Marty Wilde

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Marty Wilde : biography

15 April 1939 –

Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith, 15 April 1939, Blackheath, South London, England) is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to emulate American rock and roll, and is the father of pop singers Ricky Wilde, Kim Wilde and Roxanne Wilde.

Songwriting

The following songs were written, or co-written, by Wilde and recorded by as noted:[ Allmusic.com – songwriting]

  • "2-6-5-8-0" – Kim Wilde
  • "Action City" – Kim Wilde
  • "All the Love I Have" – John and Anne Ryder
  • "Back Street Joe" – Kim Wilde
  • "Bad Boy" – Robin Luke, Robert Gordon, Nirvana, Françoise Hardy
  • "Bladerunner" – Kim Wilde
  • "Boys" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Water on Glass")
  • "Cambodia" – Kim Wilde
  • "Can You Come Over" – Kim Wilde
  • "Can You Hear It" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Love Blonde")
  • "Chaos at the Airport" – Kim Wilde
  • "Chequered Love" – Kim Wilde
  • "Child Come Away" – Kim Wilde
  • "Ego" – Kim Wilde
  • "Elizabeth Dreams" – Status Quo
  • "Everything We Know" – Kim Wilde
  • "Falling Out" – Kim Wilde
  • "Four Letter Word" – Kim Wilde
  • "Halfway to Where" – The Freshmen
  • "Harmonica" – Graham Bond Organization
  • "Hide all Emotion" – Sandie Shaw (B-side of "Think Sometimes About Me")
  • "Hot Summer Girls" – Flash Cadillac
  • "House of Salome" – Kim Wilde
  • "I Still Believe in Tomorrow" – John and Anne Ryder
  • "Ice in the Sun" – Status Quo
  • "I’m a Tiger" – Lulu
  • "It’s Here" – Kim Wilde
  • "Janine" – Kim Wilde
  • "Jesamine" – The Casuals (as earlier was co-penned under the name Frere Manston)
  • "Just a Feeling" – Kim Wilde
  • "Just Another Guy" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Child Come Away")
  • "Kids in America" – Kim Wilde
  • "Love Blonde" – Kim Wilde
  • "Love in the Natural Way" – Kim Wilde
  • "My Heart is Free" – The Fireballs
  • "Never Trust a Stranger" – Kim Wilde
  • "Our Town" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Young Heroes")
  • "Paradise Flat" – Status Quo
  • "Polaris" – The Krew Kats
  • "Rage to Love" – Kim Wilde
  • "Schoolgirl" – Kim Wilde
  • "Shane" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Chequered Love")
  • "Shoot to Disable" – Kim Wilde
  • "Sing It Out For Love" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "House of Salome")
  • "Sparks" – Kim Wilde
  • "Stay Awhile" – Kim Wilde
  • "Suburbs of Moscow" – Kim Wilde
  • "Take Me Tonight" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "View from a Bridge")
  • "The Second Time" – Kim Wilde
  • "The Touch" – Kim Wilde
  • "Thought It Was Goodbye" – Kim Wilde
  • "Tuning In Tuning On" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Kids in America")
  • "View from a Bridge" – Kim Wilde
  • "Watching for Shapes" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Cambodia")
  • "Water on Glass" – Kim Wilde
  • "Wendy Sadd" – Kim Wilde
  • "Words Fell Down" – Kim Wilde (B-side of "Ego")
  • "You’ll Never Be So Wrong" – Kim Wilde
  • "Young Heroes" – Kim Wilde

Discography

Singles

His notable UK singles are listed below, with their peak positions in the UK Singles Chart and, for cover versions, the song’s original artist given in a further set of brackets.

1957

  • "Honeycomb" (-) (Jimmie Rodgers)