The Searchers

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The Searchers
The Searchers (1965) Mike Pender, Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally
The Searchers (1965)
Mike Pender, Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally
General information
Genre (s) Beat , rock , pop
founding 1960
resolution 2019
Website http://www.the-searchers.co.uk/
Last occupation
John McNally
Vocals, bass
Frank Allen (from 1964)
Vocals, guitar
 Spencer James (from 1986)
Vocals, drums
Scott Ottaway (from 2010)
former members
Vocals, guitar
 Mike Pender (1960–1985)
Vocals, bass
 Tony Jackson (1960–1964) † 2003
Vocals, drums
 Chris Curtis (1960–1966) † 2005
Vocals, drums
 John Blunt (1966-1969)
Drums
 Billy Adamson (1969–1998) † 2013
Drums
 Eddie Rothe (1998-2010)

The Searchers were a British rock group that was particularly successful in the 1960s and had several hits. Her best-known titles are Needles and Pins , Sugar and Spice , Sweets for My Sweet , Love Potion No. 9 and When You Walk in the Room .

Like the Beatles, the group comes from Liverpool and belongs to the music genre of the Mersey Beat .

history

The Searchers were founded in Liverpool in 1960. The original cast consisted of John McNally, Mike Pender (real name: Michael John Prendergast), Tony Jackson and Norman McGarry. The latter, however, was replaced shortly afterwards by Chris Curtis . The group was named after the eponymous western The Searchers starring John Wayne .

Like many beat groups in the early 1960s, the Searchers' career in 1962 took them to the famous Hamburg Star Club for a few months , where they performed for an hour every evening.

The fact that cover versions of their greatest successes hit the charts again meant that the Searchers came back into general music memory and gave them a small comeback , which was mainly represented in appearances at oldie shows. Mike Pender's Searchers split off in 1986 from the band, fronted by Frank Allen (who had been with the band since August 1964) .

Even at the beginning of the 21st century, the Searchers gave around 250 concerts a year and toured New Zealand, Australia and Canada for several weeks each year. In 2010 concerts took place in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Philippines .

In January 2010, after their tour of Australia, the drummer Eddie Rothe left the group for family reasons. Scott Ottaway succeeds him. At the end of March 2019, the Searchers gave their last concert. The separation had been planned for a long time and was amicable.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1963 Meet The Searchers DE20 (3 weeks)
DE 		UK2 (44 weeks)
UK 		US22 (21 weeks)
US
Sweets For My Sweet DE11 (5 weeks)
DE 		- -
Live album
Sugar and Spice DE30 (3 weeks)
DE 		UK5 (21 weeks)
UK 		-
1964 Hear Hear! - - US120 (8 weeks)
US
US album
It's The Searchers - UK4 (17 weeks)
UK 		-
This Is Us - - US97 (14 weeks)
US
US album
1965 Sounds Like Searchers - UK8 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
The New Searchers LP - - US112 (7 weeks)
US
The Searchers No. 4th - - US149 (2 weeks)
US
1972 Needles and Pins DE19 (5 weeks)
DE 		- -
1980 The Searchers DE28 (4 weeks)
DE 		- US191 (2 weeks)
US
2008 The very best of - UK11
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK 		-
2019 Farewell Album - Greatest Hits & More - UK35 (3 weeks)
UK 		-

More albums

  • Searchers (private pressing)
  • Take Me for What I'm Worth Pye NPL 18120
  • Searchers - Smash Hits (C) Marble Arch MALS 640
  • Searchers - Smash Hits Vol 2 (C) Marble Arch MALS 673
  • The Searchers Hit Collection - Double LP (C) Pye XBT 85904
  • Second Take RCA SF8289
  • Golden Hour of the Searchers (C) Pye GH 541
  • Golden Hour of the Searchers Vol 2 (C) Pye GH 564
  • The File Series - The Searchers Double LP (C) Pye FILD 002
  • When you Walk in the Room (C) Pye NSPL 18617
  • Searchers Sire SRK 6082 (1979) and SRK 6086 (1980)
  • Play for Today Sire SEK 3523
  • Spotlight on The Searchers (1981) - Double LP (C) PRT SPOT 1014
  • Love Lies Bleeding - 10 "-LP (C) PRT DOW 11
  • Searchers Greatest Hits (C) Showcase SHLP 135
  • Flashbacks - Sweets for My Sweet (C) PRT FBLP 8084
  • Silver Searchers (25th Anniversary Double Album) (C) PRT NRT 2
  • The Searchers Hits Collection (C) PRT PYL 4002
  • The EP Collection Vol. Two (C) See For Miles Records Ltd. 1992 SEECD 359
  • The Searchers Play the System
  • Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides PRT PYL 6019
  • The Searchers Collection (C) Castle CCSLP 208
  • The Searchers Ultimate Collection (C) Castle CTVLP 003
  • The Searchers - Live in Germany BMC 25-101 (radio recording - limited edition of 150 copies)

EPs

  • Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya 1963 (Pye - NEP 24177)
  • Sweets for My Sweet 1963 (Pye - NEP 24183)
  • Hungry for Love 1964 (Pye - NEP 24184)
  • Play the System 1964 (Pye - NEP 24201)
  • When You Walk in the Room 1964 (Pye - NEP 24204)
  • Bumble Bee 1965 (Pye - NEP 24218)
  • Searchers 65 1965 (Pye - NEP 24222)
  • Four By Four 1965 (Pye - NEP 24228)
  • Take Me for What I'm Worth 1965 (Pye - NEP 24263)
  • The Searchers - Mini Monster 1971 (Pye - PMM 101)
  • The Searchers 1978 (Pye - BD 113)
  • Flashback - When You Walk in the Room 1980 (PRT - FBEP 105)

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1963 Sweets for My Sweet
Meet The Searchers (UK)
Hear! Hear! (US) 		DE44 (2 weeks)
DE 		UK1 (16 weeks)
UK 		-
Sweet Nothins
- (UK)
The Searchers Meet The Rattles (US) 		- UK48 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
Sugar and Spice
Sugar and Spice (UK)
- (US) 		- UK2 (13 weeks)
UK 		US44 (8 weeks)
US
1964 Needles and Pins
It's The Searchers (UK)
Meet The Searchers (US) 		DE8 (4 weeks)
DE 		UK1 (15 weeks)
UK 		US13 (10 weeks)
US
Don't Throw Your Love Away
It's The Searchers (UK)
This Is Us (US) 		DE37 (2 weeks)
DE 		UK1 (11 weeks)
UK 		US16 (11 weeks)
US
Ain't That Just Like Me
- (UK)
- (US) 		- - US61 (6 weeks)
US
Some Day We're Gonna Love Again
The Searchers' Smash Hits (UK)
- (US) 		- UK11 (8 weeks)
UK 		US43 (8 weeks)
US
When You Walk in the Room
Searchers' Smash Hits Vol. 2 (UK)
- (US) 		- UK3 (12 weeks)
UK 		US35 (7 weeks)
US
Love Potion No. 9
The Searchers' Smash Hits (UK)
This Is Us (US) 		DE23 (3 weeks)
DE 		- US3 (14 weeks)
US
What Have They Done to the Rain
The Searchers' Smash Hits (UK)
The New Searchers LP (US) 		- UK13 (11 weeks)
UK 		US29 (7 weeks)
US
1965 Bumble Bee
Sounds Like Searchers (UK)
The New Searchers LP (US) 		- - US21 (8 weeks)
US
Goodbye My Love
Searchers' Smash Hits Vol. 2 (UK)
The Searchers No. 4 (US) 		DE16 (7 weeks)
DE 		UK4 (11 weeks)
UK 		US52 (7 weeks)
US
He's Got No Love
The Searchers' Smash Hits (UK)
Take Me for What I'm Worth (US) 		- UK12 (10 weeks)
UK 		US79 (3 weeks)
US
When I Get Home
- (UK)
Take Me for What I'm Worth (US) 		- UK35 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
Take Me for What I'm Worth
Take Me for What I'm Worth (UK)
Take Me for What I'm Worth (US) 		- UK20 (8 weeks)
UK 		US76 (7 weeks)
US
1966 Have You Ever Loved Somebody
Searchers' Smash Hits Vol. 2 (UK)
- (US) 		- - US48 (3 weeks)
US
1971 Desdemona
- (UK)
- (US) 		- - US94 (2 weeks)
US

More singles

  • 1965: Don't You Know Why
  • 1966: Take It Or Leave It
  • 1967: Popcorn Double Feature / Lovers
  • 1967: Western Union / I'll Cry Tomorrow
  • 1967: Second Hand Dealer / Crazy Dreams
  • 1968: Umbrella Man / Over the Weekend
  • 1969: Someone Shot The Lollipop Man
  • 1969: Shoot 'Em Up Baby
  • 1969: Kinky Kathy Abernathy / Suzanna
  • 1971: Love Is Everywhere / And a Button
  • 1972: Sing Singer Sing / Come on Back to Me
  • 1972: Needles and Pins
  • 1973: Vahevala / Madman
  • 1974: Solitaire / Spicks and Specks
  • 1979: Hearts in Her Eyes / Don't
  • 1979: It's Too Late / This Kind of Love Affair
  • 1981: Love's Melody / Changing
  • 1981: Another Night / Back to the War
  • 1982: I Don't Want to Be the One

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK US
  2. ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK

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