"Make Me an Island" | |
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Single by Joe Dolan | |
Released | 1969 |
Songwriter(s) | Albert Hammond * Mike Hazlewood. |
"Make Me an Island" is a 1969 hit song by Irish pop singer Joe Dolan, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. The song peaked at Number 1 on Radio Luxemburg in July 1969, at Number 2 in Ireland and Number 3 in the UK. Canadian Tom Northcott released a competing version of the song on Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records and New Syndrome Records. It reached #8 on Canada's RPM CanCon charts, June 30, 1969.
Charts
Charts (1969) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 17 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 16 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 2 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 10 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 11 |
South Africa (Springbok) | 2 |
UK Singles Chart | 3 |
West Germany (GfK) | 15 |
Sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland | — | 6,000 |
Cover versions
Karel Gott - "Poslouchej Amore" (Make Me An Island)
References
- "RPM Top 10 CanCon - June 30, 1969" (PDF).
- "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Make Me an Island". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joe Dolan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1969-07-01. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 15, 2019. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Joe Dolan"
- Stewart, Ken (August 16, 1969). "Single Slump Hits Ireland". Billboard. p. 73. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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