"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. 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. "Keep on Singing" was best known as a hit single by Helen Reddy in 1974.
Chart performance Chart (1973)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)46Canada RPM Top Singles79Canada RPM Adult Contemporary22U.S. Billboard Hot 10050U.S. Billboard Easy Listening22U.S. Cash Box39
Helen Reddy version
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. The song also reached No. 10 in Canada. 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. The song was also a hit in Australia, peaking at No. 22.
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1974) Peakposition Australia (Go-Set)25 Australia ARIA22 Canada RPM Top Singles10 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary1 New Zealand (Listener)17 U.S. Billboard Hot 10015 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening1 U.S. Cash Box Top 10010
Year-end charts Chart (1974)RankCanada RPM Top Singles 118U.S. Billboard Hot 100 135
Other cover versions Terry Williams of The First Edition cut it as a B-side for MGM Records in 1973. Barbara Mandrell covered "Keep on Singing" for her 1974 This Time I Almost Made It album. The song appears on Aileen Quinn's 1982 album Bobby's Girl. A live version of "Keep on Singing" is featured on the 1976 Live in Japan album by Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. A Finnish rendering: "Anna Laulun Lohduttaa", was recorded by Ami Aspelund for her 1974 Ami album. The Wynners
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