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"Needles and Pins" is a rock song credited to American writers Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono. Jackie DeShannon recorded it in 1963 and other versions followed. The most successful ones were by the Searchers, whose version reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart in 1964, and Smokie, who had a worldwide hit in 1977.
The Searchers are an English Merseybeat group who flourished during the British Invasion of the 1960s. [1] [2] The band's hits include a remake of the Drifters' 1961 hit, "Sweets for My Sweet"; "Sugar and Spice" (written by their producer Tony Hatch); remakes of Jackie DeShannon's "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room"; a cover of the Orlons' "Don't Throw Your Love Away"; and a ...
German, French + Rare Recordings is the German compilation album by English rock band The Searchers. [1] [2] The collection includes their hits as "Needles and Pins", "Don't Throw Your Love Away" or "When You Walk In The Room" sung in German and French and is a complete catalogue of their singles and rarities issued on Liberty Records in the sixties (songs that were never released on CD or LP ...
Other hits by the group included "Needles and Pins", "Don't Throw Your Love Away" and "When You Walk in the Room". Following the departures of Tony Jackson in August 1964, Chris Curtis in mid 1966, and Mike Pender in December 1985, McNally was the last original member of the classic 1960s line-up who remained in the band. Shortly before the ...
Despite previous album, Searchers, was a flop in the UK, it was a moderate commercial success in the US and that opened door for a follow-up on the Sire Records.The general feeling in the company was that, there was a need for an extra depth and edge to any new product, and the American producer Ed Stasium was brought in to add the missing elements. [1]
The Searchers had a hit song in early 1964 with "Needles and Pins," previously recorded by Jackie DeShannon, and they then recorded this, another song previously recorded by DeShannon. [4] Their version reached No. 35 in the US and No. 3 in the UK. The group also recorded a German version titled "Wenn ich dich seh". [5]
Needles and Pins may refer to: "Needles and Pins" (nursery rhyme), a children's nursery rhyme "Needles and Pins" (song), a song written by Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono, made famous by The Searchers "Needles and Pins", a song by Deftones from their self-titled album; Needles and Pins, an American TV series; A form of paresthesia
Hungry Hearts was the first Searchers album to be released on LP and CD simultaneously, three singles helped to promote album in Germany: "Forever In Love" (released in October 1988), "No Other Love" and a new version of their classic hit "Needles and Pins" (both in 1989). The Searchers filmed a video clip for "Forever In Love" and promoted it ...