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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Written by Geoff Stephens, also The Crying Game (Boy George), There’s a Kind of Hush (Herman’s Hermits) and Daughter of Darkness (Tom Jones)
Part of Mighty Garvey!, also Ha! Ha! Said the Clown and The Mighty Quinn
Written by John Carter, also Can’t You Hear My Heart Beat (Herman’s Hermits), My Sentimental Friend (Herman’s Hermits) and Beach Baby (First Class)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Geoff Stephens wrote 36 songs on fono
John Carter wrote 15 songs on fono
Geoff Stephens’s most frequent co-writer is Les Reed (10 songs together)
John Carter’s most frequent co-writer is Geoff Stephens (6 songs together)
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Geoff Stephens and John Carter
- Part of
- Mighty Garvey!
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Geoff Stephens and John Carter
- Part of
- Mighty Garvey!
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Geoff Stephens
Same writer: John Carter
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Mighty Garvey!
Same writer: Geoff Stephens
Same writer: John Carter
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Mighty Garvey!
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James was written by Geoff Stephens
Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James was written by Geoff Stephens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James was written by John Carter
Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James was written by John Carter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James is part of the release Mighty Garvey!
Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James is part of the release Mighty Garvey!
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James
Mercury Records is the label of the song Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James was released on 1966
Semi‐Detached Suburban Mr. James was released on 1966
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026