If Those Lips Could Only Speak

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"If Those Lips Could Only Speak"
If Those Lips Could Only Speak record label.jpg
Single by Dermot Henry and the Virginians
B-side "Joey and the Kid"
Released1970
Genre showband
Length3:16
Label Ruby
Songwriter(s) Charles Ridgewell and Will Godwin
Producer(s) Jerry Hughes
Dermot Henry and the Virginians singles chronology
"If Those Lips Could Only Speak"
(1970)
"My Lovely Irish Rose"
(1970)

"If Those Lips Could Only Speak" is a song written by Charles Ridgewell and Will Godwin. It was performed in 1970 by Irish showband singer Dermot Henry and his band, the Virginians. [1] [2]

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Song history

"If Those Lips Could Only Speak" was released in late 1970, reaching number one in the Irish Singles Chart in December 1970 and January 1971. [3] It also sold well in Australia. [4]

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References

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  2. "45cat – Dermot Henry And The Virginians – If Those Lips Could Only Speak / Jody And The Kid – Ruby – Ireland – RUB.115".
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  4. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 18, 1971 via Google Books.