"Come and See Her" is a song written by Stevie Wright and George Young. It was released as the sixth single for their Australian rock group the Easybeats in April 1966, which reached No. 3 on the Australian charts. It was the group's debut single in the United Kingdom, issued on the United Artists Records in July.
| "Come and See Her" | ||||
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 Australian single label | ||||
| Single by The Easybeats | ||||
| from the album It's 2 Easy | ||||
| B-side | "I Can See" | |||
| Released | 4 April 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1965–1966 | |||
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| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Parlophone/Albert Productions | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stevie Wright/George Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Ted Albert | |||
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Background
editThe Easybeats had formed in 1964 in Sydney by Dick Diamonde on bass guitar, Gordon "Snowy" Fleet on drums, Harry Vanda on lead guitar, Stevie Wright on lead vocals and George Young on lead guitar.[1][2] Their second studio album, It's 2 Easy (March 1966), was produced by Ted Albert for Parlophone Records/Albert Productions.[1] "Come and See Her" was released as the album's fourth single in April, which charted at No. 1 in Sydney and No. 10 in Melbourne – this was back-calculated in 2005 to be the equivalent of No. 3 on the national singles chart.[1][2][3] The track was co-written by group members Wright and Young.[4] Garry Raffaele of The Canberra Times" referred to this song when reviewing their extended play, Easyfever (August), "They have turned away from the vocal gimmicks of numbers like 'Come and See Her' and concentrated on normal harmonies and relatively good arrangements."[5] It was the group's debut single in the United Kingdom, appearing on United Artists Records in July.[6]
Single track listing
editAustralian release
- "Come and See Her"
- "I Can See"
UK release
- "Come and See Her"
- "Make You Feel Alright (Women)"
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Kent Music Report[3] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Easybeats'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004.
- ^ a b Kimball, Duncan. "Groups & Solo Artists – The Easybeats". MilesAgo. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940 - 1969. Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd. ISBN 0-646-44439-5. Note: Australia had no contemporaneous national music charts until October 1966 (see Go-Set).
- ^ "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Come and See Her'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Raffaele, Gerry (23 July 1966). "Pop Cult: Golden Boy of Music". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 528. p. 12. Retrieved 18 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Tait, John (2010). Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory. Australia: University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 978-1-74223-217-1.