Sweetheart (Franke and the Knockouts song)
"Sweetheart" | ||||
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Single by Franke and the Knockouts | ||||
from the album Franke & the Knockouts | ||||
B-side | "Don't Stop" | |||
Released | March 1981 | |||
Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Millennium | |||
Songwriter(s) | Franke Previte, William Elworthy[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Verroca | |||
Franke and the Knockouts singles chronology | ||||
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"Sweetheart" is a 1981 song by Franke and the Knockouts. It was their debut single and greatest hit, reaching the U.S. Top 10 during the spring of that year.
Background[]
The song was the group's first of three U.S. Top 40 hits, the others being "You're My Girl" (#27) and "Without You (Not Another Lonely Night)" (#24).
Chart history[]
It spent 19 weeks on the charts and is ranked as the 50th biggest hit of 1981.[3]"Sweetheart" also charted moderately on both the U.S. Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts. Internationally, "Sweetheart" charted only in Canada (#18).
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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References[]
- ^ "Albums from the Lost and Found: Franke and the Knockouts / Silver Condor". The Great Albums.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 92.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1981 songs
- 1981 debut singles
- Franke and the Knockouts songs
- Songs written by Franke Previte
- Millennium Records singles
- 1980s song stubs