Dear John (Eddi Reader song)

"Dear John"
Single by Eddi Reader
from the album Eddi Reader
B-side"Battersea Moon"
Released24 October 1994[1]
Length4:08
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)Kirsty MacColl
Mark E. Nevin
Producer(s)Greg Penny
Eddi Reader singles chronology
"Joke (I'm Laughing)"
(1994)
"Dear John"
(1994)
"Nobody Lives Without Love"
(1995)

"Dear John" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader, released on 24 October 1994 as the third and final single from her second studio album Eddi Reader. It was written by Kirsty MacColl and Mark E. Nevin, and produced by Greg Penny. "Dear John" reached No. 48 in the UK and remained in the charts for two weeks.[2] In 1995, the song was nominated for "Best song musically and lyrically" at the Ivor Novello Awards.[3]

  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 22 October 1994. p. 27. ISSN 0265-1548.
  2. ^ "EDDI READER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  3. ^ "Archive | The Ivors | The Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators". The Ivors Academy. 1995-05-23. Retrieved 2019-07-12.