Little Jeannie

"Little Jeanie"
Single by Elton John
from the album 21 at 33
B-side	"Conquer the Sun"
Released	1 May 1980
Genre	Rock
Length	4:46 (single) 5:08 (album)
Label	Rocket Records
Writer(s)	Elton John / Gary Osborne
Producer	Elton John, Clive Franks
Elton John singles chronology
"Johnny B. Goode" (1979) "Little Jeanie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980)

"Little Jeannie" (spelled "Little Jeanie" on the cover of the single) is a song by Elton John and Gary Osborne, recorded by John and released as a single in 1980 from John's album 21 at 33. It was written for Jeannie Bonds, who was in the Miss. Sumter pageant in 1979. It reached number three on the Billboard pop chart in the United States, becoming the singer's biggest U.S. hit since 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (a duet with singer Kiki Dee), and his highest-charting solo hit since 1975's "Island Girl". It became John's fifth number one on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and on August 12, 1980 it was certified gold by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached number one on the RPM 100 national singles chart.

The song can be described as an uptempo ballad. In the US, it would be Elton's highest-charting single co-written with Gary Osborne, while in the UK, where the song only reached number 33, "Blue Eyes" would eventually hold that honour.

Despite its impressive performance in the US charts, Elton has rarely performed "Little Jeannie" live, doing so only on his 1980 tour and during 2000's One Night Only concerts.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canadian RPM 100	1
UK Singles Chart	33
US Billboard Hot 100	3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	1

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.)

References

Preceded by "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc

Canadian RPM 100 number-one single July 19, 1980 (one week)

Succeeded by "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel