Herman's Hermits (album) Tour", MGM released "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" in April, 1965. It immediately went to #1 on the US Billboard chart. The album itself peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at #2, and remained on the chart for 40 weeks. The album was not released in the UK until September, 1965. As was customary at the time, UK album releases did not have any singles on them. The UK version peaked at #16, and was only on the charts for two weeks. In his retrospective review of the album's release, Richie Unterberger for AllMusic gave the album a
Edward S. Herman at the Rwandan High Commission in London. In 1967, Herman was among more than 500 writers and editors who signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse to pay the 10% Vietnam War tax surcharge implemented by Congress upon the initiation of President Johnson. Herman was married to Mary Woody, who died in 2013, for 67 years. He married Christine Abbott in 2015, a long-time friend who survives him, as does his brother Harris. Their sister, Barbara Herman Becker, died earlier in 2017. Edward S. Herman Edward Samuel Herman (April 7, 1925 – November 11, 2017)