Thursday 7 February 2019

British Sixties Pop; Barry & Paul Ryan - Hey Mr. Ryan 1968 (Decca, German Vinyl Release)


The twin sons of popular singer Marion Ryan, Paul (b. Paul Sapherson, 24 October 1948, Leeds, England, d. 29 November 1992) and Barry (b. Barry Sapherson, 24 October 1948, Leeds, England) were launched as a clean-cut act to attendant showbusiness publicity. Their debut single, ‘Don’t Bring Me Your Heartaches’ reached the UK Top 20 in 1965, and over the ensuing months the siblings enjoyed respectable, if unspectacular, chart placings with ‘Have Pity On The Boy’ and ‘I Love Her’. The Ryans shifted away from their tailored image with ‘Have You Ever Loved Somebody’ (1966) and ‘Keep It Out Of Sight’ (1967), penned, respectively, by the Hollies and Cat Stevens, but such releases were less successful.
They split amicably in 1968 with Paul embarking on a songwriting career while Barry recorded as a solo act. Together they created ‘Eloise’, the latter’s impressive UK number 2 hit and subsequent million seller, but ensuing singles failed to emulate its popularity. Paul’s compositions included ‘I Will Drink The Wine’, which was recorded by Frank Sinatra, but neither brother was able to sustain initial impetus. During 1969 Barry had an accident which caused serious burns to his face. In the 70s Paul moved to the USA, but later left the music business and opened a chain of hairdressing salons. He died of cancer in 1992. (Bio by allmusic.com)


As far as I know the album was released in 1967 in England and 1968 in Germany. The album offers commercial British sixties pop. I like the album very much because I like this kind of sixties pop music very much. The album is certainly not exceptional but it has a lot of good pop songs to offer. Enjoy. (Frank)

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3 comments:

  1. SamApplePie7 February 2019 at 19:01

    Many thanks for this one Frank

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  2. Greeny7 February 2019 at 19:02

    Thanks, Frank, nice twin duo!
    What a mindblowing changing: Barry and Paul's first three LP ("Two of a Kind" - recorded under the moniker "The Ryans"; "Paul & Barry Ryan", and this one here) exclusively contained cover versions of other songwriters. Then they (respectively the marketing ) decided to split the brotherhood into one songwriter and one performer, and all of a sudden Barry alone experiences success and stardom with Paul's songs.
    Barry, who was especially successful in Germany, even recorded some songs sung in German ("Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel halt" and "Sanctus, Sanctus Hallelujah").
    With musical success declining Ryan pursued a career as photographer (National Portrait Gallery in London, MoMA in New York). These days, he sometimes can be found onstage of oldie show festivals, often mimicking the vocal gymnastics of "Eloise" to a full playback.

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    1. Superbillie18 February 2019 at 11:20

      Hello Greeny,
      thanks for the infos you provide. I really like your knowledge about pop music. Often i find some interesting informations in your commennts. I really appreciate it. Thanks for your comments and have a nice day,
      Frank

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