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John Carter - vocals

Ken Lewis - vocals

Perry Ford - vocals





Carter and Lewis were a song-writing partnership who formed a group called The Southerners (which also included Jimmy Page and Viv Prince), in 1963. The band didn't last long but Carter and Lewis carried on writing songs for, among others, John Leyton, Jet Harris, P.J. Proby, The Nashville Teens and Brenda Lee.

The Ivy League originally teamed up as a vocal group for recording sessions, but decided to put records of their own out in late '64. Their records suffered mixed fortunes over the next two years before Carter and Lewis quit the group in '66. (They would re-unite as The Flowerpot Men for a one-off cash-in on "Flower Power" in 1967).

 

Singles

Nov '64

What More Do You Want/Wait A Minute

Piccadilly 7N 35200

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Jan '65

Funny How Love Can Be/Lonely Room

Piccadilly 7N 35222

UK#8

Apr '65

That's Why I'm Crying/A Girl Like You

Piccadilly 7N 35228

UK#22

Jun '65

Tossing And Turning/Graduation Day

Piccadilly 7N 35251

UK#3

Oct '65

Our Love Is Slipping Away/I Could Make You Fall In Love

Piccadilly 7N 35267

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Feb '66

Running Around In Circles/Rain, Rain Go Away

Piccadilly 7N 35294

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Jun '66

Willow Tree/One Day

Piccadilly 7N 35326

UK#50

Oct '66

My World Fell Down/When You're Young

Piccadilly 7N 35348

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E.P.s

Mar '65

Funny How Love Can Be - Funny How Love Can Be/Lonely Room/What More Do You Want?/Wait A Minute

Piccadilly NEP 34038

Sep '65

Tossing And TurningTossing And Turning/That's Why I'm Crying/A Girl Like You/Graduation Day

Piccadilly NEP 34042

Dec' 65

The Holly And The Ivy League - The Holly And The Ivy/Once In Royal David's City/Good King Wenceslas/Silent Night

Piccadilly NEP 34046

Apr '66

Our Love Is Slipping Away - Our Love Is Slipping Away/Don't Think Twice/Don't Worry Baby/Make Love

Piccadilly NEP 34048

 

L.P.s

1966

This Is The Ivy League - Almost Grown/That's Why I'm Crying/Floral Dance/What More Do You Want?/Lulu's Back In Town/We're Having A Party/Don't Worry Baby/Make Love/Don't Think Twice/Funny How Love Can Be/My Old Dutch/Dance To The Locomotion

Piccadilly NPL 38015

 

Re-issue

1998

Major League The Collector's Ivy League - What More Do You Want/Wait A Minute/Funny How Love Can Be/Lonely Room/That's Why I'm Crying/Girl Like You/Tossin' And Turnin'/Graduation Day/Our Love Is Slipping Away/I Could Make You Fall in Love/Running Round In Circles/Rain, Rain Go Away/Willow Tree/One Day/My World Fell Down/When You're Young/Four And Twenty Hours/Arrivederci Baby/Suddenly Things/Tomorrow Is Another Day/Thank You For Loving Me/In The Not Too Distant Future/Almost Grown/Floral Dance/Lulu's Back in Town/We're Having A Party/Don't Worry Baby/Make Love/Don't Think Twice It's All Right/My Old Dutch/Dance To The Locomotion/My Baby/Nancy (With the Laughing Face)/ Lonely City/Mr. Ford's Boogie/Friday/Busy Doing Nothing/Rock & Roll/Humpty Dumpty/Holly And The Ivy/Once In Royal David's City/Good King Wenceslas/Silent Night