Mersey River

"Mersey River" is a single released by Luke Melvin on 18 November 1977 as his first double A-side single along with "Just The Way It Works". It was the UK Christmas number one in 1977 and was No. 1 on the charts for the whole rest of 1978 and was the Christmas No. 1 of 1978 in the UK. It then eventually slipped down the charts.

Composition
Luke Melvin knew there weren't any new Liverpool folk songs and wrote one for Liverpool. It stayed at No. 1 in the UK for over a year, but just over 40 weeks in the US.

Recording
Luke Melvin recorded the song on his own in August 1977.

Personnel

 * Luke Melvin - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar