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Keep On Singing

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Released
  
January 1973

Genre
  
Easy listening

Format
  
7"

Label
  
Chelsea

B-side
  
"Take Away the Sunshine"

Writer(s)
  
Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart

"Keep on Singing" is a 1973 song composed by Danny Janssen and Bobby Hart, best known as a hit single by Helen Reddy. It was originally recorded by Austin Roberts from the album Austin Roberts. It was released as a single on Chelsea Records and reached No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 39 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada it reached # 79.

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Helen Reddy cover

Helen Reddy recorded the song for her 1974 album Love Song for Jeffrey. It served as the lead single from the album and reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May, and No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100. The song also reached No. 10 in Canada.

"Keep On Singing" was a yet greater Adult Contemporary hit, reaching No. 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian Easy Listening charts. The song was also a hit in Australia, peaking at No. 22.

Other cover versions

  • Terry Williams of The First Edition cut it as a B-side for MGM Records in 1973.
  • Barbara Mandrell covered "Keep on Singing" for her 1974 This Time I Almost Made It album, and the song appears on Aileen Quinn's 1982 album Bobby's Girl.
  • A live version of "Keep on Singing" is featured on the 1976 Live in Japan album by Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.
  • A Finnish rendering: "Anna Laulun Lohduttaa", was recorded by Ami Aspelund for her 1974 Ami album.
  • References

    Keep On Singing Wikipedia