Reach for the Stars (song)
| "Reach for the Stars" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Shirley Bassey | |
| B-side | "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"[1] |
| Released | 1961 |
| Format | 7" 45 rpm |
| Recorded | 1961 |
| Genre | Pop music |
| Label | Columbia Records[1] |
| Writer(s) | Udo Jürgens[1] |
| Producer(s) | Norman Newell[1] |
"Reach for the Stars" is a song made popular by Shirley Bassey, and written by Austrian pop singer/songwriter Udo Jürgens (with English lyrics by Norman Newell).[2][3] As a double A-side single (b/w "Climb Ev'ry Mountain") it went to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for one week in September 1961.[1]
The song, together with its B-side, were the inspiration for the S Club 7 song Reach.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ↑ "German Music: Udo Jurgens". World Languages and Cultures - Germans. Vistawide.com. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "RealNetworks". Uk.real.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
| Preceded by "Johnny Remember Me" by John Leyton |
UK number one single "Reach for the Stars"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" by Shirley Bassey 21 September 1961 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Johnny Remember Me" by John Leyton |
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