Dave Rotheray

Songs Written by Dave RotherayTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

David Rotheray (born 9 February 1963) is an English rock and pop musician, best known for being the lead guitarist of Hullensian band The Beautiful South. Rotheray was born in Hull. His parents were both intellectuals and had met through the Young Communist League. Having much older brothers and sisters sped up his musical progress; by the age of 10 he was listening to rock and imagined being in a band. His chosen instrument at the time was the bass... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Dave Rotheray first charted in 1989 with Song for Whoever.The artist scored 30 UK Top‑75 entries, including 6 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US Alternative the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: A Little Time - #2: Perfect 10 - #3: Song for Whoever - #4: Rotterdam - #5: You Keep It All In
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  The Beautiful South
Song for Whoever
1.
06/1989

#3  Song for Whoever
The Beautiful South

from Welcome to the Beautiful South   Welcome to the Beautiful South
165 pts


2
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
You Keep It All In
2.
09/1989

#5  You Keep It All In
The Beautiful South

from Welcome to the Beautiful South   Welcome to the Beautiful South
95 pts
19
alt.
8
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
I'll Sail This Ship Alone
3.
12/1989

I'll Sail This Ship Alone
The Beautiful South

from Welcome to the Beautiful South   Welcome to the Beautiful South
26 pts


31
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
A Little Time
4.
10/1990

#1  A Little Time
The Beautiful South

from Choke   Choke
199 pts


1
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
5.
12/1990

My Book
The Beautiful South

from Choke   Choke
18 pts


43
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
6.
03/1991

Let Love Speak Up Itself
The Beautiful South

from Choke   Choke
15 pts


51
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Old Red Eyes Is Back
7.
01/1992

Old Red Eyes Is Back
The Beautiful South

from 0898 Beautiful South   0898 Beautiful South
46 pts


22
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
We Are Each Other
8.
03/1992

We Are Each Other
The Beautiful South

from 0898 Beautiful South   0898 Beautiful South
42 pts
10
alt.
30
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
9.
06/1992

Bell Bottomed Tear
The Beautiful South

from 0898 Beautiful South   0898 Beautiful South
61 pts


16
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
10.
09/1992

36D
The Beautiful South

from 0898 Beautiful South   0898 Beautiful South
17 pts


46
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Good as Gold
11.
03/1994

Good as Gold
The Beautiful South

from Miaow   Miaow
46 pts


23
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
12.
09/1994

Prettiest Eyes
The Beautiful South

from Miaow   Miaow
24 pts


37
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
13.
11/1994

One Last Love Song
The Beautiful South

from Carry on up the Charts   Carry on up the Charts
69 pts


14
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
14.
11/1995

Pretenders to the Throne
The Beautiful South

56 pts


18
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Rotterdam
15.
10/1996

#4  Rotterdam
The Beautiful South

from Blue Is the Colour   Blue Is the Colour
124 pts


5
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Don't Marry Her
16.
12/1996

Don't Marry Her
The Beautiful South

from Blue Is the Colour   Blue Is the Colour
93 pts


8
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Blackbird on the Wire
17.
03/1997

Blackbird on the Wire
The Beautiful South

from Blue Is the Colour   Blue Is the Colour
42 pts


23
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Liars' Bar
18.
07/1997

Liars' Bar
The Beautiful South

from Blue Is the Colour   Blue Is the Colour
18 pts


43
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Perfect 10
19.
10/1998

#2  Perfect 10
The Beautiful South

from Quench   Quench
180 pts


2
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
Dumb
20.
12/1998

Dumb
The Beautiful South

from Quench   Quench
61 pts


16
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?
21.
03/1999

How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?
The Beautiful South

from Quench   Quench
74 pts


12
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
22.
07/1999

The Table
The Beautiful South

from Quench   Quench
17 pts


47
UK
featuring The London Community Gospel Choir
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
23.
10/2000

Closer Than Most
The Beautiful South

from Painting It Red   Painting It Red
45 pts


22
UK
featuring The London Community Gospel Choir
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
24.
12/2000

Just Checkin' / The River
The Beautiful South

from Painting It Red   Painting It Red
13 pts


59
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
  Biscuit Boy
25.
09/2001

Mitch
Biscuit Boy

from Fat Chance   
9 pts


75
UK
written by Paul Heaton & David Rotheray greentick
  The Beautiful South
26.
11/2001

The Root of All Evil
The Beautiful South

from Solid Bronze   Solid Bronze
15 pts


50
UK
written by Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray greentick, Martin Slattery & Scott Shields
Just a Few Things That I Ain't
27.
10/2003

Just a Few Things That I Ain't
The Beautiful South

from Gaze   Gaze
32 pts


30
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
28.
12/2003

Let Go with the Flow
The Beautiful South

from Gaze   Gaze
17 pts


47
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
This Old Skin
29.
12/2004

This Old Skin
The Beautiful South

from Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs   Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs
18 pts


43
UK
featuring Chip Taylor
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
30.
05/2006

Manchester
The Beautiful South

from Superbi   Superbi
19 pts


41
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
31.
07/2006

The Rose of My Cologne
The Beautiful South

from Superbi   Superbi
5 pts


99
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick
A Little Time
32.
09/2013

A Little Time
The Beautiful South

2 pts


190
UK
R
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray greentick


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The Beautiful South


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