Make Me an Island
| "Make Me an Island" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Joe Dolan | |
| B-side | "If You Care a Little Bit About Me" |
| Released | May 9, 1969 |
| Recorded | 1969 |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Pye |
| Songwriter | Albert Hammond * Mike Hazlewood. |
"Make Me an Island" is a 1969 hit song by Irish pop singer Joe Dolan, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. The song peaked at number two in Ireland and number three in the UK. A Canadian musician named Tom Northcott released a competing version of the song on Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records and New Syndrome Records. It reached #8 on Canada's RPM CanCon charts, June 30, 1969.[1]
Charts
| Charts (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 17 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 2 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] | 16 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 10 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 11 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[8] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[9] | 3 |
| West Germany (GfK)[10] | 15 |
Sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | — | 6,000[11] |
Cover versions
Karel Gott - "Poslouchej Amore" (Make Me An Island)
References
- ↑ "RPM Top 10 CanCon - June 30, 1969" (PDF).
- ↑ "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Make Me an Island | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joe Dolan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1969-07-01. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ↑ Stewart, Ken (August 16, 1969). "Single Slump Hits Ireland". Billboard. p. 73. Retrieved August 8, 2023.