Monsieur Dupont
1969 single by Sandie Shaw
"Monsieur Dupont" | ||||
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Single by Sandie Shaw | ||||
B-side | "Voice In The Crowd" | |||
Released | 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Pye | |||
Songwriter(s) | Christian Bruhn and Peter Callander[1] | |||
Sandie Shaw singles chronology | ||||
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"Monsieur Dupont" on YouTube | ||||
"Monsieur Dupont" is the twenty-first single by British singer Sandie Shaw.[1] Originally sung by the German singer Manuela in 1967, Shaw's version, written by Christian Bruhn [de] and Peter Callander[1] became her last big hit of the 1960s.
It reached number six in the UK Singles Chart in 1969, making it her eighth and final top 10 hit single.[2] It also reached number six in South Africa in March 1969.[3]
Shaw performed the song on BBC's Top of the Pops on 30 January 1969, introduced by Stuart Henry.[4]
The song was a hit in Quebec with a French version by Les Milady's [fr].[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Monsieur Dupont - Sandie Shaw". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ https://staging.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/5853102 [dead link]
- ^ Les Milady's - Monsieur Dupont on YouTube
External links
- Sandie Shaw on Hamburger Starclub (first part of page in German)
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- Sandie (1965)
- Me (1965)
- Love Me, Please Love Me (1967)
- The Sandie Shaw Supplement (1968)
- Reviewing the Situation (1969)
- Choose Life (1983)
- Hello Angel (1988)
- The Golden Hits of Sandie Shaw (1966)
- Puppet on a String (1967)
- Nothing Less Than Brilliant (1994)
- Pourvu Que Ça Dure – Chante En Français (2003)
- La Cantante Scalza – Canta In Italiano (2003)
- Wiedehopf Im Mai – Sandie Shaw Singt Auf Deutsch (2004)
- Marionetas En La Cuerda – Sandie Shaw Canta En Español (2004)
- Nothing Comes Easy (2004)
- The Very Best of Sandie Shaw (2005)
- The Collection (2007)
- "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" (1964)
- "Girl Don't Come" (1964)
- "Long Live Love" (1965)
- "Message Understood" (1965)
- "Puppet on a String" (1967)
- "You've Not Changed" (1967)
- "Monsieur Dupont" (1969)
- "Think It All Over" (1969)
- "Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now" (1969)
- "By Tomorrow" (1970)
- "Wight Is Wight" (1970)
- "Rose Garden" (1971)
- "Show Your Face" (1971)
- "Where Did They Go" (1972)
- "Father and Son" (1972)
- "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (1982)
- "Hand in Glove" (1984)
- "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" (1986)
- "Frederick" (1986)
- "Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness" (1988)
- "Nothing Less Than Brilliant" (1988; reissue 1994)
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