Dave Berry

Dave Berry (born David Holgate Grundy, 6 February 1941, Beighton, Sheffield) is a British pop singer and former teen idol of the 1960s.

He performed a mixture of R&B and pop ballads and was popular in Britain, and in Continental Europe, especially Belgium and the Netherlands, but had no commercial success in the US, where he is best known for the original versions of Ray Davies' "This Strange Effect" and Graham Gouldman's "I'm Going To Take You There".

He had an unusual ambition for a pop performer trying to make a name for himself - to appear on television completely hidden by a prop.[1]  In his own words, to "not appear, to stay behind something and not come out". He often hid behind the upturned collar of his leather jacket, or wrapped himself around, and effectively behind, themicrophone lead.[1]



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[hide]  *1 Career  ==Career[ edit] == His best-remembered hits are "Memphis, Tennessee", "The Crying Game" (1964) and his 1965 hit "Little Things", a cover version of Bobby Goldsboro's Stateside Top 40success.[2]  "This Strange Effect" (1965), written by Ray Davies, became a Number One hit for him in the Netherlands and Belgium, countries where he still enjoys celebrity status, having received an award from Radio Veronica, Netherlands, for their best selling pop single of all time. B. J. Thomas's sentimental "Mama" (1966)[1]  and "Don't Gimme No Lip Child", covered by the Sex Pistols,[2]  were other notable recordings.
 * 2 Discography
 * 2.1 Singles
 * 2.2 EPs
 * 2.3 Original albums
 * 2.4 Compilation albums
 * 2.5 DVDs
 * 3 See also
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links

His early hits name-checked his backing band the Cruisers who at that time were John Fleet (bass and piano), Roy Barber (rhythm guitar), Frank Miles (lead guitar) and Kenny Slade (drums). Berry parted with this line-up around the time of "The Crying Game" and recruited four more local musicians - Frank White, Johnny Riley and Pete Cliff and as the second generation of Cruisers.[1]  Lead guitarist White was eventually replaced by Roy Ledger. Berry regularly used session musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Big Jim Sullivan and Bobby Graham.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-amg_2-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  Currently in the Cruisers are Daniel Martin (lead guitar since 2010), Adrian Fountain (rhythm guitar since late 2011), Dan Wright (drums, from January 2013) and Brian Wood (bass guitar, joined 24 years ago, the longest serving member of the band).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">His stage act, which drew on the work of Elvis Presley and Gene Vincent, provided an inspiration for Alvin Stardust. The Geoff Stephens-penned song "The Crying Game" brought Berry's voice to his biggest international audience in 1992, when it was used as the theme song for the film The Crying Game. In the final quarter of 2010, "Little Things" was used in an advertisement campaign on British television by Andrextoilet paper.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-amg_2-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  Berry also regained some recognition when he was the surprise hit of the annual Alexis Korner Tribute in 1995. In 1998 "This Strange Effect" was covered by the Belgian band, Hooverphonic, on their album, Blue Wonder Power Milk.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In May 2009, Berry toured the UK and appeared in a cameo role in a theatrical production, The Mod Crop. In August that year, RPM Records issued a double CD anthology of Berry's earliest recordings for Decca, entitled This Strange Effect (The Decca Sessions 1963–1966).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  The package added two previously unissued tracks made in 1963 (before Berry signed with Decca) with producer Mickie Most: "Easy To Cry" and "Tongue Twisting". Berry's illustrated autobiography, Dave Berry - All There Is To Know, was published in 2010 by Heron Publications Ltd. It included contributions from Joe Cocker, Ray Davies, Tony Iommi, Peter Stringfellow and Bill Wyman. A double compilation, Picture Me Gone - The Decca Sessions 1966–1974, was released in January 2011. ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===EPs<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Original albums<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"The Crying Game" / "Not Fade Away" / "I Don't Want To Go On" / "Ella Speed" / "The Girl from the Fair Isle" / "Go on Home" / "Everybody Tries" / "God Bless The Child" / "Memphis, Tennessee" / "On The Other Side of Town" / "Go Home Girl" / "My Last Date" / "St. James Infirmary" / "Just A Little Bit" / "See See Rider" / "Don't Make Fun of Me"
 * "Memphis, Tennessee" / "Tossin' and Turnin'" - October 1963 UK No.19
 * "My Baby Left Me" / "Hoochie Coochie Man" - January 1964 UK No.37
 * "Baby It's You" / "Sweet and Lovely" - April 1964 UK No.24
 * "The Crying Game" / "Don't Gimme No Lip Child" - July 1964 UK No.5
 * "One Heart Between Two" / "You're Gonna Need Somebody" - November 1964 UK No.41
 * "Little Things" / "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" - March 1965 UK No.5 ("Little Things" written by Bobby Goldsboro)
 * "This Strange Effect" / "Now" - July 1965 UK No.37 ("This Strange Effect" written by Ray Davies)
 * "I'm Gonna Take You There" / "Just Don't Know" - October 1965 ("I'm Gonna Take You There" written by Graham Gouldman)
 * "If You Wait For Love" / "Hidden" - February 1966
 * "Mama" / "Walk, Walk, Talk, Talk" - June 1966 UK No.5
 * "Picture Me Gone" / "Ann" - November 1966
 * "Stranger" / "Stick by the Book" - March 1967
 * "Forever" / "And I Have Learned to Dream" - August 1967
 * "Just As Much As Ever" / "I Got the Feeling" - February 1968
 * "(Do I Figure) In Your Life" / "Latisha" - April 1968 ("(Do I Figure) In Your Life" written by Pete Dello)
 * "Huma-Lama" / "Oh What a Life" - April 1969 ("Huma-Lama" attributed to Dave Berry & The Sponge)
 * "Change Our Minds" / "Long Walk to D.C." - March 1970
 * "Chaplin House" / "Trees" - October 1970 ("Chaplin House" written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme)
 * "Moving On (Turn Around)" / "Don't Bring Me Down" - 1972 (released on CBS Records)
 * "I Can Make You Cry" - 1973
 * "Pebble To Pearls" / "Anyone Else But You for Me" - 1980
 * "Out of Time" / "Serenade for Alice" - 1988<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_.26_Albums_4-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45-rpm_5-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]
 * 1964 "Me-O-My-O" / "St. James Infirmary" / "If You Need Me" / "Ella Speed"
 * 1965 "Can I Get It From You"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-geocities_1-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]
 * 1964 Dave Berry (Decca)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Mama" / "I Ain’t Going With You Girl" / "It’s Gonna Be Fine" / "You Made A Fool of Me" / "Sticks And Stones" / "Now And From Now On" / "Same Game" / "Alright Baby" / "I Love You Babe" / "Soft Lights And Sweet Music" / "Green Grass" / "Love Has Gone Out of Your Life" / "Little Things"
 * 1966 Special Sound of Dave Berry (Decca)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Hey Little Girl" / "Round And Round" / "Casting My Spell" / "Girl From The Fair Isle" / "Fanny Man" / "If You Wait For Love" / "Sweet And Lovely" / "Tears To Remind Me" / "Baby It's You" / "Run My Heart" / "I Love You Babe" / "Heartbeat"
 * 1966 One Dozen Berries (Decca)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Maybe Baby" / "Coffee Song" / "She Cried" / "And The Clock on the Steeple Struck 13" / "You Can Live on Love" / "My Baby Left Me" / "Baby’s Gone" / "Dying Daffodil Incident" / "Suspicions" / "Since You’ve Gone" / "Stick To It Ivity" / "I Got The Feeling"
 * 1968 Dave Berry '68 (Decca)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Searchlight" / "Love from Johnny" / "Heart of Stone" / "Love is a Killer" / "Bring my Cadillac Back" / "God Bless the Child" / "Mountains of the Moon" / "On the Waterfront" / "My Baby Left Me" / "For a Knight to Win His Spurs" / "Boppin' the Blues" / "Tracks of My Tears"
 * 1988 Hostage to the Beat

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Mercury Blues" / "Same old Blues" / "Mean 'ol Frisco" / "Are You Going My Way" / "Memphis in the Meantime" / "Cajun Moon" / "Georgia Ray" / "Pony Boy" / "Taking the Midnight Train" / "Boppin' the Blues" / "My Baby Left Me" - Blues Matters! Records ===Compilation albums<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * 2003 Memphis....in the Meantime
 * 1976 Remembering... (Decca)
 * 1983 The Crying Game (Decca)
 * 1986 This Strange Effect (See for Miles)
 * 2009 This Strange Effect (The Decca Sessions 1963–1966) (2-CD, RPM)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-music_match_6-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]
 * 2011 Picture Me Gone (The Decca Sessions 1966–1974) (2-CD, RPM)
 * 2011 Berry – available on the Dave Berry website