The Sweetest Girl
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| "The “Sweetest Girl”" | ||||
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| Single by Scritti Politti | ||||
| from the album Songs to Remember | ||||
| B-side | "Lions after Slumber" (UK, US, Germany) "Confidence" (France, Japan) |
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Writer(s) | Green Gartside | |||
| Producer | Adam Kidron, Scritti Politti | |||
| Scritti Politti singles chronology | ||||
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"The “Sweetest Girl”" is a song by British band Scritti Politti, released in 1981 as a single. The single peaked at #64 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The piano is played by Robert Wyatt.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7" vinyl (UK, US, Germany)
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "The “Sweetest Girl”" | 4:37 | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Lions After Slumber" | ||||||||
[edit] 7" vinyl (France, Japan)
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "The “Sweetest Girl”" | 4:37 | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Confidence" | 3:04 | |||||||
[edit] Madness version
| "Sweetest Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| from the album Mad Not Mad | ||||
| B-side | "Jennie (A Portrait Of)" | |||
| Released | 10 February 1986 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Ska | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Zarjazz | |||
| Writer(s) | Green Gartside | |||
| Producer | Clive Langer Alan Winstanley |
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| Madness singles chronology | ||||
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The cover of the song by ska-pop band Madness was included on their 1985 album Mad Not Mad and released as a single the following year. The song spent 6 weeks in British charts peaking at number 35.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7" vinyl
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Sweetest Girl" | Green Gartside | 4:20 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Jennie (A Portrait Of)" | Lee Thompson, Daniel Woodgate | 3:24 | ||||||
[edit] 12" vinyl
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Sweetest Girl" (Dub Mix) | Gartside | 7:01 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Sweetest Girl" (Extended Mix) | Gartside | 6:34 | ||||||
| 2. | "Jennie (A Portrait Of)" | Thompson, Woodgate | 3:05 | ||||||
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[2][3] | 35 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 29 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Chart Stats - Scritti Politti - Sweetest Girl". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9685. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "everyhit.com search results". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Madness - The Sweetest Girl". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=13114. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
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