Frank Chacksfield (9 May 1914 - 9 June 1995) was an English pianist, organi… Read Full Bio ↴Frank Chacksfield (9 May 1914 - 9 June 1995) was an English pianist, organist, composer and conductor of popular light orchestral easy listening music, who had great success in Britain and internationally in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Francis Charles Chacksfield was born in Battle, East Sussex, and as a child learned to play piano and organ. He appeared at Hastings Music Festivals by the time he was 14, and then became deputy church organist at Salehurst. After working for a short period in a solicitor's office he decided on a career in music, and by the late 1930s led a small band at Tonbridge in Kent. At the beginning of World War II he joined the Royal Corps of Signals, and, following a radio broadcast as a pianist, was posted to ENSA at Salisbury where he became the arranger for Stars In Battledress, an armed forces entertainment troupe, and shared an office with comedian Charlie Chester.[1][2]

After the war, he worked with Chester and on BBC Radio as an arranger and conductor. He also worked as musical director for both Henry Hall and Geraldo, and began recording under his own name in 1951 as "Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths". In early 1953 he had his first top ten hit, "Little Red Monkey", on the Parlophone label. This was a novelty recording featuring Jack Jordan on the clavioline, and reportedly the first record featuring an electronic instrument to feature on the UK pop chart.[citation needed] He signed a recording contract with Decca Records in 1953, and formed a 40-piece orchestra with a large string section, the "Singing Strings". His first record release for Decca, Charlie Chaplin's themes for his film Limelight, won him a Gold Disc in the USA, and in Britain, where it reached #2 in the charts, won him the New Musical Express award as Record of the Year. His next 78 single, "Ebb Tide", became the first British instrumental recording to reach #1 in some American charts, providing a second Gold Disc, and he was voted the most promising new orchestra of the year in the US.[1]

He became one of Britain's most well known orchestra leaders internationally, and is estimated to have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide.[2] His material was "mood music", similar to that of Mantovani, including ballads, waltzes, and movie themes.[3] In 1954 he began presenting a series on BBC TV, which continued occasionally until the early 1960s. Chacksfield was responsible for the musical arrangement of the first UK entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1957; "All" by Patricia Bredin.[citation needed] He continued to write music, release singles and albums through the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared regularly on BBC radio.[2]

He continued to record occasionally until the 1990s, from the 1970s primarily on the Phase 4 label.[1] He also developed business interests in publishing and recorded for Starborne Productions, a company supplying "canned music" for use by easy listening radio stations and others. Many of these recordings were made commercially available in 2007. His last album was Thanks for the Memories (Academy Award Winners 1934-55), released in 1991.[1] Chacksfield died in Kent in 1995, after having suffered for several years from Parkinson's Disease.[2]

His song, "Après Ski", was featured in the 2006 video game Saint's Row for the Xbox 360.[4]

A Woman in Love
Frank Chacksfield Orchestra Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'A Woman in Love' by these artists:

Adriano Celentano Your eyes are the eyes Of a woman in love And oh,…
Al Martino I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Alison Krauss & Union Station I'm waiting tonight for you to tell me Do you still…
André van Duin Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And,…
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Hello there Texas what you say I'd like to bend your…
Bunny DeBarge My way, versus your way... Do you think we'll fit together,…
Chris & The Students When a man loves a woman, Can't keep his mind on…
Christophe & Liesje This is a love hate hate love, relationship Wanna be over…
David Hughes I wander up and down love's highway Forever searching every …

Edmund Hockridge Anything we should know about your change? I'm walking out …
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong When the little blue bird who has never said a…
Four Aces Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And…
Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Frank Sinatra Lately, I find myself out gazing at stars Hearing guitars li…
Frankie Laine WOMAN IN LOVE. YOUR EYES ARE THE EYES OF A WOMAN…
Frankie Laine and Percy Faith and His Orchestra Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And…
Frankie Lane Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And…
Gene Kelly What a day this has been! What a rare mood I'm…
Gene Kelly And Donald O'Connor And Debbie Reynolds I hear singing and there's no one there I smell blossoms…
Gordon MacRae Strange dear, but true, dear When I'm close to you, dear The…
Gracie Fields Blue night and you, alone with me My heart has never…
Jane Powell & Gordon MacRae Strange dear, but true, dear When I'm close to you, dear The…
Jean-Paul Vignon A little bit of tenderness a little bit of love…
Joan Armatrading When the morning comes Like shifting sands In a desert storm…
Kenny & The Electrics No one could say How she caught my eyes To this day, I…
Kim Carnes Just look at you sitting there You never looked better than…
London Cast Anything we should know about your change? I'm walking out …
Mantovani What a day this has been! What a rare mood I'm…
Marilin Monroe And Frankie Vaughan I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…
Marlon Brando & Jean Simmons Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And…
Maysa A woman in love A woman in love A woman in love A…
Peter Rowan Oh, here I go again Fallin' in love with you My heart…
Ronnie Hilton Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Ronnie Milsap No matter what you do or say She's always got to…
Rosemary Clooney and José Ferrer I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Shirley Jones Let's fall in love Why shouldn't we fall in love? Our hearts…
Sounds like Santo & Johnny You've cut out your dancing And you never see a show Friends…
Stanley Black Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Stanley Black His Piano And Orchestra No one could say How she caught my eyes To this day, I…
The Beatle-ettes Every night I can't sleep thinking of you And every little…
The Dreamers (One, two, three, four) Cross my heart and hope to die…
The Four Aces Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And…
The Four Aces (Vocals) Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And…
The Four Aces Feat. Al Alberts Your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love And…
The Three Degrees It's the same old story You care, but you don't love…
Tom Petty She laughed in my face, told me goodbye Said "Don't think…
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers She laughed in my face, told me good-bye Said, "Don't think…
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Lately, I find myself out gazing at stars, Hearing guitars…
Various Artist Fools in love, well are there any other kind of…
Vaughan Frankie I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Frank Chacksfield Orchestra:

Be You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
Don Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just be …
Don't Worry Baby Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just be …
Ebb Tide First the tide rushes in, plants a kiss on the…
I Will If it takes forever I will wait for you For a…
Lover Come Back to Me You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
My Life I was alone, I took a ride I didn't know what…
Night in Santillion In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Still In the still of the night As I gaze out of…

Theme from Limelight On a picnic morning without a warning I looked at you…

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