Buddy England

Buddy England is a British-born Australian singer and songwriter.

Career

As a solo artist from 1963 to 1969, England released several singles on HMV Records, including "If You'll Stay", "Doll House", "There Goes My Baby", "Movin' Man", "Sunny", "I'm Going For You", and "If I Never Get To Love You".^[1][2] "Movin' Man" was used in an advertisement for Gilbey's gin.^[3]

From 1967 to 1979, England returned to the UK and continued writing and recording for EMI at Abbey Road, releasing several singles, including "Forgive and Forget", "The Name of My Sorrow", "Wonderful World" and "In Need of a Friend". From 1970 to 1971, England owned and launched Air Records and produced all of its artists, including the Vibrants, Love Story, Tadpole, Mick Hamilton, the Tangerine Balloon and Tony Pantano.^[4]

England was a member of the Seekers in their new lineup from 1974 to 1981, replacing Bruce Woodley and recording their first album for Astor Records.^[5][6] He was also a member of the Mixtures from June 1969 to March 1970.^{[7] [5]}

England still writes and records on his farm on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. In 1993 he released the album Fate's a Fiddler, Life's a Dance. The majority of album's material was written and produced by him.

Discography

With The Mixtures

• In The Summertime (Fable, 1971)

With The Seekers

• The Seekers (Astor, 1975) AUS #17
• Giving and Taking (Astor, 1976) AUS #78, NZ #5
• A Little Bit of Country (Hammard, 1980) AUS #84

Solo

• Fate's a Fiddler, Life's a Dance (Larrikin, 1993)

Singles

Year	Title	AU	Label
1965	"I've Come Of Age"	65	HMV
1966	"Doll House"	68	HMV
1966	"There Goes My Baby"	92	HMV
1966	"If You'll Stay"	84	HMV
1966	"If I Never Get To Love You"	47	HMV
1967	"Movin' Man"	26	HMV
1967	"I'm Goin' For You"	-	HMV
1967	"Forgive and Forget"	-	Columbia
1970	"Josephine"	-	Air
1975	"Carolina"	-	Astor
1976	"Where In The World" (with The Seekers)	55	Astor

References

1. "Singles Discography for HMV Records - OZ - 4000 series". Global Dog Productions. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
2. "Buddy England". Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. Hindler, George (12 August 1967). "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. p. 63. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
4. "Air Records". Milesago. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
5. "Australian Rock by Memorable Music". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
6. "The Seekers". Milesago. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
7. "The Mixtures". Milesago. Retrieved 27 January 2010.