Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane

Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane
Studio album by 101 Strings
Released 1960
Genre MOR
Label Pye Golden Guinea
101 Strings chronology
Grand Canyon Suite Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane
(1960)		 Morning Noon and Night

Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane was the fourth hit album, and first UK number one, for German orchestra 101 Strings. The album was the twentieth record[1] to make number one in the UK and the first double number one album.[2] It spent five weeks at the top.

The album consists of orchestral cover versions of both older and contemporary hits.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Drury Lane to Broadway"    
2. "Rose Marie"    
3. "One Alone"    
4. "Make Believe"    
5. "One Kiss"    
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "You Are My Heart’s Delight"    
2. "Don’t Say Goodbye"    
3. "A Girl Like Nina"    
4. "I Won’t Dance"    
5. "Glamorous Night"    
Side three
No. Title Length
1. "Between the Acts"    
2. "Music in May"    
3. "Rose of England"    
4. "My Love is Like the River"    
5. "People Will Say We’re In Love"    
Side four
No. Title Length
1. "Some Enchanted Evening"    
2. "Getting to Know You"    
3. "Fanny"    
4. "I Could Have Danced All Night"    

Chart positions

Chart Year Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 1960 1
Preceded by
South Pacific by Original Soundtrack		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
10 September 1960 - 15 October 1960 		Succeeded by
South Pacific by Original Soundtrack

Writing credits

The following personnel all have writing credits on this album.[4]

References

  1. ↑ UK Number One Albums
  2. ↑ Neil Warwick, John Kutner and Tony Brown : The Complete Book of British Charts (3rd edition) p.807
  3. ↑ "Chart Stats - 101 Strings - Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ↑ The sleeve notes of the album
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