The Sweetest Girl

"The “Sweetest Girl”"
Single by Scritti Politti
from the album Songs to Remember
B-side "Lions after Slumber" (UK, US, Germany)
"Confidence" (France, Japan)
Released 1981
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Genre Synthpop
Length 4:37
Label Rough Trade
Writer(s) Green Gartside
Producer Adam Kidron, Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti singles chronology
"4 A-Sides"
(1979)		 "The “Sweetest Girl”"
(1981)		 "Faithless"
(1982)

"The “Sweetest Girl”" is a song by British band Scritti Politti, released in 1981 as a single. The single peaked at #64 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The piano is played by Robert Wyatt.

Contents

Track listing

7" vinyl (UK, US, Germany)

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The “Sweetest Girl”"   4:37
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Lions After Slumber"    

7" vinyl (France, Japan)

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The “Sweetest Girl”"   4:37
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Confidence"   3:04

Madness version

"Sweetest Girl"
Single by Madness
from the album Mad Not Mad
B-side "Jennie (A Portrait Of)"
Released 10 February 1986
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Genre Ska
Length 4:20
Label Zarjazz
Writer(s) Green Gartside
Producer Clive Langer
Alan Winstanley
Madness singles chronology
"Uncle Sam"
(1985)		 "Sweetest Girl"
(1986)		 "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train"
(1986)

The cover of the song by ska-pop band Madness was included on their 1985 album Mad Not Mad and released as a single the following year. The song spent 6 weeks in British charts peaking at number 35.

Track listing

7" vinyl

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sweetest Girl"   Green Gartside 4:20
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Jennie (A Portrait Of)"   Lee Thompson, Daniel Woodgate 3:24

12" vinyl

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sweetest Girl" (Dub Mix) Gartside 7:01
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sweetest Girl" (Extended Mix) Gartside 6:34
2. "Jennie (A Portrait Of)"   Thompson, Woodgate 3:05

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2][3] 35
Irish Singles Chart[4] 29

References

  1. ^ "Chart Stats - Scritti Politti - Sweetest Girl". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9685. Retrieved 10 January 2009 (2009-01-10). 
  2. ^ "everyhit.com search results". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 10 January 2009 (2009-01-10). 
  3. ^ "Chart Stats - Madness - The Sweetest Girl". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=13114. Retrieved 10 January 2009 (2009-01-10). 
  4. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2009 (2009-01-10). 
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