrics. The song is heard at both the beginning and end of the film,with markedly different lyrics. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song but the prize went to "Born Free". It was peformed at the 1967 Oscars ceremony by Mitzi Gaynor.
"Ride My See-Saw" is a 1968 single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was written by the band's bassist John Lodge,and was first released on the Moody Blues' 1968 album In Search of the Lost Chord. It was the second of two singles from that album,the other being "Voices in the Sky".
"Until It's Time for You to Go" is a song from the 1965 album Many a Mile by American singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. Sainte-Marie included a French-language reworking of the song,"T'es pas un autre",on her 1967 album Fire &Fleet &Candlelight. French translation was made by Quebecer songwriter Claude Gauthier.
"Roll On down the Highway" is a song written by Fred Turner and Robbie Bachman,first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for their 1974 album Not Fragile. The lead vocal is provided by Turner.
"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is a song written by Gerry Marsden,Freddie Marsden,Les Chadwick and Les Maguire,the members of British beat group Gerry and the Pacemakers. It was first recorded and issued as a single by Louise Cordet in February 1964. Shortly after Cordet's version failed to chart,the song was recorded by Gerry and The Pacemakers themselves in April 1964. The Gerry and The Pacemakers recording became an international hit and remains one of their best-known singles.
"Just Out of Reach" is a song written by singer Colin Blunstone,first recorded by his band the Zombies in 1965. In 1965,it was clear that the Zombies were going to be featured in Otto Preminger's 1966 movie Bunny Lake Is Missing. Therefore,the band had struck a deal with Preminger;he wanted three new songs by the group,recorded in the span of only ten days. During this time,the band's primary songwriters,keyboardist Rod Argent and bassist Chris White suffered somewhat from writer's block. Although White had already managed to come up with two songs,"Remember You" and "Nothing's Changed",the third song was still missing,much to the group's disappointment. Therefore,Blunstone was tasked with the final song.
"Reelin' and Rockin'" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. It was originally recorded in 1957 and released as the B-side of "Sweet Little Sixteen".
"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" is a song written by Ike Turner and released by Ike &Tina Turner in 1964.
Try Too Hard is the eighth American album by the English rock band the Dave Clark Five. It was released on 31 May 1966 on the Epic label. It followed the Top 20 hit of the same name. The album reached No. 77 on the Billboard 200 album chart and No. 25 in Cashbox.
