That's My Life (My Love and My Home)

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"That's My Life (My Love and My Home)"
Freddielennon.jpg
Single by Alfred Lennon
B-side "The Next Time You Feel Important"
Released31 December 1965
Genre Easy listening
Length3:00
Label Piccadilly Records
Songwriter(s) Freddie Lennon, Tony Cartwright
Producer(s) John Schroeder

"That's My Life (My Love and My Home)" is a 1965 single by Alfred "Freddie" Lennon, the father of the musician John Lennon of the Beatles. [1] [2]

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Background

Tony Cartwright, co-author of the song, began writing it with inspiration from Freddie Lennon's stories.[ citation needed ] It was recorded by a 30 piece orchestra which included the future members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding. [3] When released, the song had commercial success, with Morris Levy of Roulette Records asking Cartwright to bring Lennon to the United States. However, the song suddenly disappeared from the charts, an action suspected by Cartwright to be instigated by John Lennon.[ citation needed ] Alfred, disheartened, abandoned further attempts at a career in music. [3]

Track listing

All songs composed by Freddie Lennon and Tony Cartwright. [2]

No.TitleLength
1."That's My Life (My Love and My Home)"3:00
2."The Next Time You Feel Important"2:48

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