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Hatch/Trent were an English music song writing team, made up of then husband and wife Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. From the the mid-1960s until the early 1970s, they colaborated succesfully with many British and American artistes to produce many succesfull chart topping singles. Moving on to a less successfull career in writing musicals, their last well know project was to complete the theme tune for Australian television soap opera Neighbours.
[edit] History
In 1964 Tony Hatch was a succesfull and married song writer, on contract to Pye records, who's then current hit was the theme for the new soap opera Crossroads. When asked to write a song to be featured in the Inspector Rose series, It's Dark Outside, he supplied "Where Are You Now?", with lyrics and vocals by a recently acquired Pye artist, Jackie Trent. The song immediately clicked with the public and shot to #1 in the charts.[1]
One of the Pye artistes Trent wrote for was Petula Clark. Having already penned Downtown for Clark, and with the 1965 release of Hatch's first album The Downtown Sound of Tony Hatch complete; Hatch and Trent colaborated over Clark's next album I Couldn't Live Without Your Love released in 1966, in which their full affair became exposed within the lyrics of the album. "A Sign Of The Times", "Who Am I?", "Colour My World," and "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", were all inspired by Hatch's ongoing affair with Trent. The pair also wrote Clark's 1967 hits "Don't Sleep In The Subway" and "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener," all of which were now co-credited Hatch/Trent, whether Hatch had penned them or not.
Hatch and Trent were married in 1966. Their duet, "The Two Of Us", topped the Australian charts and created a demand for concert and cabaret performances, and the duo earned the nickname, "Mr. & Mrs. Music". Hatch continued to compose television themes, with compositions for Sportsnight, The Doctors, Codename, Back to the Land, The Champions, Hadleigh, Mr and Mrs and Whodunnit! established Hatch and his credited co-writer Trent as an undisputed leader in the world of television theme songs.
During the 1970s, Hatch and Trent diversified into musical theatre. Their first project, The Card, based on Arnold Bennett's novel, with book by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, ran in London's West End with Jim Dale and Millicent Martin in the lead roles: an original cast album was released in 1975. A rewritten version of the show, starring Peter Duncan and Hayley Mills, played the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in the 1990s and spawned a new cast album. The second Hatch/Trent musical was Rock Nativity, with book and lyrics by David Wood. Initiated and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, it first played in Newcastle. An updated version of the show toured nationally in 1976 and was broadcast nationally by Scottish TV. A full-length concert version was recorded at the Cork Opera House for the Irish television state broadcaster RTE.
In 1978, Hatch and Trent moved to Dublin, where they remained for four years, hosting their own TV series, Words And Music and It's A Musical World. Hatch continued to produce hit TV themes for series such as Seagull Island and Airline before the pair moved to Australia in 1982. While there, the couple wrote one of their most famous compositions, the theme for the TV soap opera Neighbours.
The couple were the subjects of This Is Your Life in 1991, but separated in 1995, and divorced in 2002.[1]
[edit] Song list
| Filmography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Format | Role | Other notes |
| 1970 | The Railway Children | Film | ||
| 1971 | Walkabout | Film | ||
| 1972 | Shelley | Television | BBC series | |
| 1976 | Logan's Run | Film | ||
| The Eagle Has Landed | Film | |||
| 1977 | Equus | Film | ||
| 1978 | China 9, Liberty 37 | Film | ||
| The Riddle of the Sands | Film | |||
| 1980 | Sweet William | Film | ||
| 1981 | Othello | Film | ||
| An American Werewolf in London | Film | |||
| 1985 | Love's Labour's Lost | Television | ||
| 1990 | Child's Play 2 | Film | ||
| Darkman | Film | uncredited cameo | ||
| 1993 | Red Dwarf | Television | ||
| 2000 | The Railway Children | Television | ITV | |
| 2001 | The Parole Officer | Film | ||
| 2002 | At Dawning | |||
| Spooks | Television | |||
| 2004 | Number One Longing, Number Two Regret | |||
| 2007 | Diamond Geezer | Television | ITV series | |
| Irina Palm | Television | |||
| 2008 | The Invisibles | Television | Barbara Riley | BBC TV series |
| Song compositions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Recordings | Other notes | |
| 1966 | A Sign Of The Times | Petula Clark | ||
| 1968 | A Step In The Right Direction | Petula Clark | ||
| 1970 | After You | Petula Clark | ||
| 1968 | American Boys | Petula Clark | ||
| 1967 | Beautiful In The Rain | Petula Clark | ||
| 1970 | City Lights | Petula Clark | ||
| 1966 | Colour My World | Petula Clark | Used in 2008 advert for DFS | |
| 1970 | Conversations In The Wind | Petula Clark | ||
| 1969 | Cranes Flying South | Petula Clark, Jackie Trent | ||
| 1968 | Don't Give Up | Petula Clark | ||
| 1967 | Don't Sleep In The Subway | Petula Clark, Frank Sinatra | ||
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F FORGET HIM 1963 Bobby Rydell, Billy Fury
G GOODBYE MR CHIPS Jackie Trent 1969 Petula Clark GOTTA GET AWAY (TV) Jackie Trent 1970 Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
H HADLEIGH (TV) 1969 Tony Hatch HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Jackie Trent 1975 Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch HARVEST OF LOVE Benny Hill 1963 Benny Hill HAVE ANOTHER DREAM Jackie Trent 1968 Petula Clark HEART (Lyric) Aber/Clark 1965 Petula Clark HOLLYWOOD Jackie Trent 1968 Jackie Trent
I I AM YOUR SONG Jackie Trent 1972 Petula Clark I COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Jackie Trent 1966 Petula Clark, Ray Conniff I KNOW A PLACE 1964 Petula Clark, Sammy Davis Jnr, Sarah Vaughan I LOVE THE LITTLE THINGS 1964 Matt Monro (Eurovision Song) I WANNA SING WITH YOUR BAND Jackie Trent 1968 Petula Clark I’LL BE THERE Jackie Trent 1969 Jackie Trent I’LL NEVER KNOW Benny Hill 1963 Benny Hill I’LL REMEMBER YOU 1965 Gene Barry I’M BACKING BRITAIN Jackie Trent 1968 Bruce Forsyth IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME Jackie Trent 1966 Jack Jones, B.J.Thomas IT’S GOTTA BE LOVE Jackie Trent 1970 Montanas IT’S MY BIRTHDAY 1964 Chubby Checker
J JOANNA Jackie Trent 1968 Scott Walker JUST SAY GOODBYE (Lyric) Petula Clark 1966 Petula Clark
L LAS VEGAS (Lyric) Petula Clark 1967 Petula Clark LATIN SATIN 1969 Tony Hatch LATIN VELVET 1968 Tony Hatch LET’S DO IT AGAIN Jackie Trent 1973 Perry Como, Jim Dale LIFE AND SOUL OF THE PARTY 1966 Petula Clark LOOK AT MINE Jackie Trent 1969 Petula Clark, Jody Miller LOOK FOR A STAR (Film ‘Circus of Horrors) 1959 Garry Mills, Billy Vaughan Orchestra LOVE HUSTLE Jackie Trent 1975 Tony Hatch
M MAJOR TO MINOR Jackie Trent 1967 The Settlers MAN ALIVE (TV) 1965 Tony Hatch MEMORIES OF SUMMER (TV) 1968 Tony Hatch MESSING ABOUT ON THE RIVER 1960 Josh Macrea MOVING ON Jackie Trent 1973 Buddy Greco MR AND MRS (TV) Jackie Trent 1975 Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent MUSIC 1965 Petula Clark MY COUNTRY Trent/Mackellar 1982 Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch MY LOVE 1966 Petula Clark
N NEIGHBOURS (TV Theme Song) Jackie Trent 1985 Barry Crocker, Des O’Connor, Dame Edna, Max Bygraves (Programme still running) NON-STOP TO NOWHERE 1961 Tony Hatch
O ONE DAY Jackie Trent 1967 Sands Of Time ONE IN A MILLION Jackie Trent 1967 Petula Clark OPPOSITE YOUR SMILE Jackie Trent 1973 Jim Dale & Marti Webb, Peter Duncan & Jenna Russell
P PLAY IT AGAIN Jackie Trent 1968 Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch POSITIVE THINKING Jackie Trent 1971 Morcombe & Wise
Q QUIZZBALL (TV) 1966 Tony Hatch
R RETURN TO THE STARS 1975 Tony Hatch ROUND EVERY CORNER 1965 Petula Clark ROUNDABOUT 1965 Connie Francis RUNNING TO YOU 1963 Mark Wynter RUN TO ME Jackie Trent 1968 Montanas
S SATURDAY NIGHT OUT(Film) B. Richards 1963 The Searchers SEAGULL ISLAND (TV Film) 1980 Tony Hatch SEND HER AWAY Jackie Trent 1966 Jackie Trent SERENADE OF LOVE (Film) Jackie Trent 1973 Petula Clark, Tony Hatch SLOW MOTION Jackie Trent 1973 Cleo Laine SOLE BOSSA NOVA 1969 Tony Hatch SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD Jackie Trent 1964 Jackie Trent SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES 1970 Tony Hatch
2002 Pepe Deluxe as ‘Before you leave’
SPORTSNIGHT (TV) 1965 Tony Hatch SPRING IN SEPTEMBER Jackie Trent 1969 Petula Clark STORK TALK (Film) 1959 Mike Sammes Singers STRANGERS AND LOVERS 1965 Petula Clark SUGAR AND SPICE 1963 The Searchers SWEENEY TWO (Film Score) 1976 Tony Hatch
T TELL TALE 1962 The Brook Brothers THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME Jackie Trent 1968 Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch THAT BOY OF MINE 1963 The Breakaways THAT’S HOW IT GOES 1964 The Breakaways THE 39 STEPS 1959 Craig Douglas THE AUCTION Jackie Trent 1970 Matt Monro THE CHAMPIONS (TV) 1969 Tony Hatch THE DOCTORS (TV) 1969 Tony Hatch THE OLD FIDDLER Benny Hill 1965 Benny Hill THE ONLY ONE TO LOVE ME Jackie Trent 1969 Anita Harris THE OTHER MAN’S GRASS Jackie Trent 1967 Petula Clark THE SMALL EXCEPTION OF ME Jackie Trent 1969 Des O’Connor, Dean Martin THE THIRTY-FIRST OF JUNE 1966 Petula Clark THE TWO OF US Jackie Trent 1967 Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch (#1 in Australia) THINGS TO DO Jackie Trent 1970 Petula Clark TOP TEEN BABY 1960 Garry Mills TRANSISTOR RADIO Benny Hill 1963 Benny Hill TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT (Film Score) 1973
V VALENTINO 1963 Petula Clark
W WE’LL BE WITH YOU Jackie Trent 1972 Stoke City Football Supporters Club WEST SIDE APARTMENT Jackie Trent 1970 Julie Budd WHAT A WORLD Benny Hill 1963 Benny Hill WHEN THE SUMMERTIME IS OVER Jackie Trent 1965 Jackie Trent WHERE ARE YOU NOW Jackie Trent 1965 Jackie Trent, Chris Montez WHERE DID WE GO WRONG Petula Clark 1965 Petula Clark, Sands Of Time WHERE WILL YOU BE? Jackie Trent 1968 Sue Nicholls WHO AM I Jackie Trent 1966 Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey WHO DUNNIT? (TV) 1969 Tony Hatch
Y YOU MADE ME WHAT I AM Jackie Trent 1966 Mark Wynter YOU’D BETTER COME HOME 1965 Petula Clark YOU’RE EVERYTHING Jackie Trent 1969 Don Lane (Big hit in Australia) YOU’RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE Jackie Trent 1968 Montanas YOU’RE THE ONE (Lyric) Petula Clark 1965 Petula Clark, The Vogues YOU’VE GOT TO BE LOVED Jackie Trent 1967 Montanas YOUR LOVE IS EVERYWHERE Jackie Trent 1967 Petula Clark, Jackie Trent
[edit] References
- ^ a b Patrick, Mick. Tony Hatch. spectropop.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ http://www.bluepie.com.au/tonyhatch/songs.htm
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