A Winter's Tale (David Essex song)
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| "A Winter's Tale" | |
|---|---|
| Single by David Essex | |
| from the album The Whisper | |
| Language | English |
| Released | November 1982 |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Genre | Soft rock, Christmas |
| Length | 4:10 |
| Composer | Mike Batt |
| Lyricists | Mike Batt, Tim Rice |
| Producer | Mike Batt |
"A Winter's Tale" is a song performed by David Essex on the 1983 album The Whisper. First released as a single in 1982, it reached #2 in the UK singles chart in January 1983, kept off #1 by Phil Collins's cover version of "You Can't Hurry Love".[1]
"A Winter's Tale" was written by Mike Batt and Tim Rice in late 1982 in response to a request from Essex. Mike Batt said in a recent radio programme on Three Counties Radio that the song, alongside "Please Don't Fall in Love" and "I Feel Like Buddy Holly", was written about a relationship of his that wouldn't work for geographical reasons. However, he has now been married to that lady for 40 years. [2] It was released as a single in November 1982. It spent ten weeks in the UK chart, peaking at No. 2[3] on 15 January 1983.[1] Later in 1983, the song was included on Essex's album The Whisper.[4]
