Sandy (Dion DiMucci song)

"Sandy"
Single by Dion
from the album Lovers Who Wander
B-side"Faith"
Released1963 (1963)
GenrePop
Length2:18
LabelLaurie 3153
Songwriters
  • Steve Brandt
  • Dion DiMucci
Dion singles chronology
"Ruby Baby"
(1963)
"Sandy"
(1963)
"This Little Girl"
(1963)

"Sandy" is a song written by Steve Brandt and Dion DiMucci, and recorded by Dion in 1962. It was first released on the album Lovers Who Wander. Released as a single in March of 1963 the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 21.[1]

A 1973 Svenne & Lotta recording was released as a single in April 1973,[2] and peaked at number two on Norway's VG-lista chart.

A 1973 Jan Öjlers recording, "Lycka till med nästa kille", charted on Svensktoppen for one week. It peaked at number 10 on October 21, 1973.[3]

Charts

Dion version

Chart (1963) Peak position
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[4] 2
Sweden (Tio i Topp)[5] 1
Billboard Hot 100[1] 21

Svenne & Lotta version

Chart (1973) Peak position
Norway[6] 2

References

  1. ^ a b Hot 100 - Dion Sandy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sandy" (in Swedish). svensk mediedatabas. April 1973. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 21 October 1973. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. p. 243. ISBN 9163021404.
  5. ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p. 313. ISBN 919727125X.
  6. ^ "Sandy". Norwegiancharts. 1973. Retrieved 16 June 2013.