| 词条 | Dave Townsend |
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Townsend wrote the song "Miss You Nights" in 1974 while his girlfriend was away on holiday, and recorded it on an album for Island Records, but the label shelved the album and offered the songs to other artists as covers. Cliff Richard recorded it in September 1975, and Townsend (as the composer) was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in 1977 for "Best Middle of the Road Song," although the winner was John Miles for "Music."[4] His debut album, Making Up the Numbers, was produced by Robin Geoffrey Cable and released on the Mercury label in September 1978, under the name David Townsend.[5] A single, "When I Kiss You," backed with "High Endeavours," was released on 23 June 1978.[6] The label promoted Townsend to record shops in Music Week as "an imaginative composer, an inventive lyricist and a stylish singer," telling proprietors that they were "going to hear a lot of requests for the album from your customers, so stock up now."[7] As a songwriter, he most notably wrote tracks for:
As of 2003, it was reported that Townsend was writing a Ph.D. thesis in history at Essex University.[8] Lyrics for many of his songs are on his official website.[9] References1. ^Back cover (liner notes) for 45rpm single, "When I Kiss You," Mercury 6008 103, 1978; accessed 18 November 2016. 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Alan-Parsons-Project-I-Robot/release/2575564 |title=Alan Parsons Project, The – I Robot (Cassette, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=25 November 2012}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Alan-Parsons-Project-Eve/release/865401 |title=Alan Parsons Project, The – Eve (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=25 November 2012}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors-1977/ |title=The Ivors 1977 |publisher=TheIvors.com |date= |accessdate=18 November 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Townsend-Making-Up-The-Numbers/release/3923346 |title=David Townsend – Making Up The Numbers at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=18 November 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/6008103 |title=David Townsend - When I Kiss You |publisher=45cat.com |date= |accessdate=18 November 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://picclick.co.uk/DAVID-TOWNSEND-MAKING-UP-THE-NUMBERS-1978-Music-222279694332.html |title=DAVID TOWNSEND MAKING UP THE NUMBERS 1978 Music Week Advert like poster flyer |publisher=PicClick UK |date= |accessdate=18 November 2016}} 8. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.roadkill.com/cgi-ajy/enc.cgi?person=Townsend, |title=Dave Townsend |publisher=Roadkill.com |date= |accessdate=25 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201185724/http://www.roadkill.com/cgi-ajy/enc.cgi?person=Townsend%2C+Dave |archivedate=1 February 2003 |df=dmy }} . 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dave-townsend.com/ |title=Dave Townsend |date= |website=Dave-townsend.com|accessdate=18 November 2016}} External links{{Authority control}}
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