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===Solo=== During 1966, he enjoyed [[Single (music)|singles]] success with "[[I Put a Spell on You]]", which reached number 9 in the UK singles chart, and "[[Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo]]" which reached number 11 in the same chart. In 1967, the Randy Newman song "[[Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear|Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear]]" reached number four in the chart, as did his self-penned song, "[[The House That Jack Built (Alan Price song)|The House That Jack Built]]".<ref name="45cat.com">Not the same song as "[[The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin song)|The House That Jack Built]]" (Lance-Robbins) recorded by Aretha Franklin (1968): [https://www.45cat.com/record/f12641 Alan Price - "The House That Jack Built"] at 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019</ref> "Don't Stop the Carnival" followed in 1968, and rose to number 13 in the UK singles charts.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= w19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 438}}</ref> Price went on to host shows such as the musical ''Price To Play'' in the late 1960s, which featured him performing and introducing the music of guests such as [[Fleetwood Mac]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]]. His second album, ''A Price on His Head'' (1967), featured seven songs by [[Randy Newman]], who was virtually unknown at that time.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} Also in 1967, Price was No. 1 in the Keyboard Player category of the 1967 ''[[Beat Instrumental]]'' Gold Star Awards.<ref>''Beat Instrumental'', Feb. 1967 - [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Beat-Instrumental/6802-Beat-Instrumental-1968-02-OCR.pdf Page 20 BEAT INSTRUMENTAL'S 1967 GOLD STAR AWARDS, Keyboard Player]</ref> A later association with [[Georgie Fame]] resulted in "Rosetta", which became a [[Top 40|top-20]] hit in 1971, reaching number 11 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> An album followed, ''Fame and Price, Price and Fame Together''. During this period, Price and Fame secured a regular slot on ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' show produced by [[BBC Television]], and also appeared on the ''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968 TV series)|Morecambe and Wise Show]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} He recorded the autobiographical album ''[[Between Today and Yesterday]]'' (1974) from which the single "Jarrow Song" was taken, returning Price to the UK singles chart at number six.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> The minor single hits by Price "Just For You" and "Baby of Mine" from 1978 and 1979, respectively, as well as being issued on the usual black vinyl, were also released as red, heart-shaped vinyl discs, which reflected the craze for coloured and oddly shaped vinyl records at the time. Price recorded two albums with the Electric Blues Company featuring guitarist and vocalist [[Bobby Tench]] and keyboardist [[Zoot Money]]. The first, ''Covers'', was recorded in 1994. ''[[A Gigster's Life for Me]]'' followed in 1996 and was recorded as part of [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]]'s ''Blues Masters Series'' at [[Olympic Studios]] in south-west London.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.discogs.com/Alan-Price-And-The-Electric-Blues-Company-A-Gigsters-Life-For-Me/release/7269574|title=A Gigster's Life. Alan Price and the Electric Blues Company|date=1995 | publisher=discogs.com |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> Since 1996, Price has continued to perform regularly, arrange, write songs, and create other works. During the 2000s, he has continued to tour the UK with his own band and others, including [[the Manfreds]], [[Maggie Bell]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flyingmusic.com/maximum-rythm-n-blues|title=Flying Music tours|publisher=flyingmusic.com|access-date=3 March 2012|archive-date=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314033726/http://www.flyingmusic.com/maximum-rythm-n-blues|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Bobby Tench.<ref>{{cite book|author=Fran, Leslie|title=Bobby Tench to play tour with Alan Price|publisher=Blues in Britain|pages=18 Vol 1 issue 94|date=October 2009}}</ref> The album ''[[Savaloy Dip]]'' was officially released in 2016. Due to an issuing error after the recording of this album in 1974, it was re-called by the record company and not re-released at that time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/savaloy-dip-mw0001148354|title=Savaloy Dip - Alan Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/savaloy-dip/|title=Alan Price β Savaloy Dip: Words & Music By Alan Price β Omnivore Recordings|website=Omnivorerecordings.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://theseconddisc.com/2016/01/review-alan-price-savaloy-dip-words-and-music-by-alan-price/|title=Review: Alan Price, "Savaloy Dip: Words and Music by Alan Price"|website=Theseconddisc.com|date=26 January 2016}}</ref> The title track for his album ''[[Between Today and Yesterday]]'' was taken from the original ''Savaloy Dip'' recording.<ref name="auto" />
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