Career
The Four Pennies were the most important UK group not to chart in America during the 1960s British Invasion. In their homeland, the group was famous for having a Number one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1964 with "Juliet". It was written by Fritz Fryer, Mike Wilsh and Lionel Morton. The ballad was originally intended to be released as a b-side (b/w "Tell Me Girl").
"Juliet" was the only 1964 Number one by a UK group not to chart in America. The U.S. division of Philips Records issued only two of the Four Pennies' singles stateside. Both were major European hits, "Juliet" and "Until It's Time for You to Go". Neither saw any significant chart presence or airplay in the U.S.
Following the chart-topping success of "Juliet", the Four Pennies racked up subsequent 1964 UK hits with their original "I Found Out The Hard Way" and a cover version of Lead Belly's, "Black Girl". In 1965, they hit with "Until It's Time for You to Go", written by Buffy Sainte-Marie, backed with "'Til Another Day". The A-side was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1972. This followed the failure of their prior single, "The Way Of Love" / "A Place Where No-One Goes". ("The Way Of Love" found some success in Turkey in 1966). From then on, their original material remain on the b-sides of their singles.
1966 saw one last UK chart entry for the Four Pennies, with a cover version of Bobby Vinton's, "Trouble Is My Middle Name". This was followed by a cover of the UK songwriter Charles Bell's "Keep The Freeway Open", but the release did not succeed to reach the chart. The Four Pennies folded in 1967, after their last single release, written by the ex-Springfields member Tom Springfield - "No More Sad Songs For Me" - also failed to chart.
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