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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> |
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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. |