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Frankie (Sister Sledge song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Frankie'" is a song by Sister Sledge that was released as a single in 1985. It is taken from their album 'When the Boys Meet the Girls'.
Overview
The song was written by Denise Rich (under the pseudonym "Joy Denny") after dreaming while on a flight from the United States to Switzerland. According to the 'Now 5' album (on which the song appears) the song was written about Frank Sinatra.
The song was produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers, who had co-produced the sisters' earlier hits such as "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family". The sisters suggested the song to him, but he hated it on first hearing. A week later, he went back to them saying he could not stop singing it and so he insisted that the band recorded it.
A marked contrast to the disco cuts which had made them internationally famous in the late 1970s, this girl-pop number became a hit in the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks at number one in June and July 1985. It fared much less well in the US where it peaked at number 75 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, No. 32 R&B and No. 15 Adult Contemporary.
"Frankie" was fifth best selling single of 1985 with 698,000 sold copies in United Kingdom.
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Category:1985 singles
Category:Sister Sledge songs
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers
Category:1985 songs
Category:Songs written by Denise Eisenberg Rich
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