Single:
The Pie entered the Australian singles chart* on 28 May 1972 and peaked at #34.
Album:
The song is on Sutherland Bros. Band which entered the Australian albums chart* on 17 July 1972 and peaked at #35.
Songwriter:
Iain Sutherland
Producer:
Muff Winwood
Record label of Australian release:
Island
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) were a Scottish folk and soft rock duo. They had previously performed as A New Generation.
As The Sutherland Brothers, their first single to chart was The Pie in 1972, a single from their debut album Sutherland Bros. Band.
From 1973 to 1978, they performed with rock band Quiver, and recorded and toured as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver (this was after The Pie).
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sutherland_Brothers
Lyrics:
When I say I love you
You just act like I don′t know
Trying hard to prove you’re near me
Always asking if you hear me
Telling me it′s nothing
When you say you’ve got to go
Well, I’m trying to unwind
It′s my loneliness that′s binding me to you.
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