| Leapy Lee | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Graham Pulleyblank |
| Also known as | Lee Graham |
| Born | 2 July 1939 |
| Origin | Eastbourne, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | MCA (United Kingdom) Decca (US) |
| Website | Leapy Lee website |
Leapy Lee (born Graham Pulleyblank, but later changed his name to Lee Graham, 2 July 1939, Eastbourne, England)[1] is an English singer, best known for his 1968 single "Little Arrows", which reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart[2] and was a Top 40 country and pop hit in the United States.
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The song "Little Arrows", written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood, was also the title track of his first album, released in 1968 on Decca Records. It reached Number 71 in the Billboard 200 album chart.[3]
"Little Arrows" became a hit in the UK reaching Number 2 for MCA Records. In the United States, the song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #11 on the country chart. It sold over three million copies worldwide, and was awarded a gold disc.[4] Although he never reached the United States pop chart again, Lee had two more country hits there with "Good Morning" in 1970 and "Every Road Leads Back To You" in 1975.
He later lived in Saudi Arabia, before opening a bar in Majorca, Spain with Andrew Ray, the son of English comedian Ted Ray. He featured on the third episode of season nineteen of BBC Television's Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2006.
Between 1999 and 2001 Lee and his family, notably the twins in latter editions, featured prominently in the BBC Television series Passport to the Sun, fronted firstly by Liza Tarbuck then Nadia Sawalha. Lee now owns and runs "Leapy's Bar" in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca. Lee is also a regular columnist with the Euro Weekly News, an English newspaper in the Costa del Sol, Spain.[5]
Lee released a 40th anniversary EP, Little Arrows II, on 1 March 2010.[6]
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 1968 | Little Arrows | 3 | 71 | Decca |
| 1970 | Leapy Lee | — | — | |
| 1976 | Every Road Leads Back to You | — | — | Bell |
| 2010 | Little Arrows II | — | — | HalfpennyStudios.com |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | UK | |||
| 1962 | "It's All Happening" | — | — | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1966 | "King of the Whole Wide World" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | "Little Arrows" | 11 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Little Arrows |
| 1969 | "Here Comes the Rain" | — | — | — | 62 | — | Leapy Lee |
| 1970 | "Good Morning" | 55 | — | — | — | 29 | |
| 1973 | "Helena" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | "Every Road Leads Back to You" | 82 | — | — | — | — | Every Road Leads Back to You |