WHAT’S LOVE – SUNDANCE

WHAT’S LOVE – SUNDANCE

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
23-Apr-82	20	New
30-Apr-82	19	+1
07-May-82	15	+4	Star rater
14-May-82	14	+1
21-May-82	13	+1
28-May-82	11	+2
04-Jun-82	10	+1	Peak
11-Jun-82	12	-2
18-Jun-82	13	-1
25-Jun-82	13	0
02-Jul-82	14	-1
09-Jul-82	16	-2
16-Jul-82	20	-4	Biggest faller

Written by: Richard Myhill
Produced by: Mike Hurst
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Bronze

Hit number for artist	1
Peak position	10
Weeks	13
Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	1
Top 20 points	83
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=1250
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	213
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=1096
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1982

=58

Both of Mary Hopkin’s solo hits (‘Those Were The Days’ and ‘Knock Knock Who’s There’) would outperform this track where she sang the vocals. Richard Myhill, who wrote the track, would also write ‘Love Stealer’ which was a minor hit on the Capital 604 charts for Cindy Dickinson and would have a credit for the string arrangement on Duran Duran’s song ‘My Own Way’ (which appeared on their album ‘Rio’.

Video:

Artist link: Sundance

SUNDANCE (UK)

The band consisted of Mary Hopkin, Mike Hurst and Michael d’Albuquerque. Hurst had been in The Springfields alongside Dusty Springfield, while d’Albuquerque had been a member of the Electric Light Orchestra. Hopkin had seen solo success with hits like ‘Those Were The Days’ and ‘Knock Knock Who’s There’. The project was short lived, only producing 1 album and a couple of singles. They would not see any chart action in the UK or the US.

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
23-Apr-1982	What’s Love	10	13
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	13

Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest fallers	1
Weeks with oldest in the charts	0
Longest run in the charts (weeks)	13
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts	0
Biggest gap between hits (weeks)	0
Top 30 points ranking	=741
Top 20 points ranking	=780
Top 30 points	213
Top 20 points	83

Solo hits by Mary Hopkin:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
04-Oct-1968	Those Were The Days	2	11
15-May-1970	Knock Knock Who’s There	2	9
		Total hits	2
		Total weeks	20

Hits produced by Mike Hurst                                      

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Mathew And Son	Cat Stevens	2	10
Might Quinn	Manfred Mann	1 (1)	11
Tom-Tom Turnaround	New World	4	12
Three Steps To Heaven	Showaddywaddy	6	12
Under The Moon Of Love	Showaddywaddy	6	8
		Total hits	5
		Total weeks	53

Hurst would also produce the Sundance hit listed above.

Although Michael d’Albuquerque was a member of ELO for a time, he was not part of the group when they scored their SA chart hits.

Total chart involvement by the band and its members:

Number of hits	8
Weeks	86
No of No. 1’s	1
Weeks at 1	1