Make Me an Island

"Make Me an Island" is a 1969 hit song by Irish pop singer Joe Dolan, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. The lyric begins "Different eyes, different size, different girls every day". The song topped the charts in 14 countries worldwide, and peaked at Number 2 in Ireland and Number 3 in the UK. In the US, Tom Northcott released a competing version of the song on Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records.[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 (Official German Charts)[10] 15

Cover versions

Karel Gott - "Poslouchej Amore" (Make Me An Island)

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References
  1. Billboard June 7 1969
  2. "Austriancharts.at – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Make Me an Island". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joe Dolan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1969-07-01. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Dolan – Make Me an Island". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 15, 2019. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Joe Dolan"
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