Sandy (Dion DiMucci song)

"Sandy"
Single by Dion
from the album Lovers Who Wander
B-side"Faith"
Released1963 (1963)
GenrePop
Length2:18
LabelLaurie 3153
Songwriter(s)
  • 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. 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.