Single:
The Lies in Your Eyes entered the Australian singles chart* on 9 February 1976 and peaked at #14. It was #72 on the Top 100 of 1976.
Album:
The song is on Give Us a Wink which entered the Australian albums chart* on 22 March 1976 and peaked at #17.
Songwriters:
Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker.
Producer:
Sweet
Record label of Australian release:
RCA Victor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Give Us a Wink is the fourth studio album by British rock band Sweet. It was the first album to be fully written and produced by the band members. Previously they had relied on material from the songwriting team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.
The Australian version of the album contained three singles, Action, The Lies in Your Eyes and 4th of July, although the third one didn’t chart.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_Us_a_Wink
Lyrics:
Ain′t nobody gonna take my place
Whips and chains don’t leave no trace
Solid gold brass got a plastic face
Break me up every time you try
To cool me off with a wink in your eye
And I don′t eat from a pie in the sky no more
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