Sweet and Low (Deborah Harry song)
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| "Sweet and Low" | ||||
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| Single by Deborah Harry | ||||
| from the album Def, Dumb & Blonde | ||||
| Released | February 1990 (Australia) 19 March 1990 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
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| Deborah Harry singles chronology | ||||
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Sweet and Low | ||||
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.jpg) UK single sleeve | ||||
"Sweet and Low" is a song by American singer Debbie Harry, released as the fourth single from her third solo studio album, Def, Dumb & Blonde (1989). In the UK, it peaked at number 57.[2] "Sweet and Low" also reached number 17 on the US Dance Club Songs chart.[3] In Australia, "Sweet and Low" was the second single released from the album, and was issued as a double A-side with "Kiss It Better", and peaked at number 30.[4] The single version of "Sweet and Low" was remixed by Phil Harding and was later included on Chrysalis Records/EMI's 1999 compilation Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry. The accompanying music video was directed by designer Stephen Sprouse.
David Giles of Music Week gave a positive review, deemed "Sweet and Low" as Harry's one of her best singles from the parent album, adding: "Aimed squarely at the dancefloor, which creates a plush backdrop for her sugary vocals. There are some great sweeping harmonies and a belter of a chorus – exciting, but still managing to remain laid back".[5] Lisa Tilston of Record Mirror commented that the album version was "really a bit of a drag", but considered the single remix to be "one of Debbie's best". She noted the "icey vocals married to an irresistible dance beat" and added, "The incomparable blonde disco queen sounds, as ever, as if she's singing in an echo chamber and this should do a lot to repair the damage done by her recent dodgier singles."[6]