Winners and Losers (song) explained

Winners and Losers
Cover:Winners_and_Losers_-_Hamilton,_Joe_Frank_&_Reynolds.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Album:Fallin' in Love
B-Side:"Barroom Blues"
Released:November 1975
Genre:Soft rock
Length:3:13
Label:Playboy Records P 6054
Composer:Dan Hamilton, Ann Hamilton
Producer:Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, Alan Dennison
Prev Title:Fallin' in Love
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Everyday Without You
Next Year:1976

"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".

Background

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]

Chart performance

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]

Weekly charts

Chart (1975-76)Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[8] 7
Canada RPM Top Singles[9] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 21
US Billboard Easy Listening[11] 5
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[13] 161
US Billboard Easy Listening30

External links

Notes and References

  1. 45Cat - Hamilton, Joe Frank And Reynolds - Discography
  2. Who Did It First?: Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, By Bob Leszczak - Page 67 F
  3. 45Cat - Hamilton, Joe Frank And Reynolds - Discography
  4. Billboard, November 15, 1975 - Page 75 Billboard Hot 100
  5. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1976-01-23 The Hot 100, Week of January 24, 1976  - Billboard.
  6. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1976-01-31 The Hot 100, Week of January 31, 1976  - Billboard.
  7. Billboard Charts - Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds | Chart History, Adult Contemporary, Winners and Losers, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
  8. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1976-01-31 . 2018-06-21.
  9. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1976-01-24 . 2018-06-21.
  10. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
  11. Billboard Charts - Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds | Chart History, Adult Contemporary, Winners and Losers, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
  12. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19760124.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 24, 1976
  13. Web site: Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 . . . January 22, 2016.