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The song was the subject of a nationwide contest in America in which listeners would submit to their local radio station their estimation of how many times Reddy sang the phrase "leave me alone" in the song; submissions of the correct answer - which Reddy states is 43 - were eligible for a trip for two to see Helen in concert. [3]
The song also reached No. 10 in Canada. [9] The B-side of Reddy's lead single was a cover version of Billy Joel's "You're My Home". "Keep On Singing" was a yet greater Adult Contemporary hit, reaching No. 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian Easy Listening charts. [10] [11] The song was also a hit in Australia, peaking at No. 22. [12]
Despite her late 1970s decline on the music charts, Reddy still had sufficient star power in 1979 to host The Helen Reddy Special, broadcast that May on ABC-TV, of which Jeff Wald was the producer. In September 1981, Reddy announced she would be shooting the pilot for her own TV sitcom, in which she would play a single mother working as a ...
The Best of Helen Reddy is a compilation album by Australian-American pop ... "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" (Linda Laurie) – 3:26 "Keep On Singing" (Bobby Hart ...
"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" was released as a single on October 29 of that year [8] and had 16 weeks on the pop chart that began in the November 3 issue and eventually included two weeks at number three. [9] It also spent 16 weeks on the Easy Listening chart that started in the November 10 issue and included four weeks at number one. [10]
Capitol Records executive Artie Mogull sensed that a hit record could be made with the song "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from the 1970 musical Jesus Christ Superstar, and since Reddy's then-husband/manager, Jeff Wald, was tenacious in contacting him about getting Reddy her first recording session in the United States, he decided to give Reddy her big break. [8]
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