Gerry Monroe (20 January 1933 – October 1989) was anEnglishpopsinger, who enjoyed brief popularity in the early 1970s.
BornHenry Morris inSouth Shields,County Durham, England, Monroe scored fiveTop 40hits on theUK Singles Chart in 1970-71.[1] A former colliery worker, he was spotted onHughie Green'sOpportunity KnocksTV show byLes Reed, who signed him to a long-term deal with Chapter One Records. He had a high and distinctivefalsettovoice, and managed to notch upchart hits for the Chapter Onelabel, including "Sally", a song first made popular byGracie Fields in the 1930s. Monroe's version wasco-produced andco-arranged by Reed.[2] In 1997 analbum,Sally: Pride of Our Alley, was released oncompact disc on the Gold Dust label.[3] Monroe also recorded a tribute toBobby Charlton in 1973, following the footballer's retirement, called "Goodbye Bobby Boy".
Monroe died in October 1989 at the age of 56.[4]
| Title | Album details |
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| Sally – Pride of Our Alley | |
| Gerry Monroe |
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| Bring Back the Good Times |
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| The World of Gerry Monroe |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Albums | ||||||
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| UK [5] | AUS [6] | BE (FLA) [7] | BE (WA) [8] | GER [9] | IRE | SA [10] | |||
| "Sally" | 1970 | 4 | 83[A] | 19 | — | 40 | 14 | 4 | Sally – Pride of Our Alley |
| "Cry" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Prayer" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" | 1971 | 13 | 5 | — | 49 | — | — | — | Gerry Monroe |
| "Little Drops of Silver" | 37 | 83[A] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Girl of My Dreams" | 1972 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bring Back the Good Times |
| "Bring Back the Good Times" | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye, Bobby Boy" | 1973 | 52[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Reconsider Me" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
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