Keep On Smilin' (Wet Willie song)

"Keep On Smilin'"
Single by Wet Willie
from the album Keep On Smilin'
B-side"Soul Jones"
ReleasedMay 1974
GenreSouthern rock[1]
Length3:25
LabelCapricorn Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Jimmy Hall
  • Jack Hall
  • Ricky Hirsch
  • John David Anthony
  • Lewis Ross
Producer(s)Tom Dowd
Wet Willie singles chronology
"Keep On Smilin'"
(1974) 		"Country Side of Life"
(1974)
Official audio
"Keep On Smilin'" on YouTube

"Keep On Smilin'" is a 1974 hit song by the American group Wet Willie. It was the title track of their third studio album.[2]

The song was also the first of their three top-40 singles and became their greatest hit. "Keep on Smilin'" reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and is ranked as the 66th biggest hit of 1974.[3] It also charted in Canada.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[4] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 10
US Cash Box Top 100 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1974) Rank
Canada[6] 181
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 66

References

  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Planet of the Apes: Hard Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 106. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/keep-on-smilin-mw0000025119#trackListing
  3. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974".
  4. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 906.
  6. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974".


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