The Lies In Your Eyes Single: 1976

A Sweet Glam-Pop Sweet Sting

Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on January 9, 1976, on RCA Victor (catalogue: RCA 2641), The Sweet’s “The Lies In Your Eyes” — backed with “Cockroach” — was a glam-pop gem written by Scott, Connolly, Tucker, and Priest. Produced by Sweet for Chinebridge Ltd., this track entered the Official Singles Chart on January 24, 1976, peaking at No. 35 for 4 weeks. Issued in RCA company sleeve with solid centre pressing.

Single Overview

Release Details

Label: RCA Victor.

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single.

Full Track Listing

Side A

The Lies In Your Eyes

Side B

Cockroach

Reissues & Global Variants

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor RCA 2641 – UK – 1976

7", Single – Jugoton/RCA Victor SRCA 88887 / RCA 2641 – Yugoslavia – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA/RCA Victor YBPB O.417 / YBPBO-417 – Belgium – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor/RCA Victor/RCA Victor/RCA Victor/RCA/RCA/RCA/RCA RCA-2641 / 26.11362 / 26.11 362 – Germany – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – Australia – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – France – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – Italy – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA – Mexico – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – Netherlands – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – New Zealand – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – Portugal – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – Spain – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single – RCA Victor – Turkey – 1976

Production and Context

Produced by Sweet for Chinebridge Ltd. Published by Sweet Publishing Ltd./Carlin Music Corp. Pressed by RCA Washington. From the mid-’70s Sweet era.

Official Singles Chart Data

Peak position: 35

4 weeks – January 24, 1976 to February 14, 1976

39 → 35 → 35 → 39

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Prince Vault, Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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