| Keep on Singing | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Austin Roberts |
| Album: | Austin Roberts |
| B-Side: | Take Away the Sunshine |
| Released: | January 1973 |
| Label: | Chelsea |
| Prev Title: | Something's Wrong With Me |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Rocky |
| Next Year: | 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.
| Chart (1973) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 46 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 79 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 22 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 50 | |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6] | 22 | |
| U.S. Cash Box | 39 |
| Keep on Singing | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Helen Reddy |
| Album: | Love Song For Jeffrey |
| B-Side: | You're My Home |
| Released: | February 1974[7] |
| Recorded: | 1974 |
| Length: | 3:03 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Tom Catalano |
| Prev Title: | Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | You and Me Against the World |
| Next Year: | 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 (1974) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[13] [14] | 25 | |
| Australia ARIA | 22 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 10 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[15] | 1 | |
| New Zealand (Listener)[16] | 17 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 15 | |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 | |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 10 |
| Chart (1974) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles [17] | 118 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [18] | 135 |
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 713.
