Australian singles charts:
Co-Co entered the Kent charts on 6 September 1971 and peaked at #42.
Album:
This song is on Sweet’s 1971 album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be.
Songwriters:
Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer:
Phil Wainman
Record label of Australian release:
RCA Victor
Songfacts:
This song has an island theme, utilizing a steel drum and a chorus of “Ho-chi-ka-ka-ho Co-Co.” It was not typical of Sweet’s sound, which was usually more Rock.
This was one of the first songs composed by the songwriting team of Mike Champman and Nicky Chinn. They wrote many of Sweet’s early songs and most of the hits for Suzi Quatro and Smokie.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/sweet/co-co
Lyrics:
Co-Co would dream of dancing
At midnight beneath the stars
‘Cause when it comes to dancing
Co-Co’s a star!
He danced in a ring of fire
That circled the island shore
And as the flames got higher
They’d all call for more and more
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