I Like It (Gerry and the Pacemakers song)

"I Like It" is the second single by Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers. Like Gerry Marsden's first number one "How Do You Do It", it was written by Mitch Murray.[1] The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 20 June 1963, where it stayed for four weeks.[2][3] It reached No. 17 in the American charts in 1964.[4]

"I Like It"
Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers
B-side"It Happened to Me"
ReleasedMay 1963
Recorded24 April 1963
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenreMerseybeat
Length2:15
LabelColumbia (EMI)
Laurie 3196 (US)
Songwriter(s)Mitch Murray[1]
Producer(s)George Martin[1]
Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology
"How Do You Do It?"
(1963)
"I Like It"
(1963)
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
(1963)

Cash Box described it as "a happy-go-lucky jump'er that Gerry [Marsden] solo vocals in ear-arresting style."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100". Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 253.
  5. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 19, 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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