Leeds United (song)
April 1972
Leeds United is a song that the Leeds United football team, the team of the 1971/72 season the football club Leeds United AFC, recorded. The arranged and produced by Les Reed song was released as the A- side of a single on their own label Reeds Chapter 1 Records. Leeds United in 1972 reached number ten in the UK singles chart, the B- side of Leeds, Leeds, Leeds in 1992 and 2010 could also place in the charts.
History
Prehistory
From 1961 to 1974, Don Revie manager and coach of Leeds United AFC; these years were the most successful for the football club based in the industrial city in northern England. In 1968 the club won its first major trophy, the League Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, in 1969, the team was the first time English champions. In the season 1971/72 Leeds was at the end of the season behind Derby County for the fifth time in the era Revie in second place. In the semi-finals of the FA Cup 1971/72 United defeated on 15 April 1972, the team of Birmingham City 3-0 and reached the third time the final of the cup.
Recording
For the melody of Leeds United producer Les Reed coverte a song he had written with Geoff Stephens. When Sally Sunshine it was published by Miki Antony and 1971 had just missed the British Top 50. In Germany it was in one of Cliff Richard singing in German language version as " If you're laughing, laughing happiness, Sally Sunshine" known; Richards single reached number 39 in November 1971 in the German charts. Leeds United was recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, whose co-owner Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of 10cc were; the band played on two recordings of the football team.
Text
In the text of the Leeds United team of the season sang himself and dealt with the achievement of the objective Cup win. The chorus is:
"And we play to the end for Leeds United, Elland Road is the only place for us With heart and soul for the goal that is clearly in sight: We are out to zuzuprosten us with the silver cup. And we play all the way for Leeds United Elland Road is the only place for us With heart and soul for the goal that's CLEARLY sighted We're out to toast each other from did silver cup. "
Chart success
Two weeks after the Leeds United team reached the cup final, the song rose Leeds United on 29 April 1972, number 31 in the charts. The interest then waned initially, in the following week was the single ranked only 42nd However, after United had won the cup final at Wembley on May 6, 1972 with a goal from Allan Clarke against the London defending champions Arsenal FC, the single debuted within the next three weeks at number ten. Overall, they remained ten weeks in the Top 50