Editing Herman's Hermits (section)

=== Disputes over recording contributions ===
Continuing acrimony among former members of Herman's Hermits has increased the amount of disinformation about the group's role on their records; the late Derek Leckenby, in particular, was a skilled guitarist. {{citation needed|date=October 2016}} Mickie Most commented on the [[VH1]] ''My Generation: Herman's Hermits'' episode that the Hermits "played on a lot of their records, and some they didn't." The group played on all their UK and US no. 1 hits ("I'm Into Something Good", "Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter", and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"), on most of their US Top Ten singles, on several other singles and most album cuts. According to Peter Noone, Leckenby played the muted lead on "[[This Door Swings Both Ways]]".<ref name="Listen People">Noone interview: Herman's Hermits ''Listen People'' DVD ''Reeling in the Years'' (2009)</ref>

The riff in "Silhouettes" variously has been credited to [[Jimmy Page]], [[Big Jim Sullivan]] and [[Vic Flick]]; however, according to Keith Hopwood and Karl Green, Leckenby replaced Flick in the studio and played the signature riff under Most's direction.<ref name="Listen People" /> According to Hopwood, Green and Noone, Jimmy Page played on the single "Wonderful World" (although Big Jim Sullivan lists the song as part of a session he played); both may have added to the backing track. Several writers have claimed that session players played on "I'm into Something Good"; according to the surviving band members, the song was recorded on a two-track recorder, with only a piano player in addition to the Hermits.<ref name="Listen People" />