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Alan Tudor Blaikley (23 March 1940 – 4 July 2022) was an English songwriter and composer, best known for writing a series of international hits in the 1960s and 1970s in collaboration with Ken Howard, including the UK number one hits "Have I the Right?" and "The Legend of Xanadu". Together with Howard, he also wrote two West End musicals and a number of TV themes, including the theme music for the BBC's long-running series of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Alan Blaikley first charted in 1964 with Have I the Right?.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 33 UK Top‑75 entries, including 16 Top‑10 placements, including 2 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Have I the Right? - #2: The Legend of Xanadu - #3: (Call Me) Number One - #4: Bend It! - #5: Zabadak!
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  The Honeycombs
Have I the Right?
1.
07/1964

#1  Have I the Right?
The Honeycombs

from Here Are the Honeycombs   
329 pts
5
US




1
UK
[Interphon 7707]
written by Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley greentick
2.
10/1964

Is It Because
The Honeycombs

21 pts






38
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
3.
08/1965

That's the Way
The Honeycombs

from Here Are the Honeycombs   
73 pts






12
UK
[Warner 5655]
written by Alan Blaikley greentick
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
You Make It Move
4.
12/1965

You Make It Move
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion   
38 pts






26
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
Hold Tight!
5.
03/1966

Hold Tight!
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich   
138 pts






4
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
Hideaway
6.
06/1966

Hideaway
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion   
79 pts






10
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
7.
09/1966

#4  Bend It!
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion   
178 pts
110
US




2
UK
[Fontana 1559]
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
Save Me
8.
12/1966

Save Me
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

147 pts






3
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
Touch Me, Touch Me
9.
03/1967

Touch Me, Touch Me
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

74 pts






13
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
Okay!
10.
05/1967

Okay!
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

149 pts






4
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  The Herd
From the Underworld
11.
09/1967

From the Underworld
The Herd

from Paradise Lost   
123 pts






6
UK
[Fontana 1602]
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Zabadak!
12.
10/1967

#5  Zabadak!
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from If No One Sang   
176 pts
52
US




3
UK
[Imperial 66270]
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  The Herd
Paradise Lost
13.
12/1967

Paradise Lost
The Herd

from Paradise Lost   
68 pts






15
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
The Legend of Xanadu
14.
02/1968

#2  The Legend of Xanadu
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from If No One Sang   
211 pts
123
US




1
UK
[Imperial 66287]
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  The Herd
I Don't Want Our Loving to Die
15.
04/1968

I Don't Want Our Loving to Die
The Herd

from Lookin’ Thru You   
128 pts






5
UK
[Fontana 1618]
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  The Tremeloes
Helule Helule
16.
05/1968

Helule Helule
The Tremeloes

69 pts
122
US




14
UK
[Epic 10328]
written by Alan Blakley greentick, Davdi Kabaka & Len Hawkes
  Horst Jankowski
Zabadak
17.
05/1968

Zabadak
Horst Jankowski

5 pts


27
AC




instrumental
[Mercury 72809]
written by Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley greentick
  Lulu
18.
06/1968

Boy
Lulu

68 pts
108
US




15
UK
[Epic 10346]
written by Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley greentick & Geoff Stephens
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Last Night in Soho
19.
07/1968

Last Night in Soho
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

96 pts






8
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  The Tremeloes
My Little Lady
20.
09/1968

My Little Lady
The Tremeloes

120 pts
127
US




6
UK
[Epic 10376]
written by Alan Blakley greentick, Len Hawkes, Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri & Lorenzo Pilat
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
The Wreck of the Antoinette
21.
10/1968

The Wreck of the Antoinette
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

66 pts






14
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  The Marmalade
22.
10/1968

Wait for Me Mary-Anne
The Marmalade

30 pts






30
UK
written by Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley greentick
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Don Juan
23.
03/1969

Don Juan
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from Together   
43 pts






23
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  Rolf Harris
24.
04/1969

Bluer Than Blue
Rolf Harris

30 pts






30
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick, Kenneth Howard & Barry Mason
  Linda Kendrick
25.
04/1969

I Will See You There
Linda Kendrick

from Linda Kendrick   
19 pts






41
UK
written by Alan Blakley greentick & Len Hawkes
  Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Snake in the Grass
26.
05/1969

Snake in the Grass
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

from Together   
43 pts






23
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Kenneth Howard
  The Tremeloes
(Call Me) Number One
27.
11/1969

#3  (Call Me) Number One
The Tremeloes

180 pts






2
UK
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Len Hawkes
28.
03/1970

By the Way
The Tremeloes

25 pts






35
UK
[Epic 10621]
written by Alan Blakely greentick & Len Hawkes
  Elvis Presley
I've Lost You
29.
08/1970

I've Lost You
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   That's the Way It Is
137 pts
32
US
5
AC
57
ctry
9
UK
charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts
[RCA 47-9873]
written by Alan Blaikley greentick & Ken Howard
  The Tremeloes
Me and My Life
30.
09/1970

Me and My Life
The Tremeloes

141 pts






4
UK
[Epic 10682]
written by Alan Blakely greentick & Len Hawkes
31.
07/1971

Hello Buddy
The Tremeloes

29 pts






32
UK
[Epic 10807]
written by Alan Blakley greentick & Len Hawkes
  Rock Candy
32.
09/1971

Remember
Rock Candy

29 pts






32
UK
written by Alan Blakley greentick, Daniel Vangarde & Len Hawkes
  Peter Straker & The Hands of Doctor Teleny
33.
02/1972

The Spirit Is Willing
Peter Straker & The Hands of Doctor Teleny

22 pts






40
UK
written by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley greentick & Henning
  Dead End Kids
Have I the Right?
34.
03/1977

Have I the Right?
Dead End Kids

124 pts






6
UK
written by Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley greentick

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