Alfie (Burt Bacharach song) version of "Alfie" was released at the end of June 1966 almost two months prior to the film's US premiere (August 25, 1966); Sonny Bono's production showcased the song à la Phil Spector. Despite being the follow-up to the #2 hit "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Alfie" rose no higher than #32. It was also a top 40 hit in Canada, reaching #36. The versions of "Alfie" by both Cilla Black and Cher were released in Australia in July 1966, with Black's becoming the major hit at #22; the Cher version's Australian chart peak was #96. "Alfie" was
Tony Selby the BBC television drama "Three Clear Sundays", directed by Ken Loach. He had one of his earliest film acting roles in The Early Bird (1965) "Alfie" (1966), starring Academy award-winner Michael Caine, and his other film appearances include "Press for Time" (1966), "Poor Cow" (1967), "Witchfinder General" (1968), "Before Winter Comes" (1969), "In Search of Gregory" (1969), "Villain" (1971), "Nobody Ordered Love" (1972), and "" (1973). In 1971-2 he played magician's assistant Sam Maxstead in children's supernatural TV series "Ace of Wands" and had a brief 1972 appearance as a jealous fiancé in "Public Eye". Other notable television appearances included