1-2-3 (Len Barry song)

other songs 1-2-3 (disambiguation)1-2-3 February 2020 1-2-3 Len Barry - 1-2-3.png single Len Barry 1-2-3 Bullseye October 1965 Blue-eyed soul pop 2:24 Decca Brunswick John Madara David White Len Barry John Madara David White Lip Sync (To the Tongue Twisters) 1965 Like a Baby 1966 Licensed audio rGIH_LzjJ80 "1-2-3" "1-2-3" is a 1965 song recorded by American blue-eyed soul singer Len Barry, who co-wrote it with John Madara and David White. The latter two produced the recording. The chorus and accompaniment were arranged by Jimmy Wisner. The single was released in 1965 on the American Decca label.http://www.45cat.com/record/31827 Decca 31827 45cat.com 1965-07-31 2011-09-09 At the time, the writers were sued by Motown, which claimed that the song was a reworking of the Holland–Dozier–Holland composition "Ask Any Girl", released by the Supremes the year before as the B-side of their single "Baby Love". The writers of "1-2-3" denied the claim but, after two years of litigation, they agreed to give the Motown writers 15% of the song's writing and publishing royalties,http://www.songfacts.com/artist-len_barry.php 1 - 2 - 3 Songfacts.com 19 January 2015 and Holland–Dozier–Holland are listed as co-authors by BMI.http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1126577&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID https://archive.today/20140602205552/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1126577&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID dead 2 June 2014 1-2-3 Repertoire.bmi.com 19 January 2015 Years after this song was released, many people mistaken this for a Smokey Robinson and The Miracles tune because Barry's vocals were similar to Robinson's on the recording. The personnel on the original recording included Vinnie Bell, Bobby Eli, and Sal DiTroia on guitars; Joe Macho on bass; Artie Butler on percussion; Leon Huff on piano; Artie Kaplan on sax; Bill Tole and Roswell Rudd on trombones; Lee Morgan on trumpet; Fred Hubbard on clarinet; and Bobby Gregg on drums.https://soulfuldetroit.com/archives/6593/5157.html?1088515350 Soulful Detroit: Happy Birthday Len Barry soulfuldetroit.com "1-2-3" reached number 2 in the US Billboard chart ("I Hear a Symphony" by the Supremes kept it from the number 1 spot).Billboard Hot 100 – Week of November 20, 1965 https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1965-11-20/ Billboard 9 April 2019 "1-2-3" also went to number 11 on the Billboard R&B chart.Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 49 Overseas, the song peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. David Roberts 2006 British Hit Singles & Albums 19th Guinness World Records Limited London 1-904994-10-5 43 In addition, it was also a Top 10 hit in Ireland, where it went to number 8.https://www.irma.ie/?s=Len+Barry Irish charts archive – Len Barry IRMA 2020-01-09 It sold over 1.75 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Joseph Murrells 1978 The Book of Golden Discs 2nd Barrie and Jenkins Ltd London 186 0-214-20512-6 registration https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/186 Charts +Chart performance for "1-2-3" Chart (1965–1966) PeakpositionCanada RPM 3 9261 2 September 2018 true France (IFOP)Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70 InfoDisc 22 December 2019 http://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_B.php/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php fr 40Ireland2 8 Len Barry true September 2, 2018 New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search+lever&qartistid=583#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand – search lever Flavourofnz.co.nz 9 April 2019 6 South Africa (Springbok Radio)http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html SA Charts 1969–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts B The South African Rock Encyclopedia 1 September 2018 4 UK (NME)Osborne Roger Dafydd Rees Barry Lazell Forty Years of "NME" Charts 2nd 1995 Pan Macmillan 0-7522-0829-2 160 1 UK (Record Retailer)http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/len%20barry/ Artist Chart History Details: Len Barry The Official Charts Company 8 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615120136/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/len%20barry/ 15 June 2011 dead 3 US Billboard Hot 100 2 US Cash Box Top 10027 November 1965 Cash Box Top 100 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1965/CB-1965-11-27.pdf Cash Box 4 24 January 2025 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 11 Covers In 1966, Jane Morgan recorded a cover that peaked at No. 135 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.https://www.musicvf.com/Jane+Morgan.songs#gsc.tab=0 Jane Morgan Top Songs - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography musicvf.com April 10, 2026https://top40weekly.com/bubbling-under/ US Hot 100 Bubbling Under top40weekly.com April 10, 2026https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1966/Billboard%201966-06-18.pdf Billboard Magazine (June 18, 1966) (Page 18) worldradiohistory.com April 10, 2026 Also in 1966, Cilla Black recorded a version for her second album, Cilla Sings a Rainbow, produced by George Martin. In 1980, the disco/dance group Salazar, peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart with their version of the song. Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 Whitburn Joel 2004 Record Research 226 In 1994, it was sampled in Edwyn Collins' single "A Girl Like You",http://www.whosampled.com/sample/13630/Edwyn-Collins-A-Girl-Like-You-Len-Barry-1-2-3/ Edwyn Collins's A Girl Like You sample of Len Barry's 1-2-3 - WhoSampled WhoSampled 19 January 2015 becoming the singer's biggest solo hit.http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/21605 secondhandsongs.com Secondhandsongs.com 13 September 2014 See also List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1965 References External links 210229 single Category:1965 singles Category:Al Stewart songs Category:Jan and Dean songs Category:Songs written by David White (musician) Category:Decca Records singles Category:1965 songs Category:Cashbox number-one singles Category:Songs written by John Medora Category:Brunswick Records singles Category:Songs written by Len Barry Category:Songs involved in plagiarism controversies