Winners and Losers (song)

"Winners and Losers" is a song by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds that became a hit in 1976. It followed their previous hit, "Fallin' in Love".

"Winners and Losers"
Single by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
from the album Fallin' in Love
B-side"Barroom Blues"
ReleasedNovember 1975
Format45 RPM single
GenreSoft rock
Length3:13
LabelPlayboy Records P 6054
Composer(s)Dan Hamilton, Ann Hamilton
Producer(s)Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, Alan Dennison
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds singles chronology
"Fallin' in Love"
(1975)		 "Winners and Losers"
(1975)		 "Everyday Without You"
(1976)

Background

The songwriting credits are given to Dan Hamilton and Ann Hamilton who are also credited composer of "Fallin in Love".[1][2] It was released on Playboy Records P 6054 on November 1975.[3]

Chart action

By November 15, 1975, the song in its second week in the Billboard Hot 100 had moved up from its previous position of 87 to 74.[4] It eventually peaked at #21 in the Billboard Hot 100 on January 24, 1976 and spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart.[5] It also peaked at #5 in the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[6]

References
  1. 45Cat - Hamilton, Joe Frank And Reynolds - Discography
  2. Who Did It First?: Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, By Bob Leszczak - Page 67 F
  3. 45Cat - Hamilton, Joe Frank And Reynolds - Discography
  4. Billboard, November 15, 1975 - Page 75 Billboard Hot 100
  5. Billboard Charts - Chart History, Hot 100, Winners and Losers, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
  6. Billboard Charts - Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds | Chart History, Adult Contemporary, Winners and Losers, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-01-31. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-01-24. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  10. Billboard Charts - Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds | Chart History, Adult Contemporary , Winners and Losers, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
  11. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 24, 1976
  12. "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  13. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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