Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan (born May 19, 1932 in Stepney , London , † October 26, 1966 in London), real name Alma Angela Cohen , was an English pop singer .
Life
Alma Cogan recorded records with hits as early as 1952 . Her first song was To Be Worthy of You . She then sang numerous versions of US hits from the early 1950s . In 1955 she had her first number 1 hit in the Anglo-Saxon charts: in the spring of that year she had her big breakthrough with Dreamboat . All in all, she was the only artist of this time until 1960 18 times in the list of the most played English songs. Between 1953 and 1958, 14 of their singles reached top 20 positions in the British charts. Alma Cogan was always not only in the biography of her sister as The Girl with the Laugh in Her Voice ( Girl with a laugh in his voice indicated). In addition to appearances in Scandinavia and Japan , Alma Cogan also had some hits in Germany. With the German version of the classic Tennessee Waltz published in October 1964 , she reached a tenth place, and with This is how it always begins and Call me, if you have the time, call me, she also came in middle.
In 1966, the doctors diagnosed her with cancer. She could no longer perform, but still wrote some titles under the pseudonym Al Western . Alma Cogan, a friend of Brian Epstein and Paul McCartney , who also released some Beatles songs ( Eight Days a Week and Help! ), Died of her illness at the age of 34 in London's Middlesex Hospital .
Discography
Albums
- 1958: I Love To Sing
- 1961: With You In Mind
- 1962: How About Love?
- 1967: Alma
- 2008: Ladies And Gentlemen, Miss Alma Cogan! (58 pieces by Alma from the radio series 'Take It From Here' from 1953–1956 as well as 14 previously unpublished pieces, demos and alternative versions)
English speaking singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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| 1954 | Bell bottom blues |
UK4 (9 weeks) UK |
B-side: Love Me Again
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| Little Things Mean A Lot |
UK11 (5 weeks) UK |
B-side: Canoodlin 'Rag
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| I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango |
UK6 (11 weeks) UK |
B-side: Christmas Cards
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| 1955 | Dreamboat |
UK1 (16 weeks) UK |
B-side: Irish Mambo
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| The Banjo's Back In Town |
UK17 (1 week) UK |
B-side: Go On By
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| Go on by |
UK16 (4 weeks) UK |
B-side of The Banjo's Back In Town
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| Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo |
UK6 (5 weeks) UK |
B-side: Twenty Tiny Fingers
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| Twenty Tiny Fingers |
UK17 (1 week) UK |
B-side of Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo
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| 1956 | Willie Can |
UK13 (8 weeks) UK |
B-side: Lizzie Borden
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| Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
UK22 (3 weeks) UK |
B-side: The Birds And The Bees
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| The Birds And The Bees |
UK25 (4 weeks) UK |
B-side of Why Do Fools Fall in Love
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| In The Middle Of The House |
UK20 (4 weeks) UK |
B-side: Two Innocent Hearts
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| 1957 | You, Me And Us |
UK18 (6 weeks) UK |
B-side: Three Brothers
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| Whatever Lola Wants |
UK26 (2 weeks) UK |
B-side: Lucky Lips
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| 1958 | The Story Of My Life |
UK25 (2 weeks) UK |
B-side: Love Is
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| Sugartime |
UK16 (11 weeks) UK |
B-side: Gettin 'Ready For Freddy
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| 1959 | Last night on the back porch |
UK27 (2 weeks) UK |
B-side: Mama Says
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| We got love |
UK26 (4 weeks) UK |
B-side: I Don't Mind Being All Alone
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| 1960 | Dream Talk |
UK48 (1 week) UK |
B-side: O Dio Mio
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| The Train of Love |
UK27 (5 weeks) UK |
B-Side: The 'I Love You' Bit
Duet with Ocher Nebbish |
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| 1961 | Cowboy Jimmy Joe |
UK37 (6 weeks) UK |
B-side: Don't Read The Letter
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More singles
- 1952: To Be Worthy Of You / Would You
- 1952: To Be Loved By You / The Homing Waltz (duet with Les Howard)
- 1952: Meet Me On The Corner (A-side other musicians)
- 1952: Waltz of Paree / Pretty Bride
- 1952: Half As Much / Blue Tango
- 1952: I Went To Your Wedding / You Belong To Me
- 1952: If'n D (duet with Denny Dennis)
- 1952: Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me / Wyoming Lullaby
- 1953: Till I Waltz Again With You / Happy Valley Sweetheart
- 1953: If I Had A Penny / Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
- 1953: On The First Warm Day (B-side Les Howard solo)
- 1953: Till They've All Gone Home / Hug Me A Hug
- 1953: If I Had A Golden Umbrella / Mystery Street
- 1953: My Love, My Love / Wasted Tears
- 1953: Over And Over Again / Isn't Life Wonderful (duets with Les Howard)
- 1954: Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) / The Moon Is Blue
- 1954: Make Love To Me / Said The Little Moment
- 1954: Little Shoemaker / Chiqui-Chaqui (Chick-ee Chock-ee)
- 1954: Jilted / Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do It Again (duets with Frankie Vaughan)
- 1954: Skinnie Minnie / What Am I Going To Do, Ma
- 1954: This Ole House / Skokiaan
- 1954: (Don't Let The) Kiddygeddin '/ Mrs Santa Claus
- 1955: Paper Kisses / Softly Softly
- 1955: Mambo Italiano / The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane
- 1955: Tweedle-Dee / More Than Ever Now
- 1955: Tika Tika Tok / Chee Chee Oo Chee
- 1955: Where Will The Dimple Be? / Keep Me In Mind
- 1955: Got'n Idea / Give A Fool A Chance
- 1955: Hernando's Hideaway / Blue Again
- 1956: Love and Marriage / Sycamore Tree
- 1956: Don't Ring-A Da Bell / Bluebell
- 1956: It's All Been Done Before (duet with Ronnie Hilton) / B: No Other Love (Ronnie Hilton solo)
- 1956: Mama Teach Me To Dance / I'm In Love Again
- 1957: Chantez Chantez / Funny Funny Funny
- 1957: Fabulous / Summer Love
- 1957: That's Happiness / What You've Done To Me
- 1957: Party Time / Please Mister Brown
- 1958: Stairway Of Love / Comes Love
- 1958: Sorry Sorry Sorry / Fly Away Lovers
- 1958: There's Never Been A Night / If This Isn't Love
- 1959: Pink Shoelaces / The Universe
- 1960: Just Couldn't Resist Her With Her Pocket Transistor / Must Be Santa
- 1961: With You In Mind / Ja-Da
- 1961: All Alone / Keep Me In Your Heart
- 1961: She's Got You / In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
- 1962: Goodbye Joe / I Can't Give You Anything But Love
- 1963: Tell Him / Fly Me To The Moon
- 1963: Hold Out Your Hand You Naughty Boy / Just Once More
- 1964: The Tennessee Waltz / I Love You Too Much
- 1964: It's You / I Knew Right Away
- 1964: Snakes And Snails / How Many Nights, How Many Days
- 1965: Eight Days a Week / Help!
- 1965: Help / Love Is A Word
- 1965: Love Is A Word / Now That I've Found You
- 1965: The Birds And The Bees / Quando La Luna (published only in Sweden)
- 1966: Now That I've Found You / More
- 1966: Love Ya Illya / I Know You (as 'Angela & the Fans')
- 1966: Hello Baby / There's A Time And Place
German speaking singles
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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| 1964 | Tennessee Waltz |
DE10 (18 weeks) DE |
B-side: My most beautiful dream
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| 1965 | Hill Billy Boy |
DE39 (2 weeks) DE |
B-side: I love the sun
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More singles
- 1965: Ba-Ba-Song / Call me
- 1965: This is how it always starts / Now you are my husband
- 1966: Don't let so much time go by / Every day is time
Musicals
- 1961: Lionel Bart's "Oliver" (4 pieces by or with Alma)
- 2010: Alma Cogan in 'Julie' (recordings from 1965, 10 pieces by or with Alma Cogan) [limited to 250 copies, Stage Door Records]
Compilations (selection)
- 1965: The Best Of Alma Cogan
- 1971: Alma Cogan: The German hits
- 2001: The Girl With The Laugh In Her Voice (4Cd box with 100 songs, 10 of which were previously unreleased)
literature
- Sandra Caron: Alma Cogan. A memoir. Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd., London 1991, ISBN 0-7475-0984-0 (from her sister).
swell
- ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit Records. British Chart Singles 1950-1965 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1988, p. 29f
- ↑ Chart sources: UK
- ↑ Chart sources: DE
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cogan, Alma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cohen, Alma Angela (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stepney , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1966 |
| Place of death | London |