When I'm with You (Sparks song)
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| "When I'm with You" | ||||
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| Single by Sparks | ||||
| from the album Terminal Jive | ||||
| B-side | "When I'm with You" (instrumental) | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:45 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder or Harold Faltermeyer (disputed) | |||
| Sparks singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "When I'm with You" on YouTube | ||||
"When I'm with You" is a song released by Los Angeles band Sparks. The song relies on disco and new wave as its two main genres with rock guitars audible throughout the song. The song did not chart on any Billboard charts, but was Sparks' only Top 40 single in Australia, where it peaked at number 14, whilst it peaked at number 1 in France for six weeks.[1] It is not known who produced this song as Giorgio Moroder produced it alongside Harold Faltermeyer, with the latter claiming to have produced much of the album. Keith Forsey, best known as producer for Billy Idol in the 1980s and then resuming in 2006, and for writing several other works including "Don't You (Forget About Me)" and "Flashdance... What a Feeling" among others, played drums on the song. The B-side is an instrumental version of "When I'm with You".
Personnel
[edit]The following are purported to be on the song.
- Russell Mael – vocals
- Ron Mael – keyboards
- W. G. Snuffy Walden – guitar
- Richie Zito – bass guitar
- Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards
- Keith Forsey – drums
- Laurie Forsey – backing vocals
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 17 |
| France (IFOP)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 93 |
| France (Institut français d'opinion publique)[5] | 22 |
References
[edit]- ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 286. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Top France, select tab "1980" and "27/12/1980"
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ TOP - 1980, Top France