Oh Julie (Shakin' Stevens song)

"Oh Julie" was a number one hit in the UK singles chart for one week for Shakin' Stevens in January 1982.^[2]

"Oh Julie"
Single by Shakin' Stevens
from the album Give Me Your Heart Tonight
B-side	"I'm Knockin'"
Released	8 January 1982 (1982-01-08)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Rock and roll[1] Rockabilly Country rock Cajun
Length	2:32
Label	Epic[1]
Songwriter(s)	Shakin' Stevens[1]
Producer(s)	Stuart Colman[1]
Shakin' Stevens singles chronology
"It's Raining" (1981) "Oh Julie" (1982) "Shirley" (1982)
Music video
"Oh Julie" on YouTube

It is Stevens' third number-one single and his first as a writer. The B-side, "I'm Knockin'", was also written by Shakin' Stevens and both tracks benefit from arrangements driven by lead guitarist Mickey Gee. "Oh Julie" also has a cajun flavour courtesy of the accordion backing provided by Geraint Watkins.

Personnel

• Shakin' Stevens – vocals
• Mickey Gee – lead guitar
• Geraint Watkins – piano, accordion
• Stuart Colman – bass guitar, producer
• Howard Tibble – drums
• Rod Houison – engineer

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 3 Denmark (Hitlisten)[6] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 7 France (IFOP)[8] 14 Germany (GfK)[9] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 1 Israel (IBA)[11] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[15] 1 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[16] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 1 Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[20] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[21][22] 42 Austria (Ö3 Austria)[23] 11 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 20 Denmark (Hitlisten)[6] 3 Germany (GfK Entertainment)[25] 23 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 41 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[28] 12 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 4 UK Singles 16

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

• In September 1982, the song peaked at #38 in the US for Barry Manilow.^[31]
• Swedish dansband Lasse Stefanz released a version in Swedish in 1982 that charted on the Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart reaching number 16.^[32]

See also

• List of European number-one hits of 1982
• List of number-one hits in Norway
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden
• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (Switzerland)
• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)