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Richard Sarstedt was born in India, but returned with his parents to England while he was still a child. His first musical venture was a skiffle group with his younger brothers Peter and Robin. Later, he created the name 'Eden Kane' for himself. This was thought more fashionable at the time than Sarstedt. The new name, allegedly inspired by the film 'Citizen Kane', had similar biblical connotations to that of the highly successful Adam Faith.

His natural good looks enabled him to get a part in the 1960 film 'Drinks All Round', but then came the opportunity to record 'Well I Ask You' which was written by UK songwriter, Les Vandyke. This proved to be a smash hit and was followed up with two more Vandyke songs, both of which reached the UK top ten. This was followed by a revamp of the old standard 'I Don't Know Why', some of which was spoken rather than sung. The songs also met with great popularity in Australia which encouraged the singer to go and live there, though he also spent long periods in the UK and the USA.


1. Boys Cry,
2. Forget Me Not,
3. Well I Ask You,
4. I Don't Know Why,
5. Get Lost,
6. Have You Fallen Out of Love,
7. You and Me and The Night,
8. The Most Beautiful Girl,
9. Diana,
10. Lonely Weekend,
11. We Could Have Had It All,
12. Sailing Ships,
13. Died and Went To Heaven,
14. Pulling Me Through The Bad Times,
15. Loving You,
16. Are You Lonesome Tonight?