Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" is a popular song written by British actor, screenwriter and songwriter Trevor Peacock.^[1] It was originally sung by actor Tom Courtenay in The Lads, a British TV play of 1963, and released as a single on UK Decca.^[2]

The best-known version of the song is by Herman's Hermits, who took it to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1965, and number one in Canada the month before. The single debuted on the Hot 100 at number 12 — the third highest debut of the decade (after the Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Get Back").^[3] The Hermits never released the track — or their other US 1965 number one, "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" — as a single in their native Britain. "Mrs Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was recorded as an afterthought in two takes and featured unique muted rhythm guitar by Keith Hopwood and heavily accented vocals by Peter Noone, with backing from Karl Green and Keith Hopwood. The band never dreamed it would be a single let alone hit number one in the US. According to Noone the song was well known to British bands; it would often be performed at birthday parties, substituting the surname of the girl whose party was being celebrated, i.e., "Mrs. Smith" or "Mrs. Jones" instead of "Mrs. Brown".

Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1965 album Chipmunks à Go-Go.

The song was released in Japan on Odeon Records, a subsidiary of Toshiba, as OR-1272. It was backed by the song "Wonderful World".

It was covered by Nellie McKay on her 2015 album My Weekly Reader.

References

↑ "Herman's Hermits: Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
↑ "Tom Courtenay – Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ ”Billboard Hot 100 Charts – The Sixties/The Seventies”, Record Research Inc, 1990

Preceded by "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders	Billboard Hot 100 number one single 1 May 1965 (three weeks)	Succeeded by "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles

Herman's Hermits

Peter Noone Keith Hopwood Derek Leckenby Karl Green Barry Whitwam

UK albums	Herman's Hermits Both Sides of Herman's Hermits There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

US albums	Introducing Herman's Hermits Herman's Hermits on Tour Hold On! Both Sides of Herman's Hermits There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World Blaze Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Extended plays	Hermania Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits Hits A Must to Avoid Hold On! Dandy The London Look

Compilation albums	The Most of Herman's Hermits The Most of Herman's Hermits Volume 2 The Very Best of Herman's Hermits

Singles	"I'm into Something Good" "Show Me Girl" "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" "Silhouettes" "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" "Wonderful World" "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" "Just a Little Bit Better" "A Must to Avoid" "Listen People" "Leaning on the Lamp Post" "You Won't Be Leaving" "This Door Swings Both Ways" "Dandy" "No Milk Today" "There's a Kind of Hush" "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)" "Museum" "I Can Take or Leave Your Loving" "Sleepy Joe" "Sunshine Girl" "Something's Happening" "My Sentimental Friend" "Years May Come, Years May Go"

Related articles	Discography Hold On! (1966 film) Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968 film)

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