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

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Cover versions

*In September 1982, the song peaked at #38 in the US for Barry Manilow. *Swedish dansband Lasse Stefanz released a version in Swedish in 1982 that charted on the

Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name si ...

, the official Swedish Singles Chart reaching number 16.

References

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