Sweetheart

Album: Franke & The Knockouts (1981)
Charted: 10
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  • I know baby it's hard to be strong
    Just take the good with the bad
    And don't think you're alone

    'Cause I know all your sad goodbyes
    'Cause I've been there before
    To help you dry your eyes

    Sweetheart
    Who love you from the start
    Who treats you like a star
    Oh sweetheart

    Who loves you baby
    Who loves you wrong or right
    'Cause you're the spark in my life
    Yeah day and night

    And when trouble a-keeps knockin'
    Down your door
    Just call on me babe
    And it won't be 'round no more

    Sweetheart oh I know, yes I know
    No matter how long
    I'll be by your side
    Singing this song Writer/s: BARRY GIBB, MAURICE GIBB
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Donna from BostonFranke Previte also wrote Hungry Eyes for Eric Carmen. This song appeared in the movie Dirty Dancing.
  • Matt from MissouriThanks for the song. Brings back good memories. Thanks for performance and posting Franke and K
  • AnonymousI love this song sweetheart. Awesome.
  • Markantney from BiloxeMay 18,

    This song is one of the most underrated from the 80s.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyLeader Frankie Previte and John DeNicola won the 1987 Academy Award for 'Best Song' with "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the movie 'Dirty Dancing'.
  • John from Ames, IaSo glad "Sweetheart" made the album, or the world may have never known about it. It is a great, great cut that deserved the attention it got for those months. Still love it today.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn May 16th 1981, Franke and the Knockouts performed "Sweetheart" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    At the time the song was at #13 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; fifteen days later on May 31st, 1981 it would peak at #10 {for 2 weeks} and it stayed on the chart for 19 weeks...
    It reached #18 on the Canadian RPM Singles chart...
    The New Jersey quintet had two other Top 100 records; "You're My Girl" {#27} and "Without You (Not Another Lonely Night)" {#24}.
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