List of songs written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
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This is a list of songs written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, including those written by Cook or Greenaway solo, or with other writers. The pair also performed, as David and Jonathan.
| Year | Song[1] | Original artist[1] | UK Singles Chart[2] | U.S. Pop[3] | Other charting versions, and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "You've Got Your Troubles" | The Fortunes | 2 | 7 | 1966: Nancy Wilson, #48 US R&B 1970: Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, #27 US Country |
| 1966 | "This Golden Ring" | The Fortunes | 15 | 82 | |
| "Green Grass" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | - | 8 | ||
| "Lovers of the World Unite" | David and Jonathan | 7 | 53 | ||
| 1967 | "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" | Whistling Jack Smith | 5 | 20 | |
| "Softly Whispering I Love You" | David and Jonathan | - | - | 1971: The Congregation, #4 UK, #27 US pop (as the English Congregation) 1990: Paul Young, #21 UK | |
| "I Think I'm Getting Over You" | Scott Walker | - | - | ||
| "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" | David and Jonathan[4] | - | - | 1967: Gene Pitney, #5 UK 1989: Marc Almond, #1 UK | |
| 1968 | "I've Got You On My Mind" | Dorian Gray | 36 | - | 1970: White Plains, #17 UK |
| 1969 | "The Way It Used to Be" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 3 | 42 | |
| "Good Times (Better Times)" | Cliff Richard | 12 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Jerry Lordan | |
| "A Way of Life" | The Family Dogg | 6 | - | ||
| "Conversations" | Cilla Black | 7 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Jerry Lordan | |
| "Melting Pot" | Blue Mink | 3 | - | ||
| "Hallelujah" | Deep Purple | - | - | ||
| 1970 | "My Baby Loves Lovin'" | White Plains | 9 | 13 | |
| "A Street Called Hope" | Gene Pitney | 37 | - | ||
| "Good Morning Freedom" | Blue Mink | 10 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood 1970: Daybreak, #94 US pop | |
| "Lovin' You Baby" | White Plains | - | 82 | ||
| "Gasoline Alley Bred" | The Hollies | 14 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Tony Macaulay | |
| "Home Lovin' Man" | Andy Williams | 7 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Tony Macaulay | |
| "(Blame It) On the Pony Express" | Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon | 7 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Tony Macaulay | |
| 1971 | "Sunny Honey Girl" | Cliff Richard | 19 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, John Goodison and Tony Hiller |
| "Something Old, Something New" | The Fantastics | 9 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Tony Macaulay | |
| "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" | The Fortunes | 51 | 15 | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Tony Macaulay 1976: Connie Cato, #80 US Country | |
| "Hey Willy" | The Hollies | 22 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Allan Clarke | |
| "The Banner Man" | Blue Mink | 3 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Herbie Flowers | |
| "We Got a Dream" | Ocean | - | 82 | ||
| "Freedom Come, Freedom Go" | The Fortunes | 6 | 72 | Written by Cook, Greenaway, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood 1975: Bobby G. Rice, #10 US Country ("Freda Comes, Freda Goes") | |
| "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" | Cilla Black | 3 | - | ||
| "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" | The Hillside Singers | - | 13 | Written by Cook, Greenaway, Bill Backer and Billy Davis 1971: The New Seekers, #1 UK, #7 US pop 1996: No Way Sis, #27 UK 2002: Demi Holborn, #27 UK | |
| 1972 | "Goin' Down (On the Road to L.A.)" | Terry Black & Laurel Ward | - | 57 | |
| "The World I Wish For You" | Cilla Black | 51 | - | ||
| "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" | The Hollies | 32 | 2 | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Allan Clarke 2008: Clint Black, #58 US Country | |
| "One More Chance" | Ocean | - | 76 | ||
| "Stay With Me" | Blue Mink | 11 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Herbie Flowers | |
| 1973 | "If It Wasn't for the Reason That I Love You" | Miki Antony | 27 | - | |
| "Step Into a Dream" | White Plains | 21 | - | ||
| "Randy" | Blue Mink | 9 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Herbie Flowers | |
| "Like Sister and Brother" | The Drifters | 7 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Geoff Stephens 1980: Frank Hooker & Positive People, #80 US R&B | |
| 1974 | "Doctor's Orders" | Sunny | 7 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, and Geoff Stephens 1974: Carol Douglas, #11 US pop, #9 R&B |
| "Hello Summertime" | Bobby Goldsboro | - | 14 | Written by Cook, Greenaway, Bill Backer and Billy Davis Also #79 US Country | |
| 1975 | "It Oughta Sell a Million" | Lyn Paul | 37 | - | Written by Cook, Greenaway, Bill Backer and Billy Davis |