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"My Sharona" (/ ʃ ə ˈ r oʊ n ə /) is the debut single by the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger , and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, Get the Knack . It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, where it remained for six weeks, and was number one on Billboard ' s 1979 Top Pop ...
The Knack was an American rock band based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with its first single, "My Sharona", an international number-one hit in 1979.. The Knack was founded in 1978 with the original and classic lineup of Doug Fieger (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Berton Averre (lead guitar, backing vocals), Prescott Niles (bass) and Bruce Gary (drums).
Get the Knack is the debut album by American rock band the Knack, released in June 1979.At the time, the album was one of the most successful debuts in history, selling over one million copies in less than two months and spending five weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Several weeks ago, WalletPop tracked down pop-culture personality Sharona Alperin, the namesake of The Knack's smash hit "My Sharona." She's now in celebrity real estate, and was gracious enough ...
My Sharona" by The Knack (singer Doug Fieger pictured) was the number-one song of 1979. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1979. [1] [2] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 22, 1979.
Title Album details Live from the Rock n Roll Funhouse: Released: April 23, 2002; Label: Zen; Formats: CD; Havin' a Rave-Up! Live in Los Angeles, 1978
Fieger wrote "My Sharona" for Sharona Alperin, his not-yet girlfriend. Fieger and Alperin dated for four years, but they parted, married other people, and remained friends. Alperin visited him frequently in his final months. "People that meant so much to him in the music industry came to pay their respects to him," she said.
"Good Girls Don't" is a 1979 hit single written by Doug Fieger and released by the rock band The Knack, off their album Get the Knack. It was the follow-up to the group's number-one hit single, "My Sharona".