Blackberry Way

"Blackberry Way" is a 1968 single by English band The Move. Written by the band's guitarist/vocalist Roy Wood and produced by Jimmy Miller, "Blackberry Way" was a bleak counterpoint to the sunny psychedelia of earlier recordings. It nevertheless became the band's most successful single, reaching number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1969.[3]

"Blackberry Way"
German picture sleeve
Single by The Move
B-side"Something"
Released28 November 1968 (UK)
Recorded1968 at Olympic Studios, London[1]
GenreBaroque pop[2]
Length3:38
LabelRegal Zonophone (UK)
A&M (US)
Songwriter(s)Roy Wood
Producer(s)Jimmy Miller
The Move singles chronology
"Wild Tiger Woman"
(1968)		 "Blackberry Way"
(1968)		 "Curly"
(1969)

The Move vocalist Carl Wayne refused to sing on the song, so Wood handled the lead vocal.[4] Richard Tandy, who later played keyboards with Wood's next band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), played harpsichord on "Blackberry Way".[1] Despite the success of the single, the style of psychedelia-tinged pop sat uneasily with guitarist Trevor Burton. He left the group shortly after.

The B-side, "Something", was specially written for the band by David Scott-Morgan.

Wood said in a 1994 interview that "Blackberry Way" is his favourite Move song of all time, commenting that it could have been performed in any era and still worked.[4]

Personnel
The Move
Additional musicians

Charts
Chart (1968–1969) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[6] 14
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 2
Italy (FIMI)[10] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 14
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 7

Cover versions

References
  1. "Richard Tandy Interview - April 1999 - Welcome to The ELO Network". Theelonetwork.weebly.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. Horning, Rob (15 February 2007). "Electric Light Orchestra: Too Much at Once Can Blow the Fuse". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 228. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Sharp, Ken (September 30, 1994). "Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock". The Move Online. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008.
  5. https://www.planetmellotron.com/revm14.htm
  6. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1969/19690423.html
  7. "The Move – Blackberry Way" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. "The Move – Blackberry Way" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?88001-Irish-Singles-charts-1967-1969/page2
  10. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/am.htm
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Move" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. "The Move – Blackberry Way". VG-lista.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Move – Blackberry Way". GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Move"
  15. "Discografia Nazionale della canzone italiana". Discografia.dds.it. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  16. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: E". Hitparadeitalia.it. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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