Greatest Hits [EMI]

by Chas & Dave

Overview

This Greatest Hits collection from British novelty duo Chas & Dave (singer/guitarist Charles "Chas" Hodges and singer/bassist Dave Peacock) starts appropriately with "Gertcha," a song that became a regional phenomenon when it appeared in a commercial for "John Courage" beer in the early 1979. More commercial work for the brewing company followed, including sudsy renditions of the duo's "Margate" and "Rabbit," also included here. The pair's amiable blend of rock & roll and bar band blues kept them on the charts (or at least pub jukeboxes) for nearly four decades, and while distinctly English, their bawdy humor and good-natured ribbing transcend its cockney origins. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/28/2005
Label:	Emi Music Distribution
UPC:	0094634066327

Tracks

1. Gertcha
2. Rabbit
3. The Sideboard Song (Got My Beer in the Sideboard Here)
4. Ain't No Pleasing You
5. Margate
6. Poor Ol' Mr. Woogie
7. Long Time No See
8. Billy Tyler
9. I'm in Trouble
10. London Girls
11. My Melancholy Baby
12. You Made Me Love You
13. I Wonder in Whose Arms You Are Tonight
14. The Banging in Your Head
15. Breathless
16. 12th Street Rag (Piano Solo)
17. Somebody Stole My Girl
18. Wallop
19. Strummin'
20. Snooker Loopy
21. [Untitled Track]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chas & Dave   Primary Artist
Dave Peacock   Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Bass,Violin
Chas Hodges   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Mick Burt   Drums

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Dave Peacock   Arranger,Composer
Pat Donohue   Composer
Chris Peyton   Design
Jon Wilson   Project Manager
George Norton   Composer
Chas Hodges   Arranger,Liner Notes
James V. Monaco   Composer
Joseph McCarthy   Composer
Mark LaMarr   Liner Notes
Peter Mew   Engineer,Mastering