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Note: Lyrics are below. Albert Hammond - OBE (Order of the British Empire) (born 18 May 1944, London, England) is an English-Gibraltarian singer, songwriter and record producer. Hammond was born in London, where his family had been evacuated from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and there he grew up. In 1960, he started in music with Gibraltarian band 'The Diamond Boys', which had no real commercial success, but played a part in Spain's introduction to popular music. The Diamond Boys performed at the first nightclubs in Madrid to stage modern bands alongside Spanish rock and roll pioneers such as Miguel Ríos. In 1966 Hammond co-founded the British vocal group The Family Dogg, scoring a UK Top 10 hit with “A Way of Life“ in 1969. He also wrote songs for others with frequent collaborator Mike Hazlewood. These include “Little Arrows“ for Leapy Lee, “Make Me An Island“ (1969) (which Hammond himsel
