The Fourmost - The Best Of Fourmost (33 Tracks)
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The Fourmost were an English Merseybeat band that recorded in the 1960s. Their biggest UK hit single was 1964's "A Little Loving".

Biography
Lead guitarist / singer Brian O'Hara and bass guitarist / singer Billy Hatton, friends since grammar school, formed The Blue Jays in 1958. The group changed their name to the Four Jays and made their debut at the Cavern Club on 1 March 1961, nearly three weeks before The Beatles. Rhythm guitarist / singer Mike Millward (ex-The Undertakers) joined the Four Jays in November 1961, followed by the drummer/singer Dave Lovelady in September 1962. In the summer of 1963, the group - now called The Fourmost - signed a management contract with Brian Epstein. This led to their being auditioned by George Martin and signed to EMI's Parlophone record label.

With Epstein as their manager, The Fourmost (like Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, Peter and Gordon, and Tommy Quickly) had access to early Lennon/McCartney compositions felt to be unsuitable for The Beatles to record. The Fourmost's first two singles were written by John Lennon. "Hello Little Girl", one of the earliest Lennon songs (dating from 1957) was released on 30 August 1963. Their follow-up single, "I'm in Love" (Lennon/McCartney), was released on 15 November 1963. It was notable as one of the earliest Beatles' penned songs to be released in the United States but, as with the Fourmost's other singles, it failed to chart there.

Their biggest hit followed. "A Little Loving", written by Russ Alquist, reached Number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in mid 1964. But from this point on, none of their singles would crack the Top 20 in the UK, and some failed to chart at all. "How Can I Tell Her" was followed by a cover version of The Four Tops' "Baby I Need Your Loving", "Everything In The Garden", and "Girls, Girls, Girls" (originally recorded by The Coasters and a hit for Elvis Presley).

The group's only album, First and Fourmost, from September 1965, contained a version of Jackie DeShannon's "Till You Say You'll Be Mine". Other tracks included "My Block", a re-make of "The In Crowd", and cover versions of Little Richard's "The Girl Can't Help It" and "Heebie Jeebies". The band appeared in the 1965 film, Ferry Cross the Mersey and on the soundtrack album of the same name.

In August 1966, the group released a cover of another Beatles' song, "Here, There and Everywhere," followed by a cover of George Formby's "Auntie Maggie's Remedy" in November 1966. The latter song was representative of a comedic element to some of the group's recordings, songs which included "Baby Sittin' Boogie" and Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Yakety Yak". The country influenced "Turn The Lights Down Low" (the b-side of "Auntie Maggie's Remedy") was a short-lived effort to branch out to less pop oriented fare.

In 1968, now recording for the CBS record label, they recorded "Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie", a R&B hit by Jay & the Techniques, followed by "Rosetta" (suggested by Paul McCartney, who played piano on it), and "Easy Squeezy". The group soon stopped recording, and became popular on the cabaret circuit.

Mike Millward died from leukaemia in 1966. Brian O'Hara took his own life in 1999.

Tracklist:
01. Hello Little Girl  
02. Just In Case  
03. I'm In Love  
04. Respectable  
05. I Love You Too  
06. Little Loving   
07. Waiting For You   
08. How Can I Tell Her   
09. You Got That Way  
10. Baby I Need Your Loving    
11. That's Only What They Say   
12. He Could Never   
13. My How The Time Goes By   
14. Girls Girls Girls   
15. Why Do Fools Fall In Love 
16. Till You Say You'll Be Mine   
17. Yakety Yak   
18. My Block   
19. So Fine    
20. Some Kind Of Wonderful   
21. Girl Can't Help It   
22. Today I'm In Love   
23. In Crowd   
24. Baby Sittin' Boogie   
25. Heebie Jeebies   
26. Sure To Fall (In Love With You)   
27. Everything In The Garden   
28. Stop  
29. Here There And Everywhere  
30. You've Changed   
31. Dawn    
32. Turn The Lights Down   
33. Auntie Maggie's Remedy  

Original band members:
Brian O'Hara - born 12 March 1942, Liverpool - died 27 June 1999 - (suicide) - vocalist / lead guitarist
Mike Millward - born Michael Millward, 9 May 1942, Bromborough, Cheshire - died 7 March 1966, at Bromborough Hospital, Bromborough, Cheshire - rhythm guitarist / singer
Billy Hatton - born William Hatton, 9 June 1941, Dingle, Liverpool - bassist / singer
Dave Lovelady - born David Lovelady, 16 October 1942, Litherland, Liverpool - drummer / singer
Brian Redman born 21 June 1941, Huyton, Liverpool drummer