China Tea (instrumental)

This article is about the piano instrumental. For the history and types of tea in China, see Chinese tea.

"China Tea"
Single by Russ Conway
with Accompaniment directed by Geoff Love
B-side"The Wee Boy of Brussels"
ReleasedAugust 1959
Recorded7 July 1959
StudioAbbey Road Studios
GenrePopular music, piano music
Length2:04
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Trevor H. Stanford

"China Tea" is a piano solo instrumental which was written and recorded by the English pianist Russ Conway. It became a hit for Conway in 1959, with his recording reaching the UK Singles Chart top 10. He composed the tune and published it under his real name, Trevor H. (Herbert) Stanford.[1][2] "China Tea" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the UK's sheet music charts in October 1959.[3]

  1. ^ "Conway, Russ [real name Trevor Herbert Stanford] (1925–2000), pianist and composer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74876. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 2021-10-06. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "RUSS CONWAY TRANSCRIPTIONS – STEVE LAW COMPOSER". Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. ^ Henson, Brian (1989). First hits, 1946-1959. Colin Morgan. London: Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-268-1. OCLC 19389211.