| "Winners and Losers" | ||||
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| Single by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | ||||
| from the album Fallin' in Love | ||||
| B-side | "Barroom Blues" | |||
| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Playboy Records P 6054 | |||
| Composer(s) | Dan Hamilton, Ann Hamilton | |||
| Producer(s) | Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, Alan Dennison | |||
| Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds singles chronology | ||||
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"Winners and Losers" is a song by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds that became a hit in 1976. It followed their previous hit, "Fallin' in Love".
The songwriting credits are given to Dan Hamilton and Ann Hamilton who are also credited composer of "Fallin in Love". [1] [2] It was released on Playboy Records P 6054 on November 1975. [3]
In November 1975, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 87. [4] It peaked at No. 21 the weeks of January 24 and 31, 1976, and spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart. [5] [6] It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. [7]
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds were a 1970s soft rock trio from Los Angeles. The original members were Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo (bass/vocal), and Tommy Reynolds (multi-instrumentalist/vocal), all of whom had previously played in The T-Bones, a 1960s band noted for the instrumental hit "No Matter What Shape ."
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