He also produced Terry Wogan's hit The Floral Dance, which reached No. 1 chart success in Germany with the single Du Kannst Nicht Immer Siebszehn ("You can't always be seventeen") which he co-wrote with Ralph Siegel, and which was sung by Chris Roberts. In 1967 Mike was approached by Burt Bacharach to perform the vocal on the song Have No Fear, James Bond is Here - which was used for the credit-roll of the 1967 spoof film Casino Royale. During the sixties he was asked to understudy Frank Sinatra on a Tony Hatch produced record, which was never released commercially. Having worked as a backing vocalist, Mike recorded his first single for Embassy in 1962 alongside Ray Pilgrim, and recorded a further 28 singles on the Embassy label in this period. In 1959, he was signed onto Embassy Records as a backing vocalist. He was educated at All Saints School and began singing at a young age – touring the local working men's clubs alongside his brother. Redway was the son of a pub landlord and a baker. He began his career in the late 1950s as a backing vocalist for Embassy Records. Mike Redway (born 1939 in Hunslet) is the stage name for Michael Reddyhoff an English singer, songwriter and record producer.
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