Anthony Newley
About the artist
George Anthony Newley (born on September 24, 1931 in the London Borough of Hackney; died on April 14, 1999) was an English actor, singer and songwriter. A graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, his first major film role was as the Artful Dodger in David Lean's 1948 rendition of Oliver Twist, the classic Charles Dickens tome. Newley had a successful pop music career, with two number one hits in 1960: "Why?" and "Do You Mind?". He won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I"
Top songs
- Pure Imagination (arr. piano)
- Why
- Do You Mind
- What Kind of Fool Am I
- Do You Mind?
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
- Feeling Good
- Why?
- Pure Imagination
- Pop Goes the Weasel
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- The Joker
- Strawberry Fair
- It Isn't Enough
- Personality
- Image Of Love
- I've Waited So Long
- Feeling Good - Joe Claussell Remix
- Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
- The Candy Man
- Gonna Build a Mountain
- Idle On Parade
- Goldfinger
- Bee-Bom
- Once in a Lifetime
- And the Heavens Cried
- Oompa Loompa
- D-Darling
- That Noise
- If She Should Come to You
- Who Can I Turn To?
- Thank You Very Much
- Within You, Without You
- Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss
- Idle on Parade (from the film "Idle on Parade")
- If I Were A Rich Man
- (I've Got A) Golden Ticket
- Main Title (Golden Ticket/Pure Imagination) - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory/Soundtrack Version
- Yes! We Have No Bananas
- The Wondrous Boat Ride
- Talk To The Animals
- Lifetime of Happiness
- Lucky Charlie
- Bee Bom
- Charlie's Paper Run
- If I Were a Rich Man (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
- I Want It Now/Oompa Loompa
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
- Tradition (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
- Cheer Up Charlie
- Someone Nice Like You
- Mumbo Jumbo
- Charlie's Paper Run - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory/Soundtrack Version
- The Bubble Machine
- Lumbered
- If She Should Come to You (La Montana)
- I Hate Christmas
- Lonely Boy and Pretty Girl
- Look At That Face
- A Boy Without a Girl
- Gone With the Wind
- Someone to Love
- Golden Ticket/Pure Imagination (Main Title Theme)
- Wonkavator/End Title (Pure Imagination) - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory/Soundtrack Version
- Lucky Charlie - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory/Soundtrack Version
- Wonkamobile, Wonkavision/Oompa Loompa
- I've Waited So Long - from the film "Idle on Parade"
- Everlasting Gobstoppers/Oompa Loompa
- Wonkavator/End Title (Pure Imagination)
- This Time the Dream's On Me
- Who Can I Turn To
- The Bubble Machine - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory/Soundtrack Version
- Happiness
- My Blue Angel
- The Candyman
- Pure Imagination - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory/Soundtrack Version
- It's the Talk of the Town
- Autumn
- Do You Mind - Rerecorded
- My First Love Song
- Love Is a Now and Then Thing
- Licence To Kill
- Within You Without You
- It's All Over
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- My Friend The Doctor
- Nothing Can Stop Me Now!
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- All or Nothing At All
- Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
- Father Christmas
- Pure Imagination (Arranged for Organ by Cameron Carpenter)
- I'll Walk Beside You
- She's Just Another Girl
- I Like Life
- I'll Begin Again
- Too Much Woman
- I Wanna Be Rich
- No Better Life
- To Life (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
- Why? - Remastered
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