the beatles

[DARRAN]

who had the 1st chart hit apart from the beatles, with a lennon and mccartney hit ?? song and singer

[emeritus]

Was it Obla di Obla da - Marmalade ?

[Strix]

I reckon
Rolling Stones - I wanna be your man. November 1963

[Otleybard]

Strix's awswer looks good; I'd thought about either 'Do You Want to Know a Secret' by Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas or 'Love of the Loved' by Cilla Black.

[Zen]

Take your pick

In the 1960s, many songs credited to Lennon/ McCartney were originally released not by the Beatles but by other artists, especially those managed by Brian Epstein. Recording a Lennon/McCartney song helped launch new artists' careers. Beatles' versions of some of these were recorded; some were not released until after their split, on compilations such as Live at the BBC and The Beatles Anthology.

* Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas � "I'll Be on My Way" (1963), "Bad to Me" (1963), "I Call Your Name" (1963), "I'll Keep You Satisfied" (1963), "From a Window" (1964)
* Tommy Quickly � "Tip of My Tongue" (1963)
* The Fourmost � "Hello Little Girl" (1963), "I'm In Love" (1963)
* Cilla Black � "Love of the Loved" (1963), "It's For You" (1964), "Step Inside Love" (1968)
* The Rolling Stones � "I Wanna Be Your Man" (1963)
* The Strangers with Mike Shannon � "One And One Is Two" (1964)
* Peter & Gordon � "Nobody I Know" (1964), "A World Without Love" (1964), "I Don't Want To See You Again" (1965)
* The Applejacks � "Like Dreamers Do" (1964)
* P.J. Proby � "That Means a Lot" (1965)
* John Foster & Sons Ltd Black Dyke Mills Band � "Thingummybob" (1968)
* Mary Hopkin � "Goodbye" (1969)
* John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band � "Give Peace A Chance" (1969

[Zen]

http://www.jpgr.co.uk/col_r5023.html

[Strix]

Blimey, Zen, I didn't know that and I was alive, about to be 17 and into music then! Well done.