HERMAN'S HERMITS 20 Greatest Hits K-tel NE 1001 Toothy, cuddly Peter Noone - Herman of the Hermits - is not just a pretty face. He recorded some classic pop hits in the Sixties under the guidence of Mickie Most who produced the group right from their number one hit version of the Carole King and Gerry Goffin song I'm Into Something Good until their break-up. Noone carried on in a solo career and his only solo success is included on this album which offers very good value indeed. His solo is a version of Bowie's Oh You Pretty Things which is hardly the happy, goodtime music one associates with Herman's Hermits. The group were huge in America for a time and the quality of the production on their records and the shrewd choice of fine material helped their careers enormously. No Milk Today was written by Graham Gouldman for the group way before 10CC was a gleam in his eye. Other famous writers who contributed to the Herman's Hermits success story include Carter and Lewis of Ivy League fame (Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?) Les Reed and Geoff Stevens (There's A Kind of Hush). Good melodic unpretentious pop from the golden era of the Sixties. Other favourites include the clever Silhouettes, the classic My Sentimental Friend and You Won't Be Leaving. Other tracks: (What A) Wonderful World; Just A Little Bit Better; A Must To Avoid; This Door Swings Both Ways; I Can Take or Leave Your Loving; Sleepy Joe; Sunshine Girl; Something's Happening; Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter; Years May Come, Years May Go; Bet Yer Life I Do; Lady Barbara.