Yesterday Man (song)
Yesterday Man is a pop song composed and written by the German - British singer Chris Andrews . In the English-language title published in 1965, the singer confesses the end of his relationship; his partner was not worth a partnership.
Reception history
He eventually recorded the song that Andrews wrote for Sandie Shaw and released it as his debut singer in 1965 . The song became a success across Europe. Produced in Great Britain by Ken Woodman and published by Decca under F12236, the 2:23 minute track reached number two on the charts of the music magazine New Musical Express in the fall of 1965. The day after the first broadcast, 30,000 records were sold in Great Britain. In Germany, Yesterday Man was released by German Vogue together with B-side Too Bad You Don't Want Me under DV 14429 in September 1965. In November, Yesterday Man first appeared in the German charts and eventually became a number one hit . The song had the same success in Austria. The single sold over 250,000 times in his home country and over a million times in Germany. Yesterday Man is one of the best-selling singles in Germany and was awarded a gold record in May 1966 .
Günter Loose wrote a German text on Yesterday Man with the title Alles tu 'ich für dich , which was also published by Vogue in 1965 under catalog number DV 14438. In French, the song by Monty was recorded under the title Ton jour de chance and published in 1966. In 1974 Robert Wyatt covered Yesterday Man in reggae sound . This version was produced by Nick Mason and Wyatt was accompanied by Gary Windo , Mongezi Feza and John Greaves .
Yesterday Man reached No. 3 in the British charts and in February 1966 No. 1 in Germany, where the single lasted for six weeks. The title was also listed at number 1 in Austria.
literature
- Günter Ehnert : Hit Records, British Chart Singles 1950-1965 , Taurus Press 1995, ISBN 3-922542-32-8
- Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet German singles 1956–1980 , Taurus Press 1990, ISBN 3-922542-24-7
Web links
- Chart successes at www.hitparade.ch , accessed on August 19, 2013.
- Discography at www.45cat.com , accessed September 1, 2013.
- German cover version at www.discogs.com , accessed on September 1, 2013.
- Robert Wyatt (Single) , Robert Wyatt (EP) , accessed August 28, 2013.
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 186 .