Ferry Cross the Mersey

Ferry Cross the Mersey is the name of a 1964 song, film, and soundtrack album, all related to Liverpool and the Mersey Sound, as well as the Mersey Ferry, which still runs from Liverpool to Birkenhead and Seacombe on the Wirral.

The song was recorded by Gerry & the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the US. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching #6 in the US and charting twice in the UK.

[edit] Cover versions

In 1983, Frankie Goes to Hollywood recorded a cover of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" for the 12-inch B-side of the single "Relax".

In May 1989 a charity version of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" was released in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster. It was recorded by Liverpool artists The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden, and Stock Aitken Waterman, and held the #1 spot in the UK chart for three weeks.

In 2003, Pat Metheny included an instrumental cover of this song on his acoustic album One Quiet Night.

A 2007 version was recorded by New Zealand artist Neil Nooyen.

The song was covered in a Bulgarian-language version in 2008 on Farmers Market's album Surfin' USSR.

[edit] Other uses

In the mid-1990s a musical theatre production also titled Ferry Cross the Mersey related Gerry Marsden's Merseybeat days; it premiered in Liverpool and played in the UK, Australia, and Canada.

Preceded by "Hand on Your Heart" by Kylie Minogue	UK number-one single by Ferry Aid (The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman) May 14, 1989 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Sealed With a Kiss" by Jason Donovan