Tony Burrows

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'''Anthony Burrows''' (born 14 April 1942) is an English [[pop music|pop]] singer and recording artist.<ref name="Jancik1998">{{cite book|last=Jancik|first=Wayne|title=The Billboard book of one-hit wonders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJYzAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 May 2011|date=March 1998|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=978-0-8230-7622-2|page=275}}</ref> As a prolific [[session musician]], Burrows was involved in several transatlantic hit singles throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, most of which were [[one-hit wonders]], including "[[Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)]]" by [[Edison Lighthouse]], "[[United We Stand (song)|United We Stand]]" by [[Brotherhood of Man]], "[[My Baby Loves Lovin']]" by [[White Plains (band)|White Plains]], "[[Gimme Dat Ding]]" by [[the Pipkins]] and "[[Beach Baby]]" by [[the First Class]].
'''Anthony Burrows''' (born 14 April 1942) is an English [[pop music|pop]] singer and recording artist.<ref name="Jancik1998">{{cite book|last=Jancik|first=Wayne|title=The Billboard book of one-hit wonders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJYzAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 May 2011|date=March 1998|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=978-0-8230-7622-2|page=275}}</ref> As a prolific [[session musician]], Burrows was involved in several transatlantic hit singles throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, most of which were [[one-hit wonders]], including "[[Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)]]" by [[Edison Lighthouse]], "[[United We Stand (song)|United We Stand]]" by [[Brotherhood of Man]], "[[My Baby Loves Lovin']]" by [[White Plains (band)|White Plains]], "[[Gimme Dat Ding]]" by [[the Pipkins]] and "[[Beach Baby]]" by [[the First Class]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Reader |first1=Adam |title=ICON Didn’t SPEAK ENGLISH WELL & ACCIDENTALLY Sang a PROFANITY…Made it a CLASSIC! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ_LPa4kXYc |website=Professor of Rock |publisher=YouTube |access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Uitti |first1=Jacob |title=5 One-Hit Wonders That Tony Burrows Produced With Different Bands |url=https://americansongwriter.com/5-one-hit-wonders-that-tony-burrows-produced-with-different-bands/ |website=americansongwriter.com |publisher=American Songwriter |access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>


During 1970, four singles by four different acts with whom he performed all charted at or near the top of the [[UK Singles Chart]] and additionally reached the top 20 in the United States, while a fifth single under his own name ("[[Melanie Makes Me Smile]]") reached the lower ends of the top 100 in the United States and Canada.
During 1970, four singles by four different acts with whom he performed all charted at or near the top of the [[UK Singles Chart]] and additionally reached the top 20 in the United States, while a fifth single under his own name ("[[Melanie Makes Me Smile]]") reached the lower ends of the top 100 in the United States and Canada.
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