Ma Belle Amie

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"Ma Belle Amie"
Ma Belle Amie - Tee Set.jpg
Single by Tee-Set
from the album Ma Belle Amie
B-side"Angels Coming In The Holy Night"
ReleasedDecember 1969 (December 1969) (International)
July 1969 (July 1969) (International)
Recorded1969
GenrePop rock
Length3:16
LabelColossus
Songwriter(s)Peter Tetteroo /
Music video
"Ma Belle Amie" on YouTube

"Ma Belle Amie" is a song by Tee-Set, released as a single from the album Ma Belle Amie. It reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in Australia and Canada in 1970.[1] In South Africa, it was a #1 hit,[2] and reached the Top 10 across central Europe.

The single was first released in 1969 in the Netherlands on Tee Set Records (TS 1329) and sold over 100,000 copies. At least three studio recorded versions of the song were made: the US hit on Colossus Records (CS107), released in 1969; a British issue on Major Minor Records (MM666); released in 1970; and a Black and White video featuring the band miming along a waterfront. This video version appears the same as the hit US rendering, but for minor differences to the repeated chorus ending. The British release is completely different, slower in tempo and starting in a lower key. The group also recorded an Italian-language version. The original song, whose French title means "My Beautiful Friend", features a French lyric line: "Apres Tous les beaux jours je te dis merci merci" ("After all the beautiful days, I say thank you, thank you"). The song is dominated by electric organ, and has drums, bass and acoustic guitar, with handclaps in the bridge section.

Chart history[]

References[]

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Dutch Top 40, 19 July 1969
  5. ^ Dutch Top 40, 19 July 1969
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-03-21. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  7. ^ Dutch Top 40, 19 July 1969
  8. ^ Dutch Top 40, 19 July 1969
  9. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 4 May 1970
  10. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  12. ^ Dutch Top 40, 19 July 1969
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  15. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1970". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  16. ^ Swiss Year-End Charts, 1970
  17. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  18. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970". Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

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