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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Give Us a Wink
| name = Give Us a Wink
| Type = Album
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]]
| artist = [[The Sweet|Sweet]]
| Cover = Giveusawink.jpg
| cover = Giveusawink.jpg
| Released = March 1976
| alt =
| released = 16 February 1976
| Recorded = 1975, [[Musicland Studios]], Munich <small>except where indicated</small>
| recorded = 1975
| Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| Length = 38:14<br>41:23 (USA)
| venue =
| studio = [[Musicland Studios|Musicland]], Munich, Germany (except where indicated)
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]<br>[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] (USA)
| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[glam rock]]
| Producer = Sweet
| length = 38:14
| Last album = ''[[Strung Up (Sweet album)|Strung Up]]''<br />(1975)
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| This album = '''''Give Us a Wink'''''<br />(1976)
| producer = Sweet
| Next album = ''[[Off the Record (Sweet album)|Off the Record]]''<br />(1977)
| prev_title = [[Strung Up (Sweet album)|Strung Up]]
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| Name = Give Us a Wink
| next_title = [[Off the Record (Sweet album)|Off the Record]]
| Type = studio
| next_year = 1977
| Single 1 = [[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]
| Single 1 date = July 1975
| misc = {{Singles
| Single 2 = The Lies in Your Eyes
| name = Give Us a Wink
| Single 2 date = January 1976
| type = studio
| Single 3 = 4 July
| single1 = [[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]
| single1date = July 1975
| Single 3 date = 1976 (Australia only) }}
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| single2date = January 1976
| single3 = 4th of July
| single3date = 1976 (Australia only)
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'''''Give Us a Wink''''' is the fourth album by [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]]. It was the first album to be fully written and produced by the band members. Previously they had relied on cover songs or writers such as [[Nicky Chinn]] and [[Mike Chapman]].
'''''Give Us a Wink''''' is the fourth studio album by British rock band [[The Sweet|Sweet]]. It was the first album to be fully written and produced by the band members. Previously they had relied on material from the songwriting team of [[Nicky Chinn]] and [[Mike Chapman]]. The album was released by RCA Records in Europe and Australia and by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan.


==RCA version==
==''Give Us a Wink'' album==
The album completed the group's move to the hard rock style that had always been the trademark of their self-penned B-sides. ''Give Us a Wink'' reached no.&nbsp;3 in Sweden, no.&nbsp;9 in Germany and made it into the Top 20 in Norway and Australia. The album didn't chart in Sweet's home territory, the UK.
''Give Us a Wink'' contains two singles, "[[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]" and "The Lies in Your Eyes" that were recorded and released prior to the album itself. "Action" reached the Top 10 in 1975 in numerous European countries and Canada but stalled at No.&nbsp;15 in the UK and No.&nbsp;20 in the US. Though "The Lies in Your Eyes" reached only No.&nbsp;35 in the UK, it was very popular in other parts of Europe as well as Australia. A third single, "4 July" was released in Australia only but failed to chart.
Consequently it completed the move to the hard rock style that had always been the trademark of the self-penned single B-sides backing the more pop oriented singles written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman since their breakthrough in 1971. ''Give Us a Wink'' reached No.&nbsp;3 in Sweden, No.&nbsp;9 in Germany and made it into the Top 20 in Norway, Canada and Australia. In the US it reached No.&nbsp;27 but it didn't chart at all on Sweet's home territory, the UK.
===US Version===
The US version flipped the sides of the [[LP album]] and added "Lady Starlight" as 3rd track on side two, a title from the European version of the 1974 ''[[Desolation Boulevard]]'' album that wasn't available in the US at the time.


The European album contains two singles, "[[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]" and "The Lies in Your Eyes", that were recorded and released prior to rest of the album. "Action" reached the top 10 in 1975 in numerous European countries but stalled at No. 15 in the [[UK Singles chart]]. Though "The Lies in Your Eyes" reached only No. 35 in the UK, it was popular in other parts of Europe as well as Australia. A third single, "4th of July", was released in Australia only but failed to chart.
==Art Work==
The original LP was released with a die-cut cover that caused the eye to wink as the sleeve was removed and placed back into the cover.


A digitally re-mastered version was issued on CD in 1999 with two bonus tracks. Another re-mastered version was reissued on CD in 2005 with three different bonus tracks.
A digitally remastered version was issued on CD in 1999 with two bonus tracks. Another re-mastered version was reissued on CD in 2005 with three bonus tracks.

==Songs Covered By Other Artist==
==Capitol version==
"Action" has been covered by several rock bands, notably [[Raven (band)|Raven]] (on the album ''[[Rock Until You Drop]]''), [[Black 'n Blue]] (on the album ''[[Black 'n Blue (album)|Black 'n Blue]]''), [[Steve Stevens]] (on the ''[[Atomic Playboys]]'' album), and [[Def Leppard]] (as a UK Top 20 single and later on the album ''[[Retro Active]]''). A weird version has been covered by [[Scorpions]] under the pseudonym of The Hunters in 1975, sung in German, and titled Wenn Es Richtig Losgeht.
The version released in the United States and Canada flipped the two sides of the LP and added "Lady Starlight" as the third track on side two. This song was first released on the European version of the 1974 album ''[[Desolation Boulevard]]''. The version of "Lady Starlight" on this album has synthesizers that are absent from the original. ''Give Us a Wink'' reached the Top 20 in Canada. "Action" reached the top 10 in 1975 in Canada. In the US it reached No. 15. The Japanese version of this album is the same but also adds "Fox on the Run" at the beginning of side two.

==Artwork==
The album artwork was designed by the American artist [[Joe Petagno]], who had already designed the previous Sweet album ''[[Strung Up (Sweet album)|Strung Up]]'' (1975). The original LP cover was released with a die-cut cover that caused the eye to wink as the sleeve was removed and placed back into the cover.

==Songs recorded by other artists==
"Action" has been played by several rock bands, notably [[Raven (band)|Raven]] (on the album ''[[Rock Until You Drop]]''), [[Black 'n Blue]] (on the album ''[[Black 'n Blue (album)|Black 'n Blue]]''), [[Steve Stevens]] (on the ''[[Atomic Playboys]]'' album), and [[Def Leppard]] (as a UK Top 20 single and later on the album ''[[Retro Active]]''). An unusual version was a cover by [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] under the pseudonym of The Hunters in 1975, sung in German and titled "Wenn es richtig losgeht".


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written and composed by [[Brian Connolly]], [[Steve Priest]], [[Andy Scott (guitarist)|Andy Scott]], and [[Mick Tucker]].
All songs written and composed by [[Brian Connolly]], [[Steve Priest]], [[Andy Scott (guitarist)|Andy Scott]] and [[Mick Tucker]].


===RCA release===
;Side one
# "The Lies in Your Eyes" <small>(recorded at [[Associated Independent Recording|AIR Studios]], London)</small> – 3:48
# "The Lies in Your Eyes" <small>(recorded at [[Associated Independent Recording|AIR Studios]], London)</small> – 3:48
# "Cockroach" – 4:51
# "Cockroach" – 4:51
# "Keep It In" – 5:00
# "Keep It In" – 5:00
# "4th Of July" – 4:24
# "4th of July" – 4:24

;Side two
# "[[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]" <small>(recorded at Audio International Studios, London)</small> – 3:44
# "[[Action (Sweet song)|Action]]" <small>(recorded at Audio International Studios, London)</small> – 3:44
# "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
# "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
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# "Healer" – 7:17
# "Healer" – 7:17


====Bonus tracks on 1990 reissue====
====Bonus tracks on 1990 CD reissue====
# "[[Fox on the Run (Sweet song)|Fox on the Run]]" - 4:49
# "[[Fox on the Run (Sweet song)|Fox on the Run]]" – 4:49
# "Lady Starlight" <small>(Andy Scott)</small> - 3:09
# "Lady Starlight" <small>(Andy Scott)</small> – 3:09
# "Sweet Fanny Adams" - 6:16
# "Sweet Fanny Adams" – 6:16
# "Miss Demeanor" - 3:17
# "Miss Demeanor" – 3:17


====Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue====
====Bonus tracks on 1999 CD reissue====
# <li value=9> "Someone Else Will" – 3:25
# <li value=9> "Someone Else Will" – 3:25
# "Miss Demeanor" – 3:17
# "Miss Demeanor" – 3:17


====Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue====
====Bonus tracks on 2005 CD reissue====
# <li value=9> "Action" <small>(7" version)</small> - 3:29
# <li value=9> "Action" <small>(7" version)</small> – 3:29
# "Cockroach" <small>(Munich mix)</small> - 3:47
# "Cockroach" <small>(Munich mix)</small> – 4:57
# "4th Of July" <small>(Munich mix)</small> - 4:22
# "4th of July" <small>(Munich mix)</small> – 4:22


===Japan version===
===Capitol release===
;Side one
# "Action" – 3:44
# "Action" – 3:44
# "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
# "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
# "White Mice" – 4:57
# "White Mice" – 4:57
# "Healer" – 7:16
# "Healer" – 7:16

# "Fox on the Run" - 3:24
;Side two
# "The Lies in Your Eyes" – 3:44
# "The Lies in Your Eyes" – 3:44
# "Cockroach" – 3:49
# "Cockroach" – 4:49
# "Lady Starlight" - 3:10
# "Lady Starlight" – 3:10
# "Keep It In" – 4:57
# "Keep It In" – 4:57
# "4th Of July" – 4:22
# "4th of July" – 4:22

===Capitol version (Japanese release)===
;Side one
# "Action" – 3:44
# "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
# "White Mice" – 4:57
# "Healer" – 7:16

;Side two
# "Fox on the Run" – 3:24
# "The Lies in Your Eyes" – 3:44
# "Cockroach" – 4:49
# "Lady Starlight" – 3:10
# "Keep It In" – 4:57
# "4th of July" – 4:22


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Sweet
*[[Brian Connolly]] – lead vocals, [[string instrument|string]] machine
*[[Brian Connolly]] – lead vocals, [[string instrument|string]] machine
*[[Steve Priest]] – bass, vocals, celli
*[[Steve Priest]] – bass, vocals, celli
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*[[Reinhold Mack|Mack]] – [[sound engineer|engineer]]
*[[Reinhold Mack|Mack]] – [[sound engineer|engineer]]
*Nick Ryan – engineer
*Nick Ryan – engineer

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (1976)
! scope="col" | Peak<br> position
|-
! scope="row" | Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=302}}</ref>
| 17
|-
{{album chart|Canada|11|chartid=4140a|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|9|artist=The Sweet|album=Give Us a Wink|id=38410|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2022}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 37
|-
{{album chart|Norway|15|artist=The Sweet|album=Give Us a Wink|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|3|artist=The Sweet|album=Give Us a Wink|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|27|artist=Sweet|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2022}}
|-
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (1976)
! scope="col" | Position
|-
! scope="row" | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1976|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|date=1976|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts]]|language=de|access-date=2 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103025932/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1976|archive-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>
| 49
|}
{{col-end}}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|award=Gold|relyear=1976|certyear=1976|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1976/1976-09-25-Billboard-Page-0042.pdf|access-date=November 7, 2023|title=Japan Gold|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 25, 1976|page=42}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1976 albums]]
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[[Category:RCA Records albums]]
[[Category:RCA Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 17:53, 23 October 2024

Give Us a Wink
Studio album by
Sweet
Released16 February 1976
Recorded1975
StudioMusicland, Munich, Germany (except where indicated)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, glam rock
Length38:14
LabelRCA, Capitol
ProducerSweet
Sweet chronology
Strung Up
(1975) 		Give Us a Wink
(1976) 		Off the Record
(1977)
Singles from Give Us a Wink
  1. "Action"
    Released: July 1975
  2. "The Lies in Your Eyes"
    Released: January 1976
  3. "4th of July"
    Released: 1976 (Australia only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Give Us a Wink is the fourth studio album by British rock band Sweet. It was the first album to be fully written and produced by the band members. Previously they had relied on material from the songwriting team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The album was released by RCA Records in Europe and Australia and by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan.

RCA version

[edit]

The album completed the group's move to the hard rock style that had always been the trademark of their self-penned B-sides. Give Us a Wink reached no. 3 in Sweden, no. 9 in Germany and made it into the Top 20 in Norway and Australia. The album didn't chart in Sweet's home territory, the UK.

The European album contains two singles, "Action" and "The Lies in Your Eyes", that were recorded and released prior to rest of the album. "Action" reached the top 10 in 1975 in numerous European countries but stalled at No. 15 in the UK Singles chart. Though "The Lies in Your Eyes" reached only No. 35 in the UK, it was popular in other parts of Europe as well as Australia. A third single, "4th of July", was released in Australia only but failed to chart.

A digitally remastered version was issued on CD in 1999 with two bonus tracks. Another re-mastered version was reissued on CD in 2005 with three bonus tracks.

Capitol version

[edit]

The version released in the United States and Canada flipped the two sides of the LP and added "Lady Starlight" as the third track on side two. This song was first released on the European version of the 1974 album Desolation Boulevard. The version of "Lady Starlight" on this album has synthesizers that are absent from the original. Give Us a Wink reached the Top 20 in Canada. "Action" reached the top 10 in 1975 in Canada. In the US it reached No. 15. The Japanese version of this album is the same but also adds "Fox on the Run" at the beginning of side two.

Artwork

[edit]

The album artwork was designed by the American artist Joe Petagno, who had already designed the previous Sweet album Strung Up (1975). The original LP cover was released with a die-cut cover that caused the eye to wink as the sleeve was removed and placed back into the cover.

Songs recorded by other artists

[edit]

"Action" has been played by several rock bands, notably Raven (on the album Rock Until You Drop), Black 'n Blue (on the album Black 'n Blue), Steve Stevens (on the Atomic Playboys album), and Def Leppard (as a UK Top 20 single and later on the album Retro Active). An unusual version was a cover by Scorpions under the pseudonym of The Hunters in 1975, sung in German and titled "Wenn es richtig losgeht".

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written and composed by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker.

RCA release

[edit]
Side one
  1. "The Lies in Your Eyes" (recorded at AIR Studios, London) – 3:48
  2. "Cockroach" – 4:51
  3. "Keep It In" – 5:00
  4. "4th of July" – 4:24
Side two
  1. "Action" (recorded at Audio International Studios, London) – 3:44
  2. "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
  3. "White Mice" – 4:58
  4. "Healer" – 7:17

Bonus tracks on 1990 CD reissue

[edit]
  1. "Fox on the Run" – 4:49
  2. "Lady Starlight" (Andy Scott) – 3:09
  3. "Sweet Fanny Adams" – 6:16
  4. "Miss Demeanor" – 3:17

Bonus tracks on 1999 CD reissue

[edit]
  2. "Someone Else Will" – 3:25
  3. "Miss Demeanor" – 3:17

Bonus tracks on 2005 CD reissue

[edit]
  2. "Action" (7" version) – 3:29
  3. "Cockroach" (Munich mix) – 4:57
  4. "4th of July" (Munich mix) – 4:22

Capitol release

[edit]
Side one
  1. "Action" – 3:44
  2. "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
  3. "White Mice" – 4:57
  4. "Healer" – 7:16
Side two
  1. "The Lies in Your Eyes" – 3:44
  2. "Cockroach" – 4:49
  3. "Lady Starlight" – 3:10
  4. "Keep It In" – 4:57
  5. "4th of July" – 4:22

Capitol version (Japanese release)

[edit]
Side one
  1. "Action" – 3:44
  2. "Yesterday's Rain" – 5:16
  3. "White Mice" – 4:57
  4. "Healer" – 7:16
Side two
  1. "Fox on the Run" – 3:24
  2. "The Lies in Your Eyes" – 3:44
  3. "Cockroach" – 4:49
  4. "Lady Starlight" – 3:10
  5. "Keep It In" – 4:57
  6. "4th of July" – 4:22

Personnel

[edit]
Sweet
Additional personnel
  • Louie Austin – engineer
  • Trevor Griffin – piano solo (track 4)
  • Mack – engineer
  • Nick Ryan – engineer

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Give Us a Wink at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4140a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – Give Us a Wink" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Sweet – Give Us a Wink". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Sweet – Give Us a Wink". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Sweet Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1976. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Japan Gold" (PDF). Billboard. 25 September 1976. p. 42. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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