My Reason
| "My Reason" | ||||
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| Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
| from the album Forever and Ever | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Songwriters | Stélios Vlavianós, Harry Chalkitis, Charalampe Chalkitis | |||
| Producer | Demis Roussos | |||
| Demis Roussos singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "My Reason" (French TV, 1972) on YouTube | ||||
"My Reason" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1972.
The song was included on Roussos' 1973 album Forever and Ever.
Background and writing
[edit | edit source]The song was written by Stélios Vlavianós, Harry Chalkitis. The recording was produced by Demis Roussos.[1]
There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Mi razon".[2]
Commercial performance
[edit | edit source]The song reached no. 1 in Netherlands and no. 2 in Belgium (Flanders).[1]
The single also was a hit in Greece. As U.S. Billboard reported in its January 23, 1973 issue, "during the first two weeks of December" the single "My Reason" (Philips) was among "the top disks in northern Greece" "according to weekly best seller chart published by the daily newspaper Hellinikos Vorras.[3]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]"My Reason"
[edit | edit source]7" single Philips 6009 249 (1972)
7" single Philips S 53673 (1972)
7" single RTB / Philips S 53673 (1973, Yugoslavia)
- A. "My Reason" (4:03)
- B. "When I am a Kid" (3:17)[1]
"When I Am a Kid / My Reason"
[edit | edit source]7" single Philips 6009 249 (1972)
- A. "When I am a Kid" (3:17)
- B. "My Reason" (4:03)[4]
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit | edit source]
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Year-end charts[edit | edit source]
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Cover versions
[edit | edit source]The song was covered in Turkish (under the title "Sevince") by Tanju Okan.
Also covered by Marinella as "Pou Pane ekina ta paidia"
References
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- ^ "Demis Roussos – My Reason" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – My Reason" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1972" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Demis Roussos – My Reason" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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