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"You're Such a Good Looking Woman" is a song by Irish singer Joe Dolan. The song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and produced by Geoffrey Everitt. It was released in 1970 becoming an international hit for Dolan, peaking at number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart. It also reached number 3 on Ultratop, number 20 on the Dutch Top 40 and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.
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- ↑ Billboard June 7, 1969
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Make Me an Island". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joe Dolan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1969-07-01. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 15, 2019. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Joe Dolan"
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