Wight Is Wight

"Wight Is Wight"
Single by Sandie Shaw
B-side "That's The Way He's Made"
Released 1970
Genre Pop
Label Pye
Songwriter(s) Michel Delpech, Roland Vincent, Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw singles chronology
"By Tomorrow"
(1970)		 "Wight Is Wight"
(1970)		 "Rose Garden"
(1971)

"By Tomorrow"
(1970)		 "Wight Is Wight"
(1970)		 "Rose Garden"
(1971)

"Wight Is Wight" is a French song by Michel Delpech. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[1] Released in 1969 it became a big hit in France and internationally. The hippy influenced song mentions Bob Dylan and Donovan as tribute.

Other versions

It was recorded the following year with lyrics in English by the British singer Sandie Shaw. Shaw's version was her second single of the 1970s but did not meet with commercial success.

The same year, the italian group Dik Dik had made a version in Italian, with the lyrics of Claudio Daiano and Alberto Salerno, which had published in the single L'isola di Wight/Innamorato [2].

It was also recorded in 1970 by the Belgian Flanders singer John Terra in Flemish.

Discography

  • Michel Delpech: "Wight is Wight" / "Wight is Wight" (Instrumental) - Barclay 61 150
  • Sandie Shaw: "Wight is Wight" / "That's The Way He's Made" - Pye
  • John Terra: "Wight Is Wight" (1970)

References

  1. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  2. ↑ Discografia Nazionale della Canzone Italiana
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