Robert John
About the artist
Robert John, (born Robert John Pedrick, Jr. in Brooklyn, New York, on 3 January 1946; died 24 February 2025) was an American singer-songwriter remembered for his song "Sad Eyes" that features hiss falsetto vocals and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in summer 1979. Earlier, John had a #3 hit in 1972 in the USA with his version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
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- Sad Eyes
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Sad Eyes - Remastered 2002
- Sad Eyes - Remastered
- If You Don't Want My Love
- Lonely Eyes
- Stay A Little Longer
- Hey There Lonely Girl
- Only Time
- Hey There Lonely Girl (Original Hit Version)
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