Single:
Have I the Right? entered the Australian singles chart* on 12 September 1964 and peaked at #1. The song was #8 on the Top 100 of 1964.
Album:
The song is on the 1964 eponymous album The Honeycombs.
Songwriters:
Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley
Producer:
Joe Meek (RGM Sound)
Record label of Australian release:
Astor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The Honeycombs were founded as an amateur band by Martin Murray in November 1963. Its members were Murray (a hairdresser), his salon assistant Anne “Honey” Lantree, her brother John, and two friends, Denis D’Ell and Allan Ward. Martin Murray was later replaced by Peter Pye. Originally they called themselves the Sheratons.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honeycombs
Songfacts:
Have I the Right? was written by the London songwriting team of Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. They also wrote songs for Lulu, Elvis Presley, The Herd (Peter Frampton’s group), Petula Clark, Engelbert Humperdinck and many others.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-honeycombs/have-i-the-right
Lyrics:
Have I the right to hold you
You know I’ve always told you
That we must never ever part
Have I the right to kiss you
You know I’ll always miss you
I’ve loved you from the very start
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