Ian Green

Ian Green worked as an arranger and Musical Director on cheap projects for budget labels such as Rediffusion, that released series such as "Sounds Like Hits" and "Sounds Like Soul". Singer/songwriter Kenny Young was commissioned by April Music (a branch of CBS Records) to search for talent that might result in singles releases generating a hit or two. Ian Green had been arranger and/or producer in association with Kenny Young on hits such as "Where Do You Go to (My Lovely)" by Peter Sarstedt, "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman, and "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse.
Kenny Young's full connection to the Ian Green Revelation is unknown, but he did write the sleevenotes for the album and had a compositional credit on the album opener "One Fine Love". Rosetta Hightower (American born but living in the UK and married to Ian Green) had first worked with Ian at Major Minor on an album by The Underground Set called "Beat Party" (the pair were uncredited). Rosetta, consequently, worked and sang on the Ian Green Revelation releases and received writer credits on a number of songs. The writing credits were undoubtedly a convenient way of getting around previous publishing contract obligations to allow material to be set under the guardianship of April Music and CBS. Madeline Bell, who also appears on the recordings, was contracted elsewhere, and is only referred to as M.B. on the album sleeves. 
None of the session musicians for the recordings are known, other than the fact that the London Symphony Orchestra was involved. Two singles were released, as well as an album, "Revelation". Green and Hightower worked on a number of other projects including the Muddy Waters' London Sessions that won a Grammy.
==Links to Peel==
Ian Green under the name of Ian Green Orchestra were the backing group arrangement for William E Kimber's session for Top Gear in October 1967. The session was broadcast in November 1967, co-presented by Pete Drummond and John Peel. 
There is no record of Peel playing Ian Green's 'Last Pink Rose' single which was released in 1967, according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded with the William E Kimber: 1967-10-27. First Broadcast: 05 November 1967
*Lazy Life / A Day Of Love / Molehill Is Not A Mountain / Crazy How Love Slips Away
==Other Shows Played==
*None
==External Links==
*45 Cat
*Discogs
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