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otherpeople Robert John (born Robert John Pedrick, Jr. , 1946, Brooklyn , New York City|New York ) is an United States|American singer-songwriter .
Biography
He is best remembered for the 1979 hit single|hit , " Sad Eyes ". This song, which features John's falsetto human voice|vocals , reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 . Earlier, in 1963 he sound recording and reproduction|recorded as the lead singing|singer with Bobby & the Consoles. Recording for Diamond records, they had a small local hit with "My Jelly Bean".
John, then known as Bobby Pedrick, first hit the pop music|pop record chart|chart in 1958 when he was only 12 years old with "White Bucks and Saddle Shoes", written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman . By 1965 he had changed his name and signed with MGM records for two ill fated singles. In 1967 he signed a contract with Columbia records and released a string of singles with help from writing partner Mike Gately. After a short tenure with Herb Alpert's A& M records (1970–71), 1971 brought his next hit, a cover version|cover of The Tokens ' 1961 hit " The Lion Sleeps Tonight " which climbed to #3 in 1972. This gramophone record|disc sold over one million copies, and received a music recording sales certification|gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 15, 1972.cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | pages= 295/6 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6
Discography
Albums
1968: ''If You Don't Want My Love
1971: On the Way Up
1979: Robert John US #68
1980: Back on the Street US #205
Singles
1958: "White Bucks And Saddle Shoes" (billed as Bobby Pedrick, Jr.) US #74
1963: "My Jelly Bean" (billed as Bobby & the Consoles) NY area charting
1968: "If You Don't Want My Love" US #49, UK Singles Chart|UK #42
1968: "Don't Leave Me" US #108
1970: "When The Party Is Over" US #71
1972: " The Lion Sleeps Tonight " (Gold) US #3, US AC #6
1972: "Hushabye" US #99
1979: " Sad Eyes " (Gold) US #1 (1wk.) US AC #10, UK #31
1979: "Only Time" US #102, US AC #42
1980: "Lonely Eyes" US #41, US AC #49
1980: "Hey There Lonely Girl" US #31, US AC #10
1980: "Sherry" US #70
1983: "Bread And Butter" US #68
Source:cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 286
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