Sleepy Joe (song)

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"Sleepy Joe"
Single by Herman's Hermits
B-side"Just One Girl"
Released19 April 1968 (UK)
April 1968 (US)
RecordedDe Lane Lea Studios, London, 8 December 1967
GenrePop rock
Length3:01
LabelMGM 13934
Songwriter(s)John Carter, Russell Alquist
Producer(s)Mickie Most
Herman's Hermits singles chronology
"I Can Take or Leave Your Loving"
(1967)
"Sleepy Joe"
(1968)
"Sunshine Girl"
(1968)

"Sleepy Joe" is a song written by

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

  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
  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