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| Artist = [[Sharon O'Neill]]
| Artist = [[Sharon O'Neill]]
| Album =
| Album =
| Cover = Don't_Say_No_to_Tomorrow_by_Sharon_O'Neill.jpg
| Cover = Don't Say No to Tomorrow by Sharon O'Neill.jpg
| Recorded =1979
| Recorded =1979
| Released = June 1979
| Released = June 1979
| Format = 7" single
| Format = 7" single
| Genre = [[pop music|Pop]]
| Genre = [[pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 3:27
| Length = 3:27
| Label = [[CBS Records International|CBS Records]]
| Label = [[CBS Records International|CBS Records]]
| Writer = [[Sharon O'Neill]]
| Writer = [[Sharon O'Neill]]
| Producer = Dale Wrightson
| Producer = Dale Wrightson
| Last single = "[[Luck's on Your Table]]"<br>(1978)
| Last single="[[Luck's on Your Table]]"<br />(1978)
| This single = "'''Don't Say No to Tomorrow'''"<br>(1979)
| This single="'''Don't Say No to Tomorrow'''"<br />(1979)
| Next single = "[[Words (Sharon O'Neill song)|Words]]"<br>(1979)
| Next single="[[Words (Sharon O'Neill song)|Words]]"<br />(1979)
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"'''Don't Say No to Tomorrow'''" is a song by New Zealand singer songwriter [[Sharon O'Neill]]. The song was released in June 1979 and became O'Neill's first top 10, peaking at number 6 in New Zealand. It remains her career highest charting single.
"'''Don't Say No to Tomorrow'''" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter [[Sharon O'Neill]]. The song was released in June 1979 and became O'Neill's first top 10, peaking at number 6 in New Zealand. It remains her career highest charting single.


==Background and release==
== Background and release ==
O'Neill signed with CBS Records in 1978 and had released her debut studio album, ''This Heart This Song'' in February 1979. John McCready, the head of CBS Records in New Zealand, was aware of the upcoming [[TVNZ]] telethon and convinced the producers to have O'Nell do the official song. McCready said; "On approaching them I was informed of the show’s aims. It was [[International Year of the Child]] and the theme of Telethon would be “Don’t Say No To Tomorrow”. The producers agreed if Sharon could write a song with this theme and they liked it they would have it as the official song." adding "Sharon and I sat down and went through some of her newer compositions and we found one melody that Sharon thought could have the lyrics changed to embrace the Telethon theme." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicandmediastories.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/sharon-oneill.html|title=SHARON O'NEILL|publisher=Media and Media Stories|date=December 2009|accessdate=12 March 2017}}</ref>
O'Neill signed with CBS Records in 1978 and had released her debut studio album, ''This Heart This Song'' in February 1979. John McCready, the head of CBS Records in New Zealand, was aware of the upcoming [[TVNZ]] telethon and convinced the producers to have O'Nell do the official song. McCready said; "On approaching them I was informed of the show’s aims. It was [[International Year of the Child]] and the theme of Telethon would be “Don’t Say No To Tomorrow”. The producers agreed if Sharon could write a song with this theme and they liked it they would have it as the official song." adding "Sharon and I sat down and went through some of her newer compositions and we found one melody that Sharon thought could have the lyrics changed to embrace the Telethon theme." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicandmediastories.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/sharon-oneill.html|title=SHARON O'NEILL|publisher=Media and Media Stories|date=December 2009|accessdate=12 March 2017}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
'''7"''' (BA 461965)
'''7"''' (BA 461965)
*Side A "Don't Say No to Tomorrow"
*Side A "Don't Say No to Tomorrow"
*Side B "Falling to the Ground"
*Side B "Falling to the Ground"


==Charts==
== Charts ==
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Revision as of 03:52, 17 March 2017

"Don't Say No to Tomorrow"
Song

"Don't Say No to Tomorrow" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in June 1979 and became O'Neill's first top 10, peaking at number 6 in New Zealand. It remains her career highest charting single.

Background and release

O'Neill signed with CBS Records in 1978 and had released her debut studio album, This Heart This Song in February 1979. John McCready, the head of CBS Records in New Zealand, was aware of the upcoming TVNZ telethon and convinced the producers to have O'Nell do the official song. McCready said; "On approaching them I was informed of the show’s aims. It was International Year of the Child and the theme of Telethon would be “Don’t Say No To Tomorrow”. The producers agreed if Sharon could write a song with this theme and they liked it they would have it as the official song." adding "Sharon and I sat down and went through some of her newer compositions and we found one melody that Sharon thought could have the lyrics changed to embrace the Telethon theme." [1]

Track listing

7" (BA 461965)

  • Side A "Don't Say No to Tomorrow"
  • Side B "Falling to the Ground"

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 6

References

  1. ^ "SHARON O'NEILL". Media and Media Stories. December 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Sharon O'Neill – Don't Say No to Tomorrow". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 March 2017.