100 GREAT SONGS FROM THE BRITISH INVASION: THE GAME OF LOVE’- WAYNE FONTANA AND THE MINDBENDERS

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Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders – The Game Of Love (1965, Vinyl) - Discogs

100 Great Songs From The British Invasion: 1963-1966: Game Of Love- Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders. Born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis in Manchester, England in 1945- he changed his name to Wayne Fontana- the last name coming from Elvis Presley’s drummer D.J. Fontana. Fontana and his back up band The Mindbenders formed in 1963 and were signed by- Fontana Records. While they had 5 Top 40 hits in the UK- ‘The Game Of Love” was the only Top 40 hit they would have in the US- but it was a big one- going all the way to #1 in 1965. After several less successful singles- Fontana left the group and went solo- he had 3 solo Top 40 hits in the UK. Wayne Fontana died last year of cancer at the age of 74.

  • Single: ‘The Game Of Love’- Wayne Fontana
  • Record Company- Fontana
  • Genre: Rock
  • Written by Clint Ballard Jr
  • Time: 2:4
  • B-side:’ Since You’ve Been Gone’
  • Album- The Game Of Love
  • Grade: B
  • Peaked at #1 in US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 in UK Singles Chart.

4 responses to “100 GREAT SONGS FROM THE BRITISH INVASION: THE GAME OF LOVE’- WAYNE FONTANA AND THE MINDBENDERS”

  1. They/he had a few nice hits, ‘Pamela, Pamela’ and ‘A Groovy Kind Of Love.’ They seemed to have an obvious englishness to their sound, but it’s not an affectation.

  2. The Mindbenders, minus Fontana were in the movie, To Sir With Love. They were the 3 piece band backing LuLu when she sang the song for Sir Sidney. I always liked their sound, very English.

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