Herman's Hermits Heartbeat", "Leaning on a Lamp Post", "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", "A Must to Avoid", "You Won't Be Leaving", and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" (the last said at the time to be "the fastest-selling song in history"). Leckenby soloed on "Henry", and Hopwood played rhythm guitar on "Mrs. Brown". Despite the group's competent musicianship, some subsequent singles employed session musicians – including Big Jim Sullivan, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Vic Flick and Bobby Graham – with contributions from the band, although the role of session players on Herman's Hermits records has been exaggerated in the rock
S. D. Burman many hit films in the late 1960s. In 1961, S. D. Burman and Lata Mangeshkar came together during the recording of R.D. Burman's first song for the movie "Chhote Nawab" (1961). They reconciled their differences and started working again in 1962. The Dev Anand-S. D. Burman partnership, under the Navketan banner, continued to churn out musical hits like "Bombai Ka Baboo" (1960), "Tere Ghar Ke Samne" (1963), "Teen Devian" (1965), "Guide" (1965) and "Jewel Thief" (1967). In 1963, he composed songs for "Meri Surat Teri Aankhen" and Manna Dey sang the song "Poocho Na Kaise Maine" in raga Ahir Bhairav.