| "China Tea" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Russ Conway with Accompaniment directed by Geoff Love | |
| B-side | "The Wee Boy of Brussels" |
| Released | August 1959 |
| Recorded | 7 July 1959 |
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios |
| Genre | Popular music, piano music |
| Length | 2:04 |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Trevor H. Stanford |
"China Tea" is a piano solo instrumental which was written and recorded by the English pianist Russ Conway. It became a hit for Conway in 1959, with his recording reaching the UK Singles Chart top 10. He composed the tune and published it under his real name, Trevor H. (Herbert) Stanford.[1][2] "China Tea" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the UK's sheet music charts in October 1959.[3]
- ^ "Conway, Russ [real name Trevor Herbert Stanford] (1925–2000), pianist and composer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74876. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 2021-10-06. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "RUSS CONWAY TRANSCRIPTIONS – STEVE LAW COMPOSER". Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Henson, Brian (1989). First hits, 1946-1959. Colin Morgan. London: Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-268-1. OCLC 19389211.
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