Keep On Singing

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"Keep on Singing"
Keep on singing by austin roberts Canadian single side-A.png
Side A of the Canadian single
Single by Austin Roberts
from the album Austin Roberts
B-side "Take Away the Sunshine"
ReleasedJanuary 1973
Label Chelsea
Songwriter(s) Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart
Austin Roberts singles chronology
"Something's Wrong With Me"
(1972)
"Keep on Singing"
(1973)
"Rocky"
(1975)

"Keep on Singing" is a 1973 song composed by Danny Janssen and Bobby Hart, and was originally recorded by Austin Roberts from the album Austin Roberts. [1] 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. [2] "Keep on Singing" was best known as a hit single by Helen Reddy in 1974.

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Chart performance

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 46
Canada RPM Top Singles79
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [4] 22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 50
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [6] 22
U.S. Cash Box39

Helen Reddy version

"Keep on Singing"
Keep on singing by helen reddy Australian single side-A.png
Side A of the Australian single
Single by Helen Reddy
from the album Love Song For Jeffrey
B-side "You're My Home"
ReleasedFebruary 1974 [7]
Recorded1974
Length3:03
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart
Producer(s) Tom Catalano
Helen Reddy singles chronology
"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)"
(1973)
"Keep on Singing"
(1974)
"You and Me Against the World"
(1974)

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. [8] The song also reached No. 10 in Canada. [9] The B-side of Reddy's lead single was a cover version of Billy Joel's "You're My Home".

"Keep On Singing" was a yet greater Adult Contemporary hit, reaching No. 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian Easy Listening charts. [10] [11] The song was also a hit in Australia, peaking at No. 22. [12]

Chart performance

Other cover versions

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