Mean Pair of Jeans

"Denim and Lace"
Germany 7" single cover
Single by Marty Rhone
from the album Denim and Lace
Released	March 1977 (1977-03)
Recorded	1976
Studio	Alberts
Genre	Pop
Length	3:29
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Aranda Rhone
Producer(s)	Lister Lyons
Marty Rhone singles chronology
"On the Loose" (1976) "Denim and Lace" (1977) "Things We Did Last Night" (1977)

"A Mean Pair of Jeans" is a song by Australian pop singer-songwriter Marty Rhone. It was released in Australia in March 1977 as the second single from his second studio album, Marty Rhone. The song peaked at number ten on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.

Background

Marty Rhone's breakthrough single, "Denim and Lace" (July 1975), reached No. 8 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.^[1][2] His next top 40 hit, "On the Loose", was released in December 1976.^[1][2] "A Mean Pair of Jeans", which followed in March of the next year, peaked at No. 10.^[2] Both "On the Loose" and "A Mean Pair of Jeans" appeared on his second studio album, Marty Rhone, in July 1977.^[1][3]

Track listing

7" single (MS-209)

• Side A "A Mean Pair of Jeans" - 3:29
• Side B "I'm Gone Again" - 3:28

12" single (MSD-109)

• Side A "A Mean Pair of Jeans" - 6:00
• Side B "They Made It Rock" - 5:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	44

References

1. McFarlane, 'Marty Rhone' entry at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 August 2004). Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 250. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. Nimmervoll, Ed; Felice, Roger. "Marty Rhone and the Soul Agents". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
4. "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Imgur.com.