Sally (Gracie Fields song)

"Sally"
Song by Gracie Fields
A-side"Fall In and Follow the Band"
Released1931
LabelHis Masters Voice B3879
Songwriter(s)Harry Leon, Leo Towers, Will Haines

"Sally" is a popular song written by Leo Towers, Harry Leon and Will E. Haines. It was first sung by Gracie Fields in the 1931 film Sally in Our Alley.[1][2][3] "Sally" was released on His Master's Voice as the B-side of the record "Fall In and Follow the Band".[4]

Merseybeat group The Koobas covered the song in 1967 and released it as a single on Columbia.[5][6] Gerry Monroe scored a hit with the song in 1970 and it was also released by Karl Denver in 1966. Paul McCartney covered the song during a soundcheck at Wembley on his 1990 world tour;[7] the song was released on the live album Tripping the Live Fantastic.[8]

  1. ^ "Sally in our Alley Sally - The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum". www.bdcmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. ^ "Gracie Fields | Singer & Entertainer | Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  3. ^ Lassandro, Sebastian (2019). Pride of Our Alley: The Life of Dame Gracie Fields Volume I. Albany, GA: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1629334202.
  4. ^ "Gracie Fields - Fall In And Follow The Band / Sally". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  5. ^ "The Koobas - Sally". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  6. ^ The Koobas- Sally, retrieved 2019-10-09
  7. ^ Paul McCartney - Sally (1990) (Complete Tripping The Live Fantastic), retrieved 2019-10-09
  8. ^ "Paul McCartney - Tripping The Live Fantastic". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved 2019-10-09.