The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group. Formed in Birmingham, the Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US and UK Top 10s. Afterwards, they had a succession of hits including "Here It Comes Again" and "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"; continuing into the 1970s with more globally successful releases such as "Storm in a Teacup" and "Freedom Come, Freedom Go".
In 1966, their manager, Reginald Calvert, was shot to death in a dispute over pirate radio stations.
Biography
Originally formed as a vocal trio (Rod Allen, Glen Dale and Barry Pritchard) backed by an instrumental group known as the Cliftones, the band placed an instrumental track on a compilation album, Brumbeat, issued by the local Dial record label. "Cygnet Twitch" was a working of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", and they subsequently signed to British Decca in 1963. Their first single, "Summertime, Summertime", was credited to the Fortunes and the Cliftones. However, the vocalists picked up guitars, jettisoned the Cliftones, and added Andy Brown on drums, and Dave Carr on keyboards. The follow-up disc "Caroline", co-written by the singer-songwriter and future Ivy League member Perry Ford and songwriter Tony Hiller, was used as the signature tune for the pirate radio station, Radio Caroline.
Podcasts:
The Fortunes
ALBUMS
- The Very Best of The Fortunes released: 2000
- The Singles released: 1999
- Reflection of... released: 1997
- You've Got Your Troubles released: 1995
- Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again released: 1971
- The World of The Fortunes released:
- Storm in a Teacup + Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again released:
- Gold released:
- You've Got Your Troubles released:
- Seasons in the Sun released:
- Greatest Hits released:
The Very Best of The Fortunes
Released 2000- You've Got Your Troubles
- Here It Comes Again
- Caroline
- Looking Thru the Eyes of Love
- Come on Girl
- All Cried Out
- Is It Really Worth Your While
- Maria
- Coloured Lights
- Look Homeward Angel
- Voice Your Choice
- Laughing Fit to Cry
- Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)
- Our Love Has Gone
- This Empty Place
- Silent Street
- Summertime, Summertime
- This Golden Ring
The Singles
Released 1999- Caroline
- You've Got Your Troubles
- Here It Comes Again
- This Golden Ring
- You Gave Me Somebody to Love
- Silent Street
- Is It Really Worth Your While
- Our Love Has Gone
- The Idol
- Loving Cup
- Seasons in the Sun
- Celebration of the Year
- Ballad of the Alamo
- Books and Films
- That Old Same Feeling
- Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
- I Gotta Dream
- Freedom Come, Freedom Go
- Strom in a Teacup
- Baby by the Way
- Everything Is Out of Season
- Wait Until September
- Secret Love
- Whenever It's a Sunday
Storm in a Teacup + Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
- Storm In A Teacup
- A Man Is A Man
- Red Clay County Line
- Whether You Like It or Not
- Today I Killed A Man
- Freedom Come, Freedom Go
- Someone Is Standing Outside
- Four And Twenty Hours (Seven Days Of Of Every Week I Love You)
- Excuse Me Friend
- There's A Man
- Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
- The Night Started To Cry
- I Gotta Dream
- Just A Line To Let You Know
- All My Calendar Is You
- Hear The Band
- Oh Babe
- Eye For The Main Chance
- Thoughts
- Noises (In My Head)
You've Got Your Troubles
- You've Got Your Troubles
- Looking Through the Eyes of Love
- Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)
- This Empty Place
- I'm Still Alone
- If You Lived on Top of a Mountain
- You Can Have Her
- Maria
- Laughing Fit to Cry
- Coloured Lights
- All Cried Out
- Voice Your Choice
- Tiem to Be Going
- Here It Comes Again
- Come on Girl
- Summertime Summertime
- Is It Really Worth While
- This Golden Ring
- Our Love Has Gone
- Caroline
Seasons in the Sun
- Seasons in the Sun
- You've Got Your Troubles
- Here It Comes Again
- Caroline
- Don't Throw Your Love Away
- Lindsey
- Freedom Come, Freedom Go
- When Your Heart Speaks
- When I'm Gone
- Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
- This Golden Ring
- You Captured My Heart
- Storm in a Teacup
- That Same Old Feeling
- Guitar Plays
Greatest Hits
- Funny How Love Can Be
- Here It Comes Again
- Caroline
- Seasons in the Sun
- Don't Throw Your Love Away
- I Can Live for Another 1000 Years
- Freedom Come, Freedom Go
- When Your Heart Speaks
- Annamarie
- Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
- Storm in a Tea Cup
- Mumbah Sarah
- Halfway to Paradise
- It's a Beautiful Dream
- Funny How Love Can Be
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Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
by: The FortunesHere comes that rainy day feeling again
And soon my tears they will be falling like rain
It always seems to be a Monday
Left over memories of Sunday always spent with you
Before the clouds appeared and took away my sunshine
Here comes that rainy day feeling again
And I'll be dreaming of you Baby in vain
Your face is always on my mind girl
I hoping soon you're gonna find
Your way back tome
Cause if you say you'll stay
The rainy days will go away
Misty morning eyes
I'm trying to disguise the way I feel
But I just can't hide it
People seem to know
The lonliness will show
I'm thinking of my pride
But breaking up inside
Here comes that rainy day feeling again
And soon my tears they will be falling like rain
It always seems to be a Monday
Left over memories of Sunday always spent with you
Before the clouds appeared and took away my sunshine
Here comes that rainy day feeling again
Here comes that rainy day feeling again
Here comes that rainy day feeling again