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in 1972, Brazilian groups 'The Futures' and 'Spirit Of Freedom', Danish singer Vojo on his 1976 Polydor album 'What a Difference a Day Makes' and as the B-side to his single 'Dear Son! Come Home For Christmas' as well as on the album Glory! Glory! Man. 'Storm in a Teacup' has been covered by other artists, notably Springfield Revival on their 1973 album, Highlights, the Tremeloes, Tony Hatch and His Orchestra, Alan Caddy Orchestra And Singers, Steven Smith and Father, Bob Rowe, The Mike Morton Congregation, Orchester Konrad Grewe, Cliff Carpenter, folk group Just Us on their self-titled album, and also Manchester United F.C.

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De Paul also performed a live version of the song on the prime time BBC TV show ' The Two Ronnies'.

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De Paul's version was also featured on the soundtrack of an episode of the German TV series Der Kommissar, entitled 'Ein Mädchen nachts auf der Straße'. This version has been included on a number of her compilation albums, starting with The World of Lynsey de Paul and most recently on the CD Sugar and Beyond. The single was a hit in the UK, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Australia. ĭe Paul recorded her own version of the song as the B-side to her first single ' Sugar Me' on the MAM record label a few months later. Storm in a Teacup was the name of The Fortunes album, also released in 1972 on the Capitol record label. Scottish journalist Alastair McKay describes the song as 'an extraordinary thing, a swirl of pop soul'. In his autobiography, John Lydon stated that he loves 'Storm in a Teacup' by The Fortunes, actor and singer Bradley Walsh told NME it was the first song he remembers hearing and buying, and actor John Challis stated that it was one of his favourite songs. The song is often played on BBC Radio, most recently on the programme The Great British Songbook. It was the 84th best selling single in the UK in 1972. 11 on the Adelaide, Australia 5AD Official Top 40 on. De Paul revealed to OK! magazine in a 1996 interview that it sold three million copies. It also spent two weeks in the Dutch Tipparade. 65 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1972. 9 on the Irish Singles Chart (IRMA), No.15 on the New Zealand singles chart and No. One day she walked in with 'Storm' and Roger was knocked out.' Indeed, Roger Cook was so knocked out that he recommended that The Fortunes record the song and, upon release, it reached No. She kept popping into Cook's and Greenaway's office loaded with songs. Rod Allen (The Fortunes bassist and vocalist) later spoke about De Paul and recalled 'She was great. The recording was arranged by Lew Warburton and produced by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. ' Storm in a Teacup' is a song written by Lynsey de Paul (who is credited as Lynsey Rubin) and Ron Roker, that was recorded by the British group The Fortunes. 1972 single by The Fortunes 'Storm in a Teacup'