SMACKA FITZGIBBON
Waterloo Road
(Mike Wilsh - Mike Deighan)
Australia 1970
#28 Melbourne #22 Perth

Graham Francis "Smacka" Fitzgibbon (1930-1979) was a popular Melbourne jazz musician, entertainer and restaurateur.

His big hit in Australia was The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), from the Australian comedy movie.

Some sources wrongly list this as the original version of Waterloo Road.

Single on the Fable label. (See the story of Fable at Milesago.)
JOE DASSIN
Les Champs-Elysees
(Mike Wilsh - Mike Deighan - P. Delano?)
France 1969

French hit version of Waterloo Road.

American-born singer (1938-1980) who had a highly successful career in France from late 60s.

More at JoeDassin.info.
JASON CREST
Waterloo Road
(Mike Wilsh - Mike Deighan)
UK 1968
Original version

Single on Philips label.

Band signed to Philips by A&R man Fritz Fryer, a former member of The Four Pennies. Writers Wilsh and Deighan had also been in The Four Pennies.

Also recorded by another member of The Four Pennies, Lionel Morton (1969).

The Four Pennies had a #1 hit in the UK in 1964 with Juliet, written by Wilsh, Fryer & Morton.

More at the Jason Crest page at Marmalade Skies.

Background from HoneyDHont, post to The Originals Problemsolving forum.

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