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Chart performance:
Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
28-May-71 | 19 | New | |
04-Jun-71 | 16 | +3 | |
11-Jun-71 | 17 | -1 | |
18-Jun-71 | 11 | +6 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
25-Jun-71 | 9 | +2 | |
02-Jul-71 | 6 | +3 | |
09-Jul-71 | 3 | +3 | Peak |
16-Jul-71 | 3 | 0 | Peak |
23-Jul-71 | 4 | -1 | |
30-Jul-71 | 5 | -1 | |
06-Aug-71 | 12 | -7 | Biggest faller |
Written by: Neil Sedaka & Carole Bayer Sager
Produced by: Peter Lotis
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Gallo
Hit number for artist | 2 |
Peak position | 3 |
Weeks | 11 |
Biggest climber awards | 1 |
Star rater climbs | 1 |
Biggest faller awards | 1 |
Top 20 points | 126 |
Overall Top 20 points ranking | =885 |
Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 3 |
Top 30 Points | 236 |
Overall Top 30 points ranking | =974 |
Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 3 |
Annual ranking:
1971 | 37 |
Other chart success:
Zimbabwe | 11 |
SA Radio charts:
LM Radio | 3 |
The song was a cover of one by The Monkees. Their version as not released as a single, but did appear on a 4 track EP called ‘She’. This was the second hit for The Dealians which was a cover of a Monkees’ song with ‘Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow’ (a number 1 for The Dealians) being the previous one. It would be the first of 12 to chart which noted Peter Lotis as the producer and would rank 3rd out of the 12 for top 20 points, beaten by Neville Whitmill’s ‘Get me Some Help’ (#2) and Alan Garrity’s ‘I Need Someone’ (#1).
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Artist link: The Dealians