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Single:
I Told the Brook (promoted as a double-A-side single with Funny Face on the flip side) entered the Australian singles chart* on 12 June 1965 and peaked at #1. It was #12 on the Top 100 of 1965.
Album:
I Told the Brook and Funny Face are on The Best Of Billy Thorpe which entered the Australian albums chart* on 11 December 1965 and peaked at #4.
Songwriters:
I Told the Brook: Marty Robbins
Funny Face: Tony Crane
Producer:
Ted Albert (Albert Productions)
Record label of Australian release:
Parlophone
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS VIDEO BELOW – Funny Face
Milesago:
The early part of 1965 saw the band continuing to play to sold-out houses and earning a clutch of gold record awards. Notably, they attracted a then record crowd of 63,000 to a headlining performance at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Then, at the height of the group’s popularity, Thorpe unceremoniously jettisoned his original backing group in favour of an all-new line-up. The precise reasons for this drastic change remain unclear, but it’s since been reported that the main reason was a long-running financial dispute with manager John Harrigan.
The new “Mark II” Aztecs released another MOR ballad, I Told The Brook, although its flip, the rollicking, bass-dominated Funny Face hinted that Thorpe hadn’t completely abandoned his rocking roots.
Read more: www.milesago.com/artists/thorpe.htm
Lyrics:
I told the brook that runs down through the valley
A secret my best friend never knew
The brook told the trees
And the trees told the breeze
That I was in love with you
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BONUS
I Told the Brook was promoted as a double-A-side single, with Funny Face on the flip side
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