Sweetie Pie (song)

"Sweetie Pie"
UK 45 single release on London Records.
Single by Eddie Cochran
from the album Never to Be Forgotten
A-side	"Lonely"
Released	August 1960
Recorded	May–August, 1957
Genre	Rock and roll, rockabilly
Label	Liberty Records
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart, Johnny Russell
Producer(s)	Simon Jackson
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"Three Steps to Heaven" (1960) "Sweetie Pie" (1960) "Weekend" (1960)

"Sweetie Pie" is a song written by Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart, and Johnny Russell and recorded by Eddie Cochran. It was recorded in 1957 and released posthumously as a single on Liberty F-55278 in August 1960. In the UK the single rose to number 38 on the charts. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The U.S. release did not chart. The flip side, "Lonely", reached number 41 on the UK singles chart. Keld Heich has recorded the song in 2010. ^[5]

Album appearances

The song appeared on the 1962 Never To Be Forgotten album, the 1979 Eddie Cochran Singles Album compilation, the 1999 Eddie Cochran: Legends Of The 20th Century collection on EMI, the 2005 The Best of Eddie Cochran album on EMI, and the 2009 Bear Family Records box set Somethin' Else: The Ultimate Collection.

Personnel

• Eddie Cochran: vocal, guitar
• Conrad 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass
• Perry Botkin: rhythm guitar
• Unidentified: drums

Charts

Chart (1960)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	38

Notes

1. Song artist 771 - Eddie Cochran: Tsort music charts history
2. Lonely. Eddie Cochran. 45cat.
3. Eddie Cochran - Lonely/Sweetie Pie. Discogs.
4. Eddie Cochran - Lonely/Sweetie Pie. U.S. release. Discogs.
5. Sweetie Pie. Second Hand Songs.

External links

• Eddie Cochran US discography
• Eddie Cochran 1957 sessions at Remember Eddie Cochran Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine