"Oh Julie" was a UK number one single for one week for Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...

 in January 1982. It was also (to that point) his biggest global hit.

It is Stevens' third number-one single and his first as a writer. The B-side, "I'm Knockin'", was also written by Shakin' Stevens and both tracks benefit from arrangements driven by lead guitarist Mickey Gee

Mickey Gee

Michael Richard 'Mickey' Gee was a rock and roll guitarist who played alongside some of the most prominent Welsh musicians of the last forty years.He died on 21 January 2009 in Cardiff from emphysema.-Career:...

. "Oh Julie" also has a cajun flavour courtesy of the accordion backing provided by piano player Geraint Watkins

Geraint Watkins

Geraint Watkins is a rock and roll pianist and accordionist backing artistes such as; Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Roy St. John and Shakin' Stevens...

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The song was a top 40 hit in the US for Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...

 in September 1982. There was also a cover version by the rock'n'roller Sanford Clark

Sanford Clark

Sanford Clark is an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist best known for his 1956 hit "The Fool".-Biography:...

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See also

• List of European number-one hits of 1982
• List of number-one hits in Norway
• List of number-one hits (Sweden)
• List of number-one hits of 1982 (Switzerland)
• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)