Keep On Smilin' (Wet Willie song)
Appearance
"Keep On Smilin'" | ||||
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Single by Wet Willie | ||||
from the album Keep On Smilin' | ||||
B-side | "Soul Jones" | |||
Released | May 1974 | |||
Genre | Southern rock[1] | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Capricorn Records | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Tom Dowd | |||
Wet Willie singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Keep On Smilin'" on YouTube |
"Keep On Smilin'" is a 1974 hit song by the American group Wet Willie. It was the title track of their third studio album.[2]
The song was also the first of their three top-40 singles and became their greatest hit. "Keep on Smilin'" reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and is ranked as the 66th biggest hit of 1974.[3] It also charted in Canada.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Top Singles[4] | 21 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 10 |
US Cash Box Top 100 | 16 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1974) | Rank |
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Canada[6] | 181 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 66 |
References
[edit]- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Planet of the Apes: Hard Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 106. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/keep-on-smilin-mw0000025119#trackListing
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974".
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 906.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974".
External links
[edit]- Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin' on YouTube - live at Deeproots Festival