My Sentimental Friend Explained

My Sentimental Friend
Type:single
Artist:Herman's Hermits
B-Side:My Lady
Released:11 April 1969 (UK)
June 1969 (US)
Recorded:De Lane Lea Studios, London, October 1968
Genre:Pop rock
Label:MGM 14060
Producer:Mickie Most
Prev Title:Something's Happening
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Here Comes the Star
Next Year:1969

"My Sentimental Friend" is a song written by Geoff Stephens and John Carter and performed by Herman's Hermits.[1] The song is Herman's Hermits' second highest charting song in the UK, reaching No. 2 in the UK chart.[2] It also reached No. 2 in Ireland, No. 3 in Australia, No. 6 in New Zealand, and No. 1 in South Africa.[3]

The song was produced by Mickie Most.[4]

The Belgian Liliane Saint-Pierre singer recorded it in French with the title "Chanson sentimentale pour une fille sentimentale". The song reached in No. 24 in the Ultratop in Belgium.[5]

Charts

Chart (1969)Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[6] 3
New Zealand (Listener Chart)[7] 6
South Africa1

Notes and References

  1. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries . 1972. Library of Congress. Copyright Office .
  2. Book: Rock Movers & Shakers . 1989. Billboard . 9780823076086.
  3. Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. 5 September 2018.
  4. http://www.discogs.com/Hermans-Hermits-My-Sentimental-Friend/release/2143557 Herman's Hermits, "My Sentimental Friend" single release
  5. https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/44450/Liliane-Saint-Pierre-Chanson-sentimentale-pour-une-fille-sentimentale
  6. Web site: Go-Set Australian charts - 18 August 1969. www.poparchives.com.au.
  7. Web site: Herman's Hermits (search). Flavour of New Zealand.