ABSTRACT
The group was formed in 1963 when Peter Noone, a Manchester School of Music student with limited stage and BBC-TV experience, hooked up with an area rock band, the Heartbeats. Famed record producer Mickie Most began working with them in 1964; their debut single, a remake of the Earl-Jean song, “I’m Into Something Good” (MGM 13280), topped the British charts and sold more than a million copies worldwide. The following year, the Hermits placed more songs in the U.S. Top 10 (seven) than the Beatles: “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” (MGM 13310), “Silhouettes” (MGM 13332), “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” (MGM 13341), “Wonderful World” (MGM 13354), “I’m Henry VIII, I Am” (MGM 13367), “Just A Little Bit Better” (MGM 13398), and “A Must To Avoid” (MGM 13437).
