Who wrote Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks?

Who wrote Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks?

Ray DaviesWaterloo Sunset / LyricistSir Raymond Douglas Davies CBE is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. Wikipedia

What was the Kinks number one song?

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Date Title, Artist Peak Pos
19.08. 1964 YOU REALLY GOT ME KINKS PYE 01
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04.11. 1964 ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT KINKS PYE 02

Who sang Waterloo Sunset first?

Kinks frontman Ray Davies
Composed and produced by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, “Waterloo Sunset” is one of the band’s best known and most acclaimed songs, and is ranked number 14 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also their first single that was available in true stereo….Charts.

Chart (1967) Peak position
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What was number 1 when Waterloo Sunset was number 2?

It remains a great, feelgood pop song that was a hit all over the world – the first million-selling single by a British woman in the U.S. It spent three weeks at No. 2, stuck behind The Beatles. Beaten to No. 1 by: The Beatles’ I Feel Fine.

How many No 1s did the Kinks have?

There have been somewhere between 100 and 200 compilation albums released worldwide. Their hit singles included three UK number-one singles, starting in 1964 with “You Really Got Me”; plus 18 Top 40 singles in the 1960s alone and further Top 40 hits in the 1970s and 1980s.

What Kinks album is Waterloo Sunset on?

Something Else by the KinksWaterloo Sunset / Album

What knocked Wonderwall off Number 1?

I Believe/Up On The Roof
But the fact remains that this week in 1995, Robson & Jerome’s double-A side single of I Believe/Up On The Roof beat Oasis’ Wonderwall in a chart battle and debuted at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

When were the Kinks banned in America?

1965
They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965.