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AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS RARE 1959 UK NUMBER 1 ON A TOP RANK 78

 CRAIG DOUGLAS - ONLY SIXTEEN

ONLY SIXTEEN   TOP RANK JAR 159

ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 7th AUG 1959

REACHED #1 FOR 4 WEEKS  AND WAS IN THE CHARTS FOR 15 WEEKS

Craig Douglas was one of Britain's first 'Pop' singers. His achievement was really remarkable because he'd found a musical niche that appealed to teenagers and to their mums and dads too- sadly, it couldn't last. He was too lightweight to be considered rock and roll and yet nor was he a 1950s style crooner. He had still been a milkman when he got an opportunity to appear on TV's 'Six-5 Special' by winning a talent contest. Through this he secured a recording contract with Decca, but the two singles they issued were ignored. This is the second of those two Decca Singles on a 78.

Luckily he was given a second chance by the new 'Top Rank' record label. His early songs were, almost without exception, covers of carefully selected material from American artists of the time. He was extremely successful, and even reached #1 with Sam Cooke's 'Only Sixteen' when the great man could only struggle to #23 with the original!

Craig Douglas' pleasant singing voice maintained its appeal until the onset of 'Merseybeat'. By this time he was singing more original songs, but had not sufficiently changed his 'sound' to gain new fans. He made one belated attempt at updating his style with 'Come Closer' in 1964 which he recorded with a group calling themselves 'The Tridents', but by early 1963 his chart career was over. However, Craig had by then built up a sufficient repertoire of material to fuel an act on the cabaret and nostalgia scene for many years to come.

ONLY SIXTEEN

(Only sixteen, only sixteen)
(Only sixteen, only sixteen)
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
I loved her so
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know

We'd laugh and we'd sing
And do the little things
That made my heart glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know

Why did I give my heart so fast
It never will happen again
But I was a mere lad of sixteen
I've aged a year since then

She was only sixteen, only sixteen
With eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know

Why did I give my heart so fast
It never will happen again
Cos I was a mere lad of sixteen
I've aged a year since then

She was only sixteen, only sixteen
With eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know

But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know

But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know

DISC DETAILS:

UK TOP RANK JAR 159 10" 78rpm   HEAVY VINYL

A SIDE:-  ONLY SIXTEEN

B SIDE:-  MY FIRST LOVE AFFAIR

CONDITION - E      VERY NICE

A  1959 NUMBER ONE HIT ON A UK 78 !

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