Australian singles charts:
Ferry Cross the Mersey entered the Kent charts on 16 January 1965 and peaked at #2. It was #26 on the Top 100 of 1965.
Album:
The song is on the Ferry Cross the Mersey movie soundtrack album, and in Australia is on the 1965 album Gerry and The Pacemakers Greatest Hits which charted that year.
Songwriter:
Gerry Marsden
Producer:
George Martin
Record label of Australian release:
Columbia
Songfacts:
The Mersey Ferry runs along the Mersey river from Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula in England. It still runs, but these days is mostly a tourist attraction. Written by lead singer Gerry Marsden, the song is a nostalgic look at the area where he is from.
The music played by bands from the Liverpool area around this time became known as the “Mersey Sound”. This song came to symbolise the style, which was made famous by The Beatles and The Kinks.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/gerry-the-pacemakers/ferry-cross-the-mersey
In 1965, Gerry & the Pacemakers starred in a film called Ferry Cross The Mersey, which was based on this song.
Lyrics:
Life goes on day after day
Hearts torn in every way
So ferry ‘cross the Mersey
‘Cause this land’s the place I love
And here I’ll stay
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