 Tony Hatch | Tony Hatch composed many TV themes notably the popular Austrailian soap Neighbours, and long-running UK soap Crossroads), and he chart topping songs for various artists in the 60's and 70's. He penned nearly all of Petula Clark's hits including 'Downtown' and 'Don't Sleep In The Subway' |
In the 1970s Tony was a regular panellist on New Faces, the talent show of its day, where his acerbic style of judging the contestants, showed that he was well head of his time. |   |
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent married in 1966. The duet, "The Two Of Us", topped the Australian charts and created a demand for concert and cabaret performances, they were both dubbed , "Mr & Mrs Music". He scored the themes to Sportsnight, The Doctors, Codename, Back to the Land, The Champions, Hadleigh, Mr and Mrs and Whodunnit! This made Tony Hatch the unquestionable leader on the television theme song stage..
Musicography
A SIGN OF THE TIMES Jackie Trent 1966 Petula Clark
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Jackie Trent 1968 The Montanas
AFTER YOU Jackie Trent 1970 Petula Clark
AIRLINE (TV) 1981 Tony Hatch
AMERICAN BOYS Jackie Trent 1968 Petula Clark
A WELL-RESPECTED MAN 1966 Pat Boone
BABY IT’S ME 1963 Petula Clark
BE GOOD TO ME Petula Clark 1961 Petula Clark
BEAUTIFUL IN THE RAIN 1967 Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
BEFORE YOU LEAVE Salo/Paajanen/Maurola 2002 Pepe Deluxe (see ‘Sounds of the Seventies)
BEST IN FOOTBALL (TV) 1967 Tony Hatch
BLACK IN BLUE (TV) 1988 Tony Hatch
BRAZILIA MISSION 1969 Tony Hatch
CALL ME 1965 Chris Montez, Petula Clark, Frank Sinatra, George Shearing, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Astrud Gilberto, Billy Crystal, Mike Flowers Pops, Lulu
CITY LIGHTS Jackie Trent 1970 Petula Clark
CODENAME (TV) 1969 Tony Hatch
COLOUR MY WORLD Jackie Trent 1966 Petula Clark
CONVERSATIONS IN THE WIND Jackie Trent 1970 Petula Clark
COUNT ON ME 1963 Julie Grant
CRANES FLYING SOUTH Jackie Trent 1969 Petula Clark, Jackie Trent
CRAZY BELLS Paul Lacey 1957 Gerry Dorsey (B4 he was Englebert)
CROSSROADS (TV) 1964 Paul McCartney & Wings, Tony Hatch
CROSSTOWN COMMUTER 1965 Tony Hatch
CRYING THROUGH A SLEEPLESS NIGHT 1963 Petula Clark
DANCE WITH ME (Lyric) Petula Clark 1966 Petula Clark
DON’T EVER LET ME DOWN 1963 Julie Grant
DON’T GIVE UP Jackie Trent 1968 Petula Clark
DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY Jackie Trent 1967 Petula Clark, Frank Sinatra
DOWNTOWN 2007 Emma Bunton
DOWNTOWN 1964 Petula Clark (Petula sold over 3 million singles), Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Allan Sherman, Jane McDonald, OUTpsiDER remix 2003
EL PAYASO 1967 Tony Hatch
EMMERDALE (TV) 1972 Tony Hatch (Programme still running)
FORGET HIM 1963 Bobby Rydell, Billy Fury
GOODBYE MR CHIPS Jackie Trent 1969 Petula Clark
GOTTA GET AWAY (TV) Jackie Trent 1970 Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
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 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
JOANNA Jackie Trent 1968 Scott Walker
JUST SAY GOODBYE (Lyric) Petula Clark 1966 Petula Clark
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
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
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
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
PLAY IT AGAIN Jackie Trent 1968 Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch
POSITIVE THINKING Jackie Trent 1971 Morcombe & Wise
PUSH A LITTLE BUTTON 1966 Ninette
QUIZZBALL (TV) 1966 Tony Hatch
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
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
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
VALENTINO 1963 Petula Clark
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
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
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