Sandy (Dion DiMucci song)

1963 song written by Steve Brandt and Dion DiMucci

"Sandy"

Single by Dion
from the album  Lovers Who Wander
B-side| "Faith"
Released| 1963 (1963)
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:18
Label| Laurie 3153
Songwriter(s)|

* Steve Brandt
* Dion DiMucci

Dion singles chronology
| "Ruby Baby"
(1963)  | "Sandy"
(1963)  | "This Little Girl"
(1963)

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"Sandy" is a song written by Steve Brandt and Dion DiMucci, and recorded by Dion in 1962. It was first released on the album Lovers Who Wander. The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 21.[1]

A 1973 Svenne & Lotta recording was released as a single in April 1973,[2] and peaked at number two on Norway's VG-lista chart.

A 1973 Jan Öjlers recording, "Lycka till med nästa kille", charted on Svensktoppen for one week. It peaked at number 10 on October 21, 1973.[3]

## Charts

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### Dion version

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Chart (1963)  | Peak position

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Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[4] | 2
Sweden (Tio i Topp)[5] | 1
Billboard Hot 100[1] | 21

### Svenne & Lotta version

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Chart (1973)  | Peak position

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Norway[6] | 2

## References

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1. ^ a b Hot 100 - Dion Sandy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
2. ^ "Sandy" (in Swedish). svensk mediedatabas. April 1973. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
3. ^ "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 21 October 1973. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
4. ^ Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. p. 243\. ISBN 9163021404.
5. ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p. 313\. ISBN 919727125X.
6. ^ "Sandy". Norwegiancharts. 1973. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

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Dion DiMucci

Albums|

* Runaround Sue
* Lovers Who Wander
* Suite for Late Summer
* Born to Be with You
* Streetheart
* Return of the Wanderer
* Fire in the Night
* Yo Frankie
* Son of Skip James

Singles|

* "Lonely Teenager"
* "Runaround Sue"
* "The Wanderer"
* "Lovers Who Wander"
* "Little Diane"
* "Love Came to Me"
* "Ruby Baby"
* "Sandy"
* "Come Go with Me"
* "Donna the Prima Donna"
* "Drip Drop"
* "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"
* "Shout"
* "Johnny B. Goode"
* "Abraham, Martin and John"
* "Purple Haze"
* "And the Night Stood Still"
* "Sea Cruise"

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* Discography

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