Keep On Singing
| "Keep on Singing" | ||||
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| Single by Austin Roberts | ||||
| from the album Austin Roberts | ||||
| B-side | "Take Away the Sunshine" | |||
| Released | January 1972 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Label | Chelsea | |||
| Writer(s) | Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart | |||
| Austin Roberts singles chronology | ||||
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| "Keep on Singing" | ||||
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| Single by Helen Reddy | ||||
| from the album Love Song For Jeffrey | ||||
| B-side | "You're My Home" | |||
| Released | March 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Catalano | |||
| Helen Reddy singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep on Singing" is a 1972 song composed by Danny Janssen and Bobby Hart, best known as a hit single by Helen Reddy. It was originally recorded by Austin Roberts from the album Austin Roberts. It was released as a single on Chelsea Records and reached No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 39 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada it reached # 79.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada | 79 |
| U.S. Billboard | 50 |
| U.S. Cash Box | 39 |
Helen Reddy cover
Helen Reddy recorded the song for her 1974 album Love Song for Jeffrey. It served as the lead single from the album and reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May, and No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100.[2] The song also reached No. 10 in Canada.[3]
"Keep On Singing" was a yet greater Adult Contemporary hit, reaching No. 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian Easy Listening charts.[4][5] The song was also a hit in Australia, peaking at No. 22.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia GoSet[6] | 25 |
| Australia ARIA[7] | 22 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 10 |
| Canadian Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 10 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1974) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia ARIA [8] | 154 |
| Canada [9] | 118 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 135 |
Other cover versions
- Terry Williams of The First Edition cut it as a B-side for MGM Records in 1973.
- Barbara Mandrell covered "Keep on Singing" for her 1974 This Time I Almost Made It album, and the song appears on Aileen Quinn's 1982 album Bobby's Girl.
- A live version of "Keep on Singing" is featured on the 1976 Live in Japan album by Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.
- A Finnish rendering: "Anna Laulun Lohduttaa", was recorded by Ami Aspelund for her 1974 Ami album.
References
- ↑ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5297&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=csnme5t51bcv1tu7ju4flja8i3
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19740427.html
- ↑ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5017a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=8o73da9sl6rm329mm2ffdlrpa7
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 201.
- ↑ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5020&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=8o73da9sl6rm329mm2ffdlrpa7
- ↑ http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1974/19740615.html http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
- ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
- ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
- ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3893b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=ce72lbg738vp7p7fndhccfuor7
- ↑ http://www.bullfrogspond.com/whitburn/1973wye.htm
External links
| Preceded by "A Very Special Love Song" by Charlie Rich |
Billboard Easy Listening number-one single April 13, 1974 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" by Jim Croce |
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