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 entry | Song | Peak (weeks at 1) | Weeks |
27-Feb-1970 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) | 3 | 12 |
Total hits | 1 | ||
Total weeks | 12 |
Biggest climber awards | 0 |
Star rater climbs | 2 |
Biggest fallers | 1 |
Weeks with oldest in the charts | 2 |
Longest run in the charts (weeks) | 12 |
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts | 0 |
Biggest gap between hits (weeks) | 0 |
Top 30 points ranking | =606 |
Top 20 points ranking | =536 |
Top 30 points | 282 |
Top 20 points | 162 |
Other hits featuring Tony Burrows :
Song | Act | Peak (weeks at 1) | Weeks |
Gimme Dat Ding | The Pipkins | 15 | 3 |
My Baby Loves Lovin’ | White Plains | 8 | 7 |
Beach Baby | First Class | 8 | 9 |
There’s A Whole Lot Of Loving | Guys & Dolls | 12 | 6 |
Total hits | 4 | ||
Total weeks | 25 |
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 hits | 5 |
Weeks | 37 |