Peak
28
Weeks
13
Score
1,305
Chart Year
1972
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position28
Peak DateJan 15, 1972
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted13
Weeks in Top 405
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc373
Weekly Calc932
Total Score1,305
Rankings
Year Ranking#187
Decade Ranking#1,795
Billboard Year#185
Top 5000#10,863
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- Big Tree Records
- Genre
- Rock
- Composer(s)
- Lanny Lambert;Bobby Flax
- Entered Chart
- Nov 6, 1971
- Peak Date
- Jan 15, 1972
- Released
- Unknown
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Big Tree 123
- B-Side
- Changes Of Mind
Music Video
Notes
The songwriters Lanny Lambert and Bobby Flax composed this tale of an imminent breakup at the hands of a manipulative girlfriend. The song was recorded by lead singer Ernie Sorrentino using studio musicians and released by their label Big Tree Records under the name Bullet. When the song became a hit, an actual band was needed to promote it, so the drummer Mike Micara and keyboard/trumpet player Roget Pontbriand joined Sorrentino. Pontbriand tells us they shot their promotional photos in Central Park the day after they met. They performed the song on American Bandstand, The Merv Griffin Show and The Mike Douglas Show. Says Pontbriand: "We recorded two other singles. 'Willpower Weak, Temptation Strong,' which had amazing energy and should have faired better, but did make it into the top 100, and 'Little Bit O' Soul' (a cover of the Music Explosion's 1967 hit). The group toured for two years - with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels and the Temptations, among others."
White lies in her blue eyes Goodbye is on the way White lies in her blue eyes Evil's the game she plays Well, she's trying to tempt you With her music and her line Well, her lips look so inviting And those sultry eyes They get to shine Oh, but look a little deeper At all that come on stare Then you might be able To see what's lying there It's those White lies in her blue eyes Goodbye is on the way White lies in her blue eyes Evil's the game she plays Don't you ever Let her get to you The way that she got to me Though the signs were plainly written I just didn't want to see But she could do most anything If you give her time A living testimonial Don't make me color blind There are White lies in her blue eyes Goodbye is on the way White lies in her blue eyes Evil's the game she plays White lies in her blue eyes Goodbye is on the way White lies in her blue eyes Evil's the game she plays White lies in her blue eyes Goodbye is on the way White lies in her blue eyes Evil's the game she plays White lies in her blue eyes Goodbye is on the way White lies in her blue eyes Evil's the game she plays
Chart History (13 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 6, 1971 | 98 | 28 |
| 2 | Nov 13, 1971 | 88 | 38 |
| 3 | Nov 20, 1971 | 86 | 40 |
| 4 | Nov 27, 1971 | 67 | 59 |
| 5 | Dec 4, 1971 | 54 | 72 |
| 6 | Dec 11, 1971 | 49 | 77 |
| 7 | Dec 18, 1971 | 44 | 82 |
| 8 | Dec 25, 1971 | 40 | 86 |
| 9 | Jan 1, 1972 | 38 | 88 |
| 10 | Jan 8, 1972 | 30 | 96 |
| 11 | Jan 15, 1972 | 28 | 98 |
| 12 | Jan 22, 1972 | 40 | 86 |
| 13 | Jan 29, 1972 | 44 | 82 |