Sleepy Joe

"Sleepy Joe"
"Sleepy Joe"
Single by Herman's Hermits
B-side	"Just One Girl"
Released	19 April 1968 (UK); April 1968 (US)
Recorded	De Lane Lea Studios, London, 8 December 1967
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:01
Label	MGM 13934
Songwriter(s)	John Carter, Russell Alquist
Producer(s)	Mickie Most
Herman's Hermits singles chronology

"Sleepy Joe" is a song written by John Carter, and Russell Alquist and performed by Herman's Hermits. It reached #4 in New Zealand, #9 in Canada and Ireland,[1] #10 in Norway, #12 in the United Kingdom, #17 in Sweden, #18 in South Africa,[2] #21 in Australia, #61 in the United States, and #37 in Australia in 1968.[3]

Billboard described the single as a "clever and catchy rhythm material."[4]

The song was produced by Mickie Most.[5]

References

Herman's Hermits, "Sleepy Joe" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved January 9, 2015
"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
Herman's Hermits, "Sleepy Joe" Chart Positions Retrieved January 9, 2015
"Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. 20 April 1968. p. 73. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
Herman's Hermits, "Sleepy Joe" single release Retrieved January 9, 2015

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[1] Herman's Hermits, "Sleepy Joe" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved January 9, 2015

[2] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[3] Herman's Hermits, "Sleepy Joe" Chart Positions Retrieved January 9, 2015

[bb-4] "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. 20 April 1968. p. 73. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[5] Herman's Hermits, "Sleepy Joe" single release Retrieved January 9, 2015

Herman's Hermits
Peter Noone Keith Hopwood Derek Leckenby Karl Green Barry Whitwam
UK albums	Herman's Hermits Both Sides of Herman's Hermits There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
US albums	Introducing Herman's Hermits Herman's Hermits on Tour Hold On! Both Sides of Herman's Hermits There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World Blaze Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Extended plays	Hermania Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits Hits A Must to Avoid Hold On! Dandy The London Look
Compilation albums	The Most of Herman's Hermits The Most of Herman's Hermits Volume 2 The Very Best of Herman's Hermits Into Something Good: The Mickie Most Years 1964–72
Group singles	"I'm into Something Good" "Show Me Girl" "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" "Silhouettes" "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" "Wonderful World" "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" "Just a Little Bit Better" "A Must to Avoid" "Listen People" "Leaning on the Lamp Post" "You Won't Be Leaving" "This Door Swings Both Ways" "Dandy" "No Milk Today" "There's a Kind of Hush" "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)" "Museum" "I Can Take or Leave Your Loving" "Sleepy Joe" "Sunshine Girl" "Something's Happening" "My Sentimental Friend" "Years May Come, Years May Go"
Solo singles	"(I Think I'm Over) Getting Over You"
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