Sorry Suzanne

"Sorry Suzanne"
"Sorry Suzanne"
Single by The Hollies
B-side	"Not That Way at All"
Released	28 February 1969
Recorded	27 & 28 January 1969; Abbey Road Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	3:34
Label	UK: Parlophone R5765; US: Epic 5-10454
Songwriter(s)	Geoff Stephens; Tony Macaulay
Producer(s)	Ron Richards
The Hollies singles chronology

"Sorry Suzanne" is a 1969 single by The Hollies, co-written by Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay. It was the group's first song to feature Terry Sylvester in the place of Graham Nash. "Sorry Suzanne" was released with the B-side "Not That Way at All" on the Parlophone label (catalogue number R5765). The song reached number 3 on the UK singles chart in March 1969, and number 1 in Switzerland on 22 April 1969.

Chart history[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)^[2]	6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	11
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	41
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	4
New Zealand (Listener)^[9]	4
Norway (VG-lista)^[10]	4
South Africa (Springbok)^[11]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	56
US Cash Box Top 100	58
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	7

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1969)	Rank
South Africa ^[16]	13
Switzerland ^[17]	5
UK	57

Cover versions[]

The Glass Bottle covered "Sorry Suzanne" in 1979.

References[]

^ http://hollies.co.uk/music-archive/session-listing.html
^ "Go-Set Australian Charts –10 May 1969". Pop Archives. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^ "Austriancharts.at – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6159." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sorry Suzanne". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ Flavour of New Zealand, 16 June 1969
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne". VG-lista.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "The Hollies Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne". GfK Entertainment Charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Hollies"
^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1969". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ Swiss Year-End Charts, 1969

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] ttp://hollies.co.uk/music-archive/session-listing.html

[2] "Go-Set Australian Charts –10 May 1969". Pop Archives. Retrieved 27 May 2011.

[sc_Austria_The_Hollies-3] "Austriancharts.at – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_The_Hollies-4] "Ultratop.be – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[sc_Wallonia_The_Hollies-5] "Ultratop.be – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_The_Hollies-6] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6159." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_-7] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sorry Suzanne". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Hollies-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[9] Flavour of New Zealand, 16 June 1969

[sc_Norway_The_Hollies-10] "Norwegiancharts.com – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne". VG-lista.

[11] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[sc_Swiss_The_Hollies-12] "Swisscharts.com – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_Hollies-13] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_The_Hollies-14] "The Hollies Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_West_Germany_The_Hollies-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Hollies – Sorry Suzanne". GfK Entertainment Charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Hollies"

[16] "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1969". Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[17] Swiss Year-End Charts, 1969

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