When I'm with You (Sparks song)
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| "When I'm with You" | ||||
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| Single by Sparks | ||||
| from the album Terminal Jive | ||||
| B-side | "When I'm with You" (Instrumental) | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Length | 5:45 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ron Mael, Russell Mael | |||
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder or Harold Faltermeyer (disputed) | |||
| Sparks singles chronology | ||||
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When I'm with You is a song released by Los Angeles band Sparks. The song relies on disco and new wave as its two main genres with rock guitars audible throughout the song. The song did not chart on any Billboard charts, but was Sparks’ only Top 40 single in Australia, where it peaked at number 14, whilst it peaked at number 1 in France for six weeks.[1] It is not known who produced this song as Giorgio Moroder produced it alongside Harold Faltermeyer, with the latter claiming to have produced much of the album. Keith Forsey, best known as producer for Billy Idol in the 1980s and then resuming in 2006, and for writing several other works including "Don't You (Forget About Me)" and "Flashdance... What a Feeling" among others, played drums on the song. The B-side is an instrumental version of "When I'm with You".
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 14 |
Personnel[edit]
The following are purported to be on the song.
- Russell Mael – vocals
- Ron Mael – keyboards
- W. G. Snuffy Walden – guitar
- Richie Zito – bass guitar
- Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards
- Keith Forsey – drums
- Laurie Forsey – backing vocals
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". www.infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 286. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.