Cindy Incidentally
| "Cindy Incidentally" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Faces | ||||
| from the album Ooh La La | ||||
| B-side | "Skewiff (Mend the Fuse)" | |||
| Released | February 1973 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, roots rock | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan | |||
| Producer(s) | Glyn Johns | |||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Cindy Incidentally" on YouTube | ||||
"Cindy Incidentally" is a song by the British group Faces, written by group members Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Ian McLagan. It was produced by Glyn Johns.[1] It was included on the band's 1973 album Ooh La La, and in the same year was released by Warner Bros. Records as the first single from that album.
It was the group's biggest hit in the UK, reaching number two on the UK chart in 1973 and staying on the chart for nine weeks.[2] AllMusic describes the song as "one of their best".[3] The song also was a moderate hit in the US on the Hot 100.
Personnel
[edit]- Ronnie Lane – bass, rhythm guitar
- Ian McLagan – piano
- Kenney Jones – drums
- Rod Stewart – vocals
- Ronnie Wood – lead guitar
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 53 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 2 |
| Canada RPM[5] | 47 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 48 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cindy Incidentally". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Faces". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Snakes and Ladders". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 107. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 5, 1973" (PDF).
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 776.