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Bunny Walters Bunny Te Kokiri Miha Waahi Walters (31 May 1953 – 14 December 2016) was a New Zealand singer who had a number of New Zealand hits during the 1970s. He is best known for the hits "Brandy" and "Take the Money and Run". Walters represented New Z ...

in 1973. It was his fourth top twenty single and followed "

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Background

Having three other charting singles with the first being " Just Out of Reach", followed by "

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", this was his fourth top twenty single. The song backed with " Quando Quando" was released on

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IR 1080 in 1973. The recording was produced by

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and featured The Yandall Sisters on backing vocals.

Chart history

On February 12, 1973, the single entered the New Zealand chart at no. 18. The final position of the song was no. 18.

Earlier versions

The song had been recorded previously by Heathmore (UK, 1969), Joe Harris (Belgium, 1969), Inga Sulin (Finland, 1969, as "Tyhjä koti"),

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(Germany 1969 as "Komm Doch Zu Mir"), Alan Garrity (South Africa, 1972), and

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(UK, 1972). South African singer Alan Garrity's version reached number five in his home nation and number two in Rhodesia during early 1973.

References

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