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===Early chart hits=== [[File:To Sir with Love - The Boat That I Row - Billboard ad 1967.jpg|thumb|right|190px|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' advertisement, 24 June 1967]] In 1964, under the wing of Marion Massey, she was signed to [[Decca Records]]. While only fifteen, her version of [[the Isley Brothers]]' "[[Shout (The Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]", credited to "Lulu & [[the Luvvers]]", and delivered in a raucous but mature voice, peaked at No. 7 on the UK chart. Massey guided her career for more than 25 years, for most of which time they were partners in business, and Massey's husband Mark produced some of Lulu's recordings.<ref name="lulu"/> After the success of "Shout", Lulu's next charting single was "Leave a Little Love" in 1965, which returned her to the UK Top Ten. Her next record, "Try to Understand", made the Top 40.<ref name="Lulu charts UK">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28001/lulu/|title=Lulu | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> In 1966, Lulu toured Poland with [[the Hollies]], being the first British female singer to appear live behind the [[Iron Curtain]].<ref>Lulu 2002, p. 70.</ref> In the same year, she recorded two German-language tracks, "Wenn du da bist" and "So fing es an", for the Decca Germany label. All her Decca recordings were made available in 2009 on a 2-CD set entitled ''Shout!'', issued on [[RPM Records (UK)|RPM Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/rpm/artists/lulu.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804070247/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/rpm/artists/lulu.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2011|title=RPM Records : Lulu|date=4 August 2011|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> After two hit singles with [[the Luvvers]], Lulu embarked on a solo career. After failing to reach the chart in 1966, Lulu left Decca and signed with [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia]], to be produced by [[Mickie Most]]. She returned to the [[UK singles chart]] in April 1967, reaching No. 6 with "[[The Boat That I Row]]", written by [[Neil Diamond]].<ref name="Lulu charts UK"/> All seven singles she cut with Mickie Most made the UK Singles Chart, ending with "Boom Bang-A-Bang" reaching number 2 in 1969.<ref name="Lulu charts UK"/> When Most died in 2003, Lulu was full of praise for him and told the [[BBC]] that they had been very close.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heard |first=Chris |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2976450.stm |title=Entertainment | Stars' farewell to producer Most |work=BBC News |date=9 June 2003 |access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> Lulu made her acting debut in 1967 ''[[To Sir, with Love]]'', a British vehicle for [[Sidney Poitier]]. Lulu both acted in the film and sang the title song, with which she had a major hit in the United States, reaching No. 1. "[[To Sir with Love (song)|To Sir with Love]]" became the best-selling single of 1967 in the United States. It sold well in excess of one million copies and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]],<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book |first=Joseph |last=Murrells |year=1978 |title=The Book of Golden Discs |edition=2nd |publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd |location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/225 225] |isbn=0-214-20512-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/225}}</ref> being ranked by ''Billboard'' magazine as the number 1 song of the year. In the UK, "To Sir With Love" was released on the [[B-side]] of "Let's Pretend", a number 11 hit.<ref name="Lulu charts UK"/>
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