Sweet Pea (song)

"Sweet Pea" is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe. It reached number 1 in Canada,[1] number 1 in New Zealand, number 7 in Australia,[2] and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.[3] It was featured on his 1966 album, Sweet Pea.[4]

"Sweet Pea"
Single by Tommy Roe
from the album Sweet Pea
B-side	"Much More Love"
Released	1966
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:19
Label	ABC Records 10762
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Roe
Producer(s)	Gary S. Paxton
Tommy Roe singles chronology
"Doesn't Anybody Know My Name (Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen)" (1965) "Sweet Pea" (1966) "Hooray for Hazel" (1966)

The song was produced by Gary S. Paxton.[5]

The song was ranked number 44 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1966.[6]

Other versions

• The Ventures released an instrumental version on their 1966 album, Wild Things![7]
• Roger Williams released a version as the B-side to his single "Love Me Forever" in April 1967.[8]
• Friar Tuck released a version as the B-side to his single "Alley-Oop" in May 1967.[9]
• Manfred Mann released a version as a single in May 1967 that reached number 36 in the United Kingdom.[10]
• Donald Lautrec released a version as a single in 1967.[11]
• Gang Starr sampled Roe's version on their 1989 song "Movin' On" from the album No More Mr. Nice Guy.
• Big Audio Dynamite's song "Rush" samples the drum break from Roe's "Sweet Pea".
• The 2007 re-release of Cub's 1993 album Betti-Cola featured a cover of the song.

In media

• Samantha Morton performs a frenetic dance to the tune in the 1999 film Jesus' Son.[12]

References

1. Tommy Roe, "Sweet Pea" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved July 16, 2014.
2. Steffen Hung. "Forum - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
3. Tommy Roe, "Sweet Pea" Billboard Chart Position Retrieved July 16, 2014.
4. Tommy Roe, Sweet Pea Retrieved July 16, 2014.
5. Tommy Roe, "Sweet Pea" single release Retrieved July 16, 2014
6. "Billboard Top 100 - 1966". Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
7. The Ventures, Wild Things! Discogs.com, Retrieved May 29, 2015
8. Roger Williams, "Sweet Pea" single release, 45cat.com, Retrieved July 16, 2014
9. Friar Tuck, "Sweet Pea" single release, 45cat.com, Retrieved July 16, 2014.
10. Manfred Mann, "Sweet Pea" Chart Position Musicvf.com, Retrieved July 16, 2014.
11. Donald Lautrec, "Sweet Pea" single release Retrieved July 16, 2014.
12. Jesus' Son "Sweet Pea" clip Retrieved May 15, 2015.