EDISON LIGHTHOUSE (UK)

Edison Lighthouse started out calling themselves Greenfield Hammer and would play gigs around the south east of England. The band consisted of Tony Burrows, Stuart Edwards, David Taylor, George Weyman and Ray Dorey. Burrows would be a busy man at that time as he was also the vocalist for The Pipkins, White Plains and First Class as well as being a member of Brotherhood Of Man (before their SA chart success). The band took their name from a real lighthouse called Eddystone Lighthouse which is just off the Devon coast in England. After their first hit, ‘Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)’, which got to number 1 in the UK and 5 in the US, Burrows left the band and there was a reshuffle in the line up. They saw a second minor hit with ‘It’s Up To You Petula’ which reached 49 in the UK and 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. These 2 hits would be their only chart action on both sides of the Atlantic.

Date of entrySongPeak (weeks at 1)Weeks
    
27-Feb-1970Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)312
    
  Total hits1
  Total weeks12
Biggest climber awards0
Star rater climbs2
Biggest fallers1
Weeks with oldest in the charts2
Longest run in the charts (weeks)12
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts0
Biggest gap between hits (weeks)0
Top 30 points ranking=606
Top 20 points ranking=536
Top 30 points282
Top 20 points162

Other hits featuring Tony Burrows :

SongActPeak (weeks at 1)Weeks
    
Gimme Dat DingThe Pipkins153
My Baby Loves Lovin’White Plains87
Beach BabyFirst Class89
 There’s A Whole Lot Of LovingGuys & Dolls12 
  Total hits4
  Total weeks25

There is some uncertainty whether Burrows took lead vocals on the White Plains hit mentioned above or if it was Rick Wolff, who would go on to be a member of local band City Limits. However, it seems to be generally agreed that Burrows did appear on the record either doing lead or backing vocals.

Total chart involvement by the group and its members:

Number of hits5
Weeks37

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