"My Sentimental Friend" | ||||
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Single by Herman's Hermits | ||||
B-side | "My Lady" | |||
Released | 11 April 1969 (UK) June 1969 (US) | |||
Recorded | De Lane Lea Studios, London, October 1968 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | MGM 14060 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Geoff Stephens, John Carter | |||
Producer(s) | Mickie Most | |||
Herman's Hermits singles chronology | ||||
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"My Sentimental Friend" is a song written by Geoff Stephens and John Carter and performed by Herman's Hermits. The song is Herman's Hermits' second highest charting song in the UK, reaching No. 2 in the UK chart. It also reached No. 2 in Ireland, No. 3 in Australia, No. 6 in New Zealand, and No. 1 in South Africa.
The song was produced by Mickie Most.
The Belgian Liliane Saint-Pierre singer recorded it in French with the title "Chanson sentimentale pour une fille sentimentale". The song reached in No. 24 in the Ultratop in Belgium.
Charts
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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Australia (Go-Set) | 3 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 2 |
New Zealand (Listener Chart) | 6 |
South Africa | 1 |
UK Singles (OCC) | 2 |
West Germany (GfK) | 36 |
References
- Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1972). Catalog of Copyright Entries.
- Rock Movers & Shakers. Billboard. 1989. ISBN 9780823076086.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- Herman's Hermits, "My Sentimental Friend" single release Retrieved January 10, 2015
- "Liliane Saint-Pierre - Chanson sentimentale pour une fille sentimentale - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
- "Go-Set Australian charts - 18 August 1969". www.poparchives.com.au.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – My Sentimental Friend". Irish Singles Chart.
- "Herman's Hermits (search)". Flavour of New Zealand.
- "Herman's Hermit: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Herman's Hermit – My Sentimental Friend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
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