Daisy Jane
"Daisy Jane" is a song written by Gerry Beckley of the group America included on the 1975 America album Hearts. Issued as that album's second single—following up the number 1 hit "Sister Golden Hair"—"Daisy Jane" reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the final Top 20 hit by the original three-member incarnation of America. On the Easy Listening chart the track reached number 4.[1] The song was a bigger Canadian hit, reaching #16 on the Pop singles chart[2] and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3]
The song's narrator indicates he's flying back to Memphis in hopes of reconnecting with the girl he left behind "to roam the city". Beckley, who wrote the song at his cottage in East Sussex, has stated: "There was no such person as Daisy Jane and I had never even been to Memphis"; he believes that the Nick Drake song "Hazey Jane" likely gave him [i.e. Beckley] the idea of writing a song entitled "Daisy Jane".[4]
The opening bars and vocals of Janet Jackson's 1987 ballad "Let's Wait Awhile" bears a similarity to those of "Daisy Jane".
A Finnish rendering which retains the title "Daisy Jane" was recorded by Reijo Karvonen for his 1975 album Tulossa.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Peak
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| Canadian RPM Top Singles[2] |
16 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[3] |
2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 |
20 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening |
4 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 |
27 |
| US Radio & Records |
16 |
| US Record World |
23 |
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