Craig Douglas (born Terence Perkins, 12 August 1941, Newport, Isle of Wight) is an English pop singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His sole UK chart-topper, "Only Sixteen" (1959), sold more copies in the UK than Sam Cooke's original version.
Voted 'Best New Singer' in 1959 in the British music magazine, NME, Douglas went on to record eight cover versions of former American hit songs, in his total of nine Top 40 UK singles. Amongst that tally, Douglas had a Number One single in 1959 with "Only Sixteen", which easily outsold Sam Cooke's original version in the UK. It was recorded at EMI's Abbey Road studios, with whistling by Mike Sammes, and released through Top Rank records. Douglas also clocked up an almost impossible-to-equal four consecutive Number 9 placings on the UK Singles Chart, which included "Our Favourite Melodies". This run included matching Jimmy Justice by reaching #9 with "When My Little Girl is Smiling".
In 1961 Douglas entered the A Song For Europe contest with his song "The Girl Next Door". It fared badly, finishing joint last to the Allisons effort, "Are You Sure?", which went on to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest. His clean cut, teen idol image was also copied largely from the U.S. scene, from such as Pat Boone and Ricky Nelson. Douglas also starred in the 1962 film It's Trad, Dad! with Helen Shapiro, but it did not boost his acting career.
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Voted 'Best New Singer' in 1959 in the British music magazine, NME, Douglas went on to record eight cover versions of former American hit songs, in his total of nine Top 40 UK singles. Amongst that tally, Douglas had a Number One single in 1959 with "Only Sixteen", which easily outsold Sam Cooke's original version in the UK. It was recorded at EMI's Abbey Road studios, with whistling by Mike Sammes, and released through Top Rank records. Douglas also clocked up an almost impossible-to-equal four consecutive Number 9 placings on the UK Singles Chart, which included "Our Favourite Melodies". This run included matching Jimmy Justice by reaching #9 with "When My Little Girl is Smiling".
In 1961 Douglas entered the A Song For Europe contest with his song "The Girl Next Door". It fared badly, finishing joint last to the Allisons effort, "Are You Sure?", which went on to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest. His clean cut, teen idol image was also copied largely from the U.S. scene, from such as Pat Boone and Ricky Nelson. Douglas also starred in the 1962 film It's Trad, Dad! with Helen Shapiro, but it did not boost his acting career.
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This is a rip from a original 7" or 12" vinyl that i have.
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