Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

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Long Haired Lover From Liverpool is a popular song by Little Jimmy Osmond.

Written by Christopher Kingsley and produced by Mike Curb and Perry Botkin Jr, Long Haired Lover from Liverpool was a UK number one single for Little Jimmy Osmond. Riding high on the popularity of The Osmonds, Jimmy the youngest sibling had a massive hit with the song, in the process becoming the youngest person to ever reach number one on the UK singles chart aged 9 years 8 months, a record which stands to this day.

A UK number one for five weeks in December 1972, it was the Christmas number one that year, eventually selling 998,000 copies.


Preceded by
"My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry
UK number one single
November 21, 1972
Succeeded by
"Blockbuster!" by The Sweet