"I Like It" is the second single by Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers. Like Gerry Marsden's first number one "How Do You Do It", it was written by Mitch Murray.[1] The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 20 June 1963, where it stayed for four weeks.[2][3] It reached No. 17 in the American charts in 1964.[4]
| "I Like It" | ||||
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| Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers | ||||
| B-side | "It Happened to Me" | |||
| Released | May 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 24 April 1963 | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Merseybeat | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Columbia (EMI) Laurie 3196 (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mitch Murray[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin[1] | |||
| Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology | ||||
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Cash Box described it as "a happy-go-lucky jump'er that Gerry [Marsden] solo vocals in ear-arresting style."[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100". Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 253.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 19, 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.