Pretty Belinda

"Pretty Belinda"
Single by Chris Andrews
from the album Heart to Heart - All the Hits and More
A-side"Pretty Belinda"
B-side"Make No Mistake"
ReleasedJuly 1969
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Chris Andrews
Producer(s)Lene Marlin
Chris Andrews singles chronology
"Stop That Girl"
(1966) 		"Pretty Belinda"
(1969) 		"Carole OK"
(1970)

"Pretty Belinda" is a song written and recorded by Chris Andrews, which he released as a single in July 1969.

Commercial success

The single did not enter the UK singles charts but it reached the No. 1 spot in Austria and peaked at No. 3 in Germany.[1] It was released in South Africa in December 1969, where it peaked at No. 1. Andrews's follow-up single Carole OK was less successful but also reached No. 1 in South Africa where it was released in April 1970. A 1970 Ola Håkansson recording, "Söta Belinda", was released as a single.[2] scoring a Svensktoppen hit for 11 weeks between 26 July-4 October 1970, peaking at position 3.[3]

Charts

Chart (1969–1970) Peak position
Austria[4] 1
Netherlands[5] 8
Norway[6] 3
West Germany 3

The song was used as theme music for Filip och Fredrik's Swedish tv series 100 höjdare, aired from 2004 to 2008. That version was performed by accordionist Roland Cedermark.[7]

References

  1. ^ Steffen Hung. "Chris Andrews – Pretty Belinda". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Söta Belinda". Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1970. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Pretty Belinda". Austriancharts. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Pretty Belinda". Dutchcharts. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Pretty Belinda". Norwegiancharts. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Filip och Fredrik släpper skiva" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2011.