| "Sweet Guy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Paul Kelly and the Messengers | ||||
| from the album So Much Water So Close to Home | ||||
| B-side | "Ghost Town" | |||
| Released | June 1989 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 1989 | |||
| Studio | Trafalgar Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Kelly | |||
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt, Paul Kelly | |||
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"Sweet Guy" is a song by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Messengers released in June 1989 as the lead single from the studio album, So Much Water So Close to Home. The song was written by Kelly – his first from a woman's point of view. He co-produced the track with Scott Litt. The single was released in June 1989 on the Mushroom Records label.[1] It reached No. 53 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] and the Top 40 in New Zealand. The song was later covered by Renée Geyer on Difficult Woman (1994), Adalita Srsen on Before Too Long.