Romeo's Tune

"Romeo's Tune"
Single by Steve Forbert
from the album Jackrabbit Slim
B-side "Make It All So Real"
Released December 1979
Format 7" single
Recorded 1979
Genre Soft rock[1]
Label Nemperor Records
Steve Forbert singles chronology
"Thinkin'"
(1979)		 "Romeo's Tune"
(1979)		 "Say Goodbye to Little Jo"
(1980)

"Thinkin'"
(1979)		 "Romeo's Tune"
(1980)		 "Say Goodbye to Little Jo"
(1980)

"Romeo's Tune" is a song recorded by Steve Forbert, released in 1979. It was the lead single from his album Jackrabbit Slim.

The song became an international hit during the winter of 1980. "Romeo's Tune" did best in Canada, where it became a Top 10 hit. It was Forbert's only major charting single.

Lyrical content

The song speaks of fading away from the world in the company of your lover. The title does not appear in the lyrics.

Chart history

References

  1. ↑ "Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-04-12. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-03-15. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  5. ↑ NZ Top Singles, 24 February 1980
  6. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 2/23/80". tropicalglen.com.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  11. ↑ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980
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