(* Paul And...)
Chart entered : 23 October 1965
Chart peak : 13
Number of hits : 14 ( 8 with Paul )
If The Damned hadn't covered his biggest hit this guy would have been a complete mystery to me. And if Barry hadn't recorded that song he would be the first artist to feature here without a Top 10 hit to his name.
In fact Paul and Barry were the first second generation chart stars. Their mother, TV singer Marion Ryan ( the real family surname was Sapherson ) , had scored a Top 5 hit with "Love Me Forever" her first single , in 1958 but was never able to follow it up. Their stepfather was a showbiz impresario Harold Davidson. The twin brothers started out as models for Vidal Sassoon but Davidson sold them to Decca as two trendy teenagers ( they were 17 ) who could sing a bit.
"Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches " was their first single, written by Robin Conrad and their producer and mentor Les Reed. I'm not particularly surprised it's not familiar to me because it's so average. It's got a reasonable tune, slightly clumsy lyrics re-telling the It's My Party scenario , a contemporary arrangement -big brassy intro, a little bit of Burt Bacharach trumpet - and two pleasant but unremarkable voices harmonising well. No doubt they looked good on the telly and that was probably necessary to get this into the Top 20 ( it was their biggest hit as a duo ).
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