Vanity Fare - Early in the Morning/Hitchin' a Ride 

Vanity Fare's first hit was a UK #20 cover of The Sunrays' (friends of Beach Boy Carl Wilson) song "I Live For The Sun" (only a US #51). Next "Early In The Morning" (US #12, AC #4, and UK #8) and "Hitchin' A Ride" (US #5, AC #22, UK #16) were both million-selling singles. I suppose this makes them "TWO-hit wonders" LOL with "Early" being the bigger hit internationally. For a pop group in 1969-1970 they would have normally lip synced their song on most TV shows, or at least sung "live-to-track" (sing to the instrumental mix). These guys are playing both songs LIVE. They clearly have the songs down because they sound very close to their records. TV shows also use an overhead microphone boom, so the band members don't necessarily need their own mics. Engelbert (aka: Arnold George Dorsey) is an iconic adult contemporary, pop, and Las Vegas performer from the UK once managed by Tom Jones' manager. Mr. Humperdinck became famous with "Release Me" in 1967 and has too many other hits to name here. His last big hit was the Grammy-nominated smash "After The Lovin'" in 1977 (US & Canada AC #1, US pop #8, NZ #1, AUS #13, and curiously, #40 US Country. Even more curious, this was not a hit in his home country of Britain. He career was way more successful than Vanity Fare. Hope this informs some folks.

that is my Dad on Bass Tony Jarrett.

All I can tell you is in 1971, I turned 14 and was finally allowed to ride my bike off our block. I had ordered this song from a Thrifty drug store some 10 miles away in a chancy city. I rode the distance-at some points scared out of my wits-but got the record for a dollar .10cents. So, the round trip was 20 miles. That city is now a cesspool, and the Thrifty is long gone. But this memory remains with me forever. I never even knew what the guys looked like, but I adored this song. I am so glad they are still alive and even tour here and there. Thanks for sharin' this video, Vinnie!

A shot from the past when music was romantic and melodious and stars were clean cut , smartly dressed and romance was the order of the day Just love those flashback or throwback shows of Engelbert and guests Comedy, music, dance , sigh where are those days gone?

It's actually priceless and also groovy far out man ☮️✌️☮️✌️☮️

"Hitchin a Ride" is really a good song!! 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗

They are very good !

Great music and video, love Vanity Fare, fan since the 60s, Master Musicians, top of the line solid gold standard of excellence

Love the hitching song

Love this song

I first heard them when I was in junior high school in 1970 I have always loved this song

Some of the rarest stuff I have seen in great quality too! Keep it coming!

YES!!! THE LIVE PERFORMANCE--------NOT THE OVERDUBBED STUDIO RECORDING, that THE OTHER YOU TUBERS DO, AD NAUSEUM.

Thank you for posting this gem! I love the duet with Engelbert 😊👍👌

Priceless!

Thank you for posting. Nice to hear them singing live and not lip synching. My grandmother loved Engerbert Humperdinkel (as my dad called him) too.

Boy, Englebert has the freaking voice.

Great songs, melodies that you can't forget!

Love the duet with Engelbert! Never seen this before but seen Vanity Fare twice on the sensational 60’s tour, absolutely fantastic ❤😊🤘👍

outstanding post ,thank you

Great to see.

Diese Musik wurde noch live interpretiert. Toll einfach nur toll.

夜明けのヒッチハイクが笛だとはおもわなかかったオカリナかと思っていた。今画像が見られるはうれしい。今66歳。

Loved Vanity Fair

The best👍💯 Beautiful Song 👏👏👏

I heretofore hadn't realized what a great singer Englebert Humperdinck is/was. You assumed that with an unusual name like that, he couldn't be any good. Cat could bring it. What a tough song! Muy Bien.

冒頭に エンゲルベルト フンパーディンク が映り嬉しかった 懐かしい曲 ありがとう 優しい声💐 コーラスも美しい 💐大好きです チェンバロの音がステキ❤何故私唱えるの？と考えて クリフ・リチャードのレコードを持ってと思い出しました バニティ フェアーと フンパーディンクの共演 👍 ゴージャス 👏 From 🇯🇵 🗻 🗾 👩

1969...A Memorable Year

Ke gusto ke un grande, presente a otros grandes, 👍✌️👋👏👏👏👏👏👏🇲🇽

Hace tanto tiempo 🥺

Harpsichord pretty cool instrument

Who'd name their kid Engelbert Humperdinck? And how many agents tried to change the name??

This whole crew psyches me up, extraordinary. Where did they land ?

The harpsichord player looks like Johnny Mathis

Thats Englebert, right?

Why did Engelbert just stand there like that after introducing them? It seemed very awkward as if they were witing for him to move the hell out of the way. Bizarre.

OUCH!!

Good old lip singing.

The man has a good voice. The older guy is ok.

OMG, Englebert is so hot and the other guy is a real cutie.

Not a good idea!!

Engelbert Humperdinck ruins it!

Englebut what's his dink

Resting In the pantheon of boring, sirupy songs.

Lead singer looks a lot like Helen Reddy.