Frankie (song)
| "Frankie" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Sister Sledge | |
| from the album When the Boys Meet the Girls | |
| B-side | "Hold Out Poppy" |
| Released | 1985 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Writer(s) | Denise Rich[1][2] |
| Producer(s) | Nile Rodgers[3] |
"Frankie" is a song by Sister Sledge that was released as a single in 1985. It is taken from their album When the Boys Meet the Girls.[3]
Overview
The song was written by Denise Rich (under the pseudonym "Joy Denny") after dreaming while on a flight from the United States to Switzerland.[2] According to the Now 5 album the song was written about Frank Sinatra.
The song was produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers,[3] who had co-produced the sisters' earlier hits such as "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family". The sisters suggested the song to him, but he hated it on first hearing. A week later, he went back to them saying he could not stop singing it and so he insisted that the band recorded it.
A marked contrast to the disco cuts which had made them internationally famous in the late 1970s, this girl-pop number became a hit in the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks at number one in June and July 1985.[4] It fared much less well in the US where it peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 32 in the Billboard R&B chart.[5]
References
- ↑ Archived May 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Edward Wong (2000-10-11). "Public Lives; Songwriter Who Doubles as Friend of Bill". The New York Times (United States). Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- 1 2 3 "Sister Sledge - Frankie (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 450–1. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Alex Henderson. "Sister Sledge | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
| Preceded by "You'll Never Walk Alone" by The Crowd |
UK number-one single June 23, 1985 - July 20, 1985 |
Succeeded by "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" by Eurythmics |
| Preceded by "You'll Never Walk Alone" by The Crowd |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single June 23, 1985 - July 20, 1985 |
Succeeded by "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer |
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