Frankie (Sister Sledge song)

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"Frankie"
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Single by Sister Sledge
from the album When the Boys Meet the Girls
B-side"Hold Out Poppy"
ReleasedJune 3, 1985
Recorded1984
GenrePop, R&B
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Denise Rich[1][2]
Producer(s)Nile Rodgers[3]
Sister Sledge singles chronology
"We Are Family (Bernard Edwards Remix)"
(1984) 		"Frankie"
(1985) 		"Dancing on the Jagged Edge"
(1985)

"Frankie" is a song by Sister Sledge that was released as a single in 1985. It is taken from their album When the Boys Meet the Girls.[3]

Overview[]

The song was written by Denise Rich (under the pseudonym "Joy Denny") after dreaming while on a flight from the United States to Switzerland.[2] According to the Now 5 album (on which the song appears) the song was written about Frank Sinatra.

The song was produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers,[3] who had co-produced the sisters' earlier hits such as "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family". The sisters suggested the song to him, but he hated it on first hearing. A week later, he went back to them saying he could not stop singing it and so he insisted that the band recorded it.[4]

A marked contrast to the disco cuts which had made them internationally famous in the late 1970s, this girl-pop number became a hit in the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks at number one in June and July 1985.[5] It fared much less well in the US where it peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 32 R&B[6] and No. 15 Adult Contemporary.[7]

"Frankie" was fifth best selling single of 1985 with 698,000 sold copies in United Kingdom.[8]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 75
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 32
West Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 13

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1985) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 62
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 59

References[]

  1. ^ [1] Archived May 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Edward Wong (October 11, 2000). "Public Lives; Songwriter Who Doubles as Friend of Bill". The New York Times. United States. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Sister Sledge - Frankie (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Songfacts. "Frankie by Sister Sledge - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 450–1. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ Alex Henderson. "Sister Sledge | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 221.
  8. ^ Copsey, Rob (April 9, 2021). "Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1985". Official Charts. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 276. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "Sister Sledge – Frankie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Sister Sledge – Frankie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 31, 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Sister Sledge – Frankie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "Sister Sledge – Frankie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "Sister Sledge – Frankie". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Sister Sledge: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "Sister Sledge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "Sister Sledge Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Sister Sledge Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sister Sledge – Frankie". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1985". Ultratop. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 17, 2021.



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