Callow-la-vita
1968 single by Raymond Froggatt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Callow-la-vita" is a song by British band Raymond Froggatt released as their debut single in April 1968. It was not successful in the UK, but became very successful in the Netherlands. It became more successful after being covered by the Dave Clark Five as "The Red Balloon".
Quick Facts Single by Raymond Froggatt, from the album The Voice and Writing of Raymond Froggatt ...
"Callow-la-vita" | ||||
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Single by Raymond Froggatt | ||||
from the album The Voice and Writing of Raymond Froggatt | ||||
B-side | "Lost Autumn" | |||
Released | 19 April 1968 (1968-04-19) | |||
Recorded | 1968 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 2:36 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Raymond Froggatt | |||
Producer(s) | Terry Kennedy | |||
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In an interview in 1972, Raymond Froggatt said that the song "becoming such a massive hit was one of the worst things that ever happened", as "people still haven't forgotten about it. Now when we play colleges the kids still think we'll be doing that kind of stuff". By 1972, the song had been recorded by sixteen different artists and sold over three million worldwide sales.[1]