Don Fardon ‎– Coventry Boy The Anthology @ 320

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b. Donald Maughn, 19 August 1943, Coventry, West Midlands, England. As the vocalist with the Sorrows, Maughn was featured on this cult act’s most durable release, the pulsating ‘Take A Heart’. A number 21 hit in September 1965, its hypnotic, throbbing beat was maintained on subsequent releases, several of which the singer co-composed. Here, however, he preferred to use an alternative surname, Fardon, which was then retained for the artist’s solo career. His cover version of John D. Loudermilk’ s ‘(The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation’ gave him his first and only US hit single in 1968, reaching the Top 20. He broke into the UK Top 40 in 1970 with ‘Belfast Boy’, a homage to the talented, but troubled Northern Irish footballer, George Best. This success paved the way for the re-issue of ‘Indian Reservation’ which, when resurrected, climbed to a respectable number 3 and became one of that year’s most distinctive chart entries. Yet despite several further releases in the early 70s, some of which were remakes of former Sorrows material, Fardon was unable to secure consistent success. He went into the licensing trade, running pubs in Coventry and Eathorpe, while continuing to work on the cabaret and country circuits. He later helped run a security firm looking after pop stars. Fardon re-released ‘Belfast Boy’ in December 2005 in honour of the recently deceased Best.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/don-fardon-coventry-boy-the-anthology-7kwwq90mws3

http://modscene.ru/articles/don_fardon_int.html

CD1

Don Fardon - 01 - Teenage Letter 

Don Fardon - 02 - Come With Me 

Don Fardon - 03 - Baby 

Don Fardon - 04 - Take A Heart 

Don Fardon - 05 - We Should Get Along Fine 

Don Fardon - 06 - She's Got The Action 

Don Fardon - 07 - Don't Sing No Sad Songs For Me 

Don Fardon - 08 - Cara-Lin 

Don Fardon - 09 - Let Me In 

Don Fardon - 10 - How Love Used To Be 

Don Fardon - 11 - Let The Live Live 

Don Fardon - 12 - Gonna Find A Cave 

Don Fardon - 13 - I Take What I Want 

Don Fardon - 14 - Baby All The Time 

Don Fardon - 15 - Baby Let Me Take You Home 

Don Fardon - 16 - Do You Know What I Mean 

Don Fardon - 17 - On The Beach 

Don Fardon - 18 - The Letter 

Don Fardon - 19 - (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation 

Don Fardon - 20 - Dreaming Room 

Don Fardon - 21 - I Get So Excited 

Don Fardon - 22 - Back In The U.S.S.R. 

Don Fardon - 23 - Keep On Loving Me 

Don Fardon - 24 - Coming On Strong 

Don Fardon - 25 - Ruby's Picture On My Wall 

Don Fardon - 26 - Take A Heart 

Don Fardon - 27 - Running Bear 

CD2

Don Fardon - 01 - Gimmie Gimmie Good Lovin' 

Don Fardon - 02 - Treat Her Right 

Don Fardon - 03 - How Do You Break A Broken Heart 

Don Fardon - 04 - Captain Man 

Don Fardon - 05 - Sally Goes Round The Moon 

Don Fardon - 06 - Sunshine Woman 

Don Fardon - 07 - We Can Make It Together 

Don Fardon - 08 - Goodbye 

Don Fardon - 09 - Mr. Stationmaster 

Don Fardon - 10 - I'm Alive 

Don Fardon - 11 - It's Been Nice Loving You 

Don Fardon - 12 - Let The Live Live 

Don Fardon - 13 - Belfast Boy 

Don Fardon - 14 - Hudson Bay 

Don Fardon - 15 - New York City 

Don Fardon - 16 - 6.10 Phoenix Gone 

Don Fardon - 17 - Delta Queen 

Don Fardon - 18 - Cheyenne 

Don Fardon - 19 - Mississippi Woman 

Don Fardon - 20 - Girl 

Don Fardon - 21 - Follow Your Dream 

Don Fardon - 22 - Get Away John 

Don Fardon - 23 - Night And Day 

Don Fardon - 24 - Louisiana 

Don Fardon - 25 - St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John 

Don Fardon - 26 - Lola 

Don Fardon - 27 - Belfast Boy 

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