Neil Reid Songs - Mother Of Mine Lyrics

Neil Reid - Mother Of Mine

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Album: Neil Reid
Released: 1971

Mother Of Mine Lyrics

Mother Of Mine

Neil Reid was an 8-year-old Scottish singer when he was discovered singing at a Christmas party for old-age pensioners in 1968, and for the next few years he spent his school holidays singing at various clubs. He won the British TV talent show Opportunity Knocks 3 times and as result he was given a recording contract.

This was Reid's first single. He later became the youngest artist to top the US albums chart with Neil Reid. He was unable to follow up his success and little more was heard of him.

Written by session guitarist Bill Parkinson, this was a massive hit worldwide, and rightly so, being recorded in every language from French to Japanese. Parkinson wrote it about/for his own mother, who, he told this website, was always "a bit coy" about the song.
In English, it was also recorded by Little Jimmy Osmond, as the B Side of "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool". In French, it is known as "Maman Chérie", and the best known recording was by the youthful René Simard.