Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter of the decade (after the Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Get Back"). The Hermits never released the track — or their other US 1965 number one, "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" — as a single in their native Britain. "Mrs Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was recorded as an afterthought in two takes and featured unique muted lead and rhythm guitar by Derek Leckenby and Keith Hopwood and heavily accented lead vocals by Peter Noone, with backing vocals from Karl Green and Keith Hopwood. The band never dreamed it would be a single let alone hit number one in the
It's a Lovely, Lovely World reached number five on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in mid-1981. The song became Davies' third top-ten "Billboard" hit and her second highest-charting single during her career. The single also reached a peak of number eleven on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart during this same time. The song features background vocals from country artist Emmylou Harris, however she was not credited on the official "Billboard" chart listings. It's a Lovely, Lovely World "It's a Lovely, Lovely World" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant that was originally recorded by American country artist Carl Smith. It has since been