Here's The Song, What's The Number Vol. 2 Quiz

Answer: Seven

"(Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat" was a number nine hit for Paul Evans and The Curls on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. It reached number 25 on the UK singles chart the same year.

A cover version by the UK trio The Avons reached number three on the UK singles chart in 1959. It did not chart in the US.

A version by Bombalurina featuring Timmy Mallet reached number 18 on the UK singles chart in 1990. It did not chart in the US.

"(Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat" was written by singer/songwriter Paul Evans from Brooklyn, New York, USA. Among other songs, he wrote "When" for The Kalin Twins, "I Gotta Know" & "The Next Step Is Love" for Elvis Presley and "Roses Are Red (My Love)" for Bobby Vinton.

He had two Billboard Top 20 hits and a minor Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1960 and that was it for Paul Evans on the US pop chart. 18 years later in 1978 he had a number 57 hit on the US country chart with "Hello This Is Joanie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song)". It reached number six on the UK singles chart the same year.

Answer: A Hundred

"A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" written by Bob Elgin/Luther Dixon/Kay Roger was a number three hit for Gene McDaniels on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. It did not chart in the UK.

Gene McDaniels was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, in 1935. He had a number of hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the early sixties. They included two Top 10 hits, "Tower Of Strength" which reached number five in 1961 and "Chip Chip" which reached number 10 in 1962. Neither hit made the Top 40 in the UK.

Singer Craig Douglas from the Isle Of Wight, UK, had a number nine hit with "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" on the UK singles chart in 1961. Singer Frankie Vaughan from Liverpool, UK, had a number one hit with "Tower Of Strength" on the UK singles chart in 1961.

Answer: Man

"Number One Man" written by Bruce Channel/Margaret Cobb/Marvin Montgomery gave Bruce Channel a number 52 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. It did not chart in the UK.

Bruce Channel was born in Jacksonville, Texas, USA, in 1940. He had a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Hey! Baby" in March 1962. It reached number two on the UK singles chart the same year.

After "Hey! Baby" he only had four minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in '62, '64 and '67. "Number One Man" was the highest placed although he did have a number 12 hit on the UK singles chart with "Keep On" in 1968. It did not chart in the US.

Answer: Teardrops

"Two Kinds Of Teardrops" written by Del Shannon/Marion McKenzie was a number 50 hit for Del Shannon on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. It reached number five on the UK singles chart the same year.

Del Shannon was born in Coopersville, Michigan, USA, in 1934. He was very popular worldwide especially in the UK where he had eight Top 10 hits between 1961 and 1965. At home in the USA he only had three Billboard Top 10 hits.

He became friends with lots of British musicians including The Beatles, Dave Edmunds and Jeff Lynne. He was the first singer to take a Lennon/McCartney song into the Billboard Hot 100. He reached number 77 with "From Me To You" in 1963, it did not chart in the UK.

Answer: 38

"Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles was a number one hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. It was not released as a single in the UK.

"19th Nervous Breakdown by The Rolling Stones reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1966. It also reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"16 Tons" was a number one hit for eight weeks on the Billboard Top 100 for Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1955/56. It was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart in 1956.

There were five members of the group The Dave Clark 5.

Answer: Unit Four plus Two

"Concrete And Clay" written by Tommy Moeller/Brian Parker was a number one hit for one week on the UK singles chart for Unit Four plus Two in 1965. It reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

The original line up was Unit Four, Brian Parker, David Meikle, Tommy Moeller and Peter Moules. The plus Two were Russ Ballard and Robert Henrit. The group only had four UK chart entries between 1964 and 1966. One of them, "You've Never Been In Love Like This Before" reached number 14 in 1965. It reached number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Answer: Chicago

"25 Or 6 To 4" written by Robert Lamm was a number four hit for Chicago on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. It reached number seven on the UK singles chart the same year.

It has been suggested that the song and title are references to drug taking. Songwriter and band member Robert Lamm has said that it was just the time of day 3.35am or 3.34am which is 25 or 26 minutes to 4.00am and is about writing a song.

The Big Thing became The Chicago Transit Authority, after being threatened with legal action by the real Chicago Transit Authority the group shortened their name to Chicago. In the USA they have had 22 gold, 18 platinum and 8 multi-platinum albums, five of which went to number one and 20 Top 10 singles. In the UK they have had four Top 10 albums and five Top 10 singles which included one number one hit "If You Leave Me Now" in 1976.

Answer: Life On Mars

"Life On Mars" written by David Bowie gave him a number three hit on the UK singles chart in 1973. It did not chart in the US.

"Life On Mars" is from the David Bowie album "Hunky Dory" which reached number three on the UK album chart in 1972. It did not chart in the US. "Hunky Dory" was Bowie's fourth album and first on the RCA record label. It was first released in 1971 and although it sold well it was not a major hit.

Bowie broke through on the UK album chart in 1972 with "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" which reached number five. The sales of "Hunky Dory" took of again which allowed it to reach number three on the UK album chart in 1972. RCA then released the single "Life On Mars" from the album.

Answer: George Harrison

After ending his EMI/Capitol contract with the "Extra Texture (Read All About It") album, George Harrison signed with Dark Horse records distributed by A&M. He was supposed to deliver the "Thirty Three & 1/3"album by the 25th June 1976 but was stricken with hepatitis and was only able to start recording the album in late May.

He told A&M that the album would be ready when it was ready but they sued him for late delivery of "Thirty Three & 1/3". Dark Horse records and Harrison then switched to Warner Brothers records. Included on the album is the song "This Song", it was a send-up of the "He's So Fine" vs "My Sweet Lord" court case which George Harrison lost in 1976.

Answer: 500

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" written by Charlie Reid/Craig Reid gave The Proclaimers a number 11 hit on the UK singles chart in 1988. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993.
"500 Miles Away From Home" written by Hedy West was a number 10 hit for Bobby Bare on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. It did not chart in the UK.

The Proclaimers are identical twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid. They were born in Leith, Scotland, in 1962. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" became a hit in the US after it was featured in the 1993 movie "Benny & Joon" starring Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson. The Proclaimers biggest hit in the UK was "Letter From America" which reached number three on the UK singles chart in 1987. It did not chart in the US.

Country singer/songwriter/guitarist Bobby Bare was born in Ironton, Ohio, USA in 1935. In 1958 he was drafted into the US Army. He left a demo tape of the song "The All American Boy" with Fraternity records who released it as by Bill Parsons. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. He had seven further Billboard Hot 100 hits between 1962 and 1974 and scored over 60 hits on the Billboard country chart between 1962 and 1986.