Australian singles chart:
The Age of Consent entered the Kent charts on 16 November 1968 and peaked at #18.
Songwriter:
Terry Britten
Record label of Australian release:
Spin
Milesago:
One of Ronnie’s best singles was the magnificent Age Of Consent, a lush, emotive ballad penned by The Twilights’ Terry Britten, and featuring most of that band as backing musicians. Britten wrote quite a few songs for Burns, as did Johnny Young. By then a fading teen-pop sensation himself, Young embarked on a hugely successful songwriting career in the late ’60s, and Ronnie was the recipient of many of his best songs.
Read more: www.milesago.com/artists/burns.htm
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