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"Sad Sweet Dreamer" is a song by Sweet Sensation which became a UK number 1 Hit on the UK singles chart in October 1974.
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Sweet Sensation (not to be confused with the US dance group of the same name) were a British soul group from Manchester, England. After winning the UK television talent show New Faces, one of the judges, the producer and songwriter Tony Hatch, signed them for Pye Records. Tony Hatch's bluntness as a judge made him the Simon Cowell of his day. Their first single "Snow Fire" flopped. This was their second release, which became an international hit.
This song was written by David Parton, who also co-produced it along with Tony Hatch. Parton had his own UK Top 10 hit with his cover of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" in 1976.
This soul ballad, which was heavily influenced by The Stylistics, featured 16-year-old lead vocalist Marcel King's falsetto.
In 1977 they represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest. Their song "You're My Sweet Sensation" ended only in eighth place out of twelve in the British final and they were dropped by Pye and disbanded soon after.
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First transmitted: 25 December 1974
"Sad Sweet Dreamer" is a song by Sweet Sensation which became a UK number 1 Hit on the UK singles chart in October 1974.
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Sweet Sensation (not to be confused with the US dance group of the same name) were a British soul group from Manchester, England. After winning the UK television talent show New Faces, one of the judges, the producer and songwriter Tony Hatch, signed them for Pye Records. Tony Hatch's bluntness as a judge made him the Simon Cowell of his day. Their first single "Snow Fire" flopped. This was their second release, which became an international hit.
This song was written by David Parton, who also co-produced it along with Tony Hatch. Parton had his own UK Top 10 hit with his cover of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" in 1976.
This soul ballad, which was heavily influenced by The Stylistics, featured 16-year-old lead vocalist Marcel King's falsetto.
In 1977 they represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest. Their song "You're My Sweet Sensation" ended only in eighth place out of twelve in the British final and they were dropped by Pye and disbanded soon after.
Social
🌈 Instagram instagram.com/paulflight_/?hl=en
📸 Flickr flickr.com/photos/75482294@N05/albums/72157710088812902
🌐 X twitter.com/deapblueseas
Technical
First transmitted: 25 December 1974
