Sweet Pea (song)
| "Sweet Pea" | ||||
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| Single by Tommy Roe | ||||
| from the album Sweet Pea | ||||
| B-side | "Much More Love" | |||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | ABC Records 10762 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tommy Roe | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary S. Paxton | |||
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"Sweet Pea" is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe. The song was produced by Gary S. Paxton.[1] It was featured on his 1966 album, Sweet Pea.[2]
Chart performance[]
It reached number 1 in Canada,[3] number 1 in New Zealand, number 7 in Australia,[4] and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.[5] The song was ranked number 44 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1966.[6]
Other versions[]
- The Ventures released an instrumental version on their 1966 album, Wild Things![7]
- Roger Williams released a version as the B-side to his single "Love Me Forever" in April 1967.[8]
- Friar Tuck released a version as the B-side to his single "Alley-Oop" in May 1967.[9]
- Manfred Mann released a version as a single in May 1967 that reached number 36 in the United Kingdom.[10]
- Donald Lautrec released a version as a single in 1967.[11]
- Gang Starr sampled Roe's version on their 1989 song "Movin' On" from the album No More Mr. Nice Guy.
- Big Audio Dynamite's song "Rush" samples the drum break from Roe's "Sweet Pea".
- The 2007 re-release of Cub's 1993 album Betti-Cola featured a cover of the song.
In media[]
- Samantha Morton performs a frenetic dance to the tune in the 1999 film Jesus' Son.[12]
References[]
- ^ Tommy Roe, "Sweet Pea" single release Retrieved July 16, 2014
- ^ Tommy Roe, Sweet Pea Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Tommy Roe, "Sweet Pea" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Tommy Roe, "Sweet Pea" Billboard Chart Position Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1966". Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ The Ventures, Wild Things! Discogs.com, Retrieved May 29, 2015
- ^ Roger Williams, "Sweet Pea" single release, 45cat.com, Retrieved July 16, 2014
- ^ Friar Tuck, "Sweet Pea" single release, 45cat.com, Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Manfred Mann, "Sweet Pea" Chart Position Musicvf.com, Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Donald Lautrec, "Sweet Pea" single release Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Jesus' Son "Sweet Pea" clip Retrieved May 15, 2015.
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- 1966 songs
- 1966 singles
- 1967 singles
- Songs written by Tommy Roe
- Tommy Roe songs
- The Ventures songs
- Manfred Mann songs
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- ABC Records singles
- Fontana Records singles
- 1960s single stubs