UK Number 40s: Brothers Four - Greenfields (1960)

Once again we have a record that was recorded by both a UK and US act. This time though it's the American act who scores the number 40.

It was originally recorded by The Easy Riders, but this cover by Brothers Four was a big hit in America, reaching number 2 on the Billboard 100. It failed to reach the Top 40 in it's first week of release, reaching 49. In the same week, a version by British group Beverley Sisters also failed to reach the Top 40, but managed one place better at 48.

Then 2 weeks later both records appeared in the Top 40, this version at 40 and the Beverley Sisters version one place above at 39. The following week this dropped out the charts, but the Beverley Sisters version peaked at number 29 before dropping out the charts the next week.

It would be the only UK Top 40 hit for Brothers Four, who are still going today, though Bob Flick is the only original member left. Despite the group name, the members were not actual brothers.