David Garrick covered “Dear Mrs. Applebee”, a relatively unknown American song first recorded by Flip Cartridge, and written by Billy Meshell and Phil Barr. Garrick’s version was a hit in the Netherlands (number 3), Belgium (number 3) and Germany (number 1), but got no higher than number 22 on the UK charts. In following years, Garrick released numerous singles and albums but never again achieved any notable success.