For All the Tea in China

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"For All the Tea in China"
For All the Tea in China by Sharon O'Neill.jpg
Single by Sharon O'Neill
from the album Maybe
ReleasedMarch 1982
RecordedSydney, Australia
Genre Pop
Length3:19
Label CBS Records
Songwriter(s) Sharon O'Neill
Producer(s) Peter McIan
Sharon O'Neill singles chronology
"Maybe"
(1981)
"For All the Tea in China"
(1982)
"Losing You"
(1982)

"For All the Tea in China" is a song by New Zealand singer songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in March 1982 as the third and final single from her third studio album, Maybe (1981). O'Neill performed the song on Countdown. [1]

Contents

Track listing

7" (BA 222918)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Maybe. [2]

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [3] 98

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References

  1. "For all the Tea in China". WN. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. Maybe (album sleeve). Sharon O'Neill. Australia: CBS Records. 1981. SBP 237604.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.