Franke and the Knockouts was a short lived, early 1980s band formed in New … Read Full Bio ↴Franke and the Knockouts was a short lived, early 1980s band formed in New Jersey, USA and fronted by singer/songwriter Franke Previte.
Originally there were five members in the band. Franke and the Knockouts were signed by Jimmy Ienner of Millennium Records in 1981 and had three U.S. Top 40 singles and two Top 50 albums. Franke and the Knockouts' biggest single, "Sweetheart," was written by Previte and Guitarist Billy Elworthy and became a Top 10 hit in 1981, peaking at #10 in the U.S. Previte told Songfacts: "The song 'Sweetheart' almost didn't make the record. Jimmy thought it was a hit but a little to cute for a rock band. He was right."
They also wrote and released the original versions of Eric Carmen's 1987 hit single "Hungry Eyes" as well as the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," (both of which were featured in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing). Previte would later be an Academy Award winner. The band switched to MCA in 1984 and had several album releases but they disbanded in 1986. The group's other two Top 40 hits were "You're My Girl" and "Without You (Not Another Lonely Night)."
Originally there were five members in the band. Franke and the Knockouts were signed by Jimmy Ienner of Millennium Records in 1981 and had three U.S. Top 40 singles and two Top 50 albums. Franke and the Knockouts' biggest single, "Sweetheart," was written by Previte and Guitarist Billy Elworthy and became a Top 10 hit in 1981, peaking at #10 in the U.S. Previte told Songfacts: "The song 'Sweetheart' almost didn't make the record. Jimmy thought it was a hit but a little to cute for a rock band. He was right."
They also wrote and released the original versions of Eric Carmen's 1987 hit single "Hungry Eyes" as well as the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," (both of which were featured in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing). Previte would later be an Academy Award winner. The band switched to MCA in 1984 and had several album releases but they disbanded in 1986. The group's other two Top 40 hits were "You're My Girl" and "Without You (Not Another Lonely Night)."
Come Rain or Shine
Franke & The Knockouts Lyrics
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Clay Davidson We were green as grass when I took your hand…
Della Reese I'm gonna' love you, like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Diane Schuur I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Dianne Reeves - Lou Rawls I'm gonna' love you, like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Dick Haymes I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain…
Frank Sinatra I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Harold Arlen I'm gonna love you Like nobody's loved you come rain or…
Hope Waits I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you come rain…
J.D. Cash Sittin' by the railroad station, Thinking nothin' could go w…
Johnny Mercer I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain…
Judy Garland and Liza Minelli I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain…
Margaret Whiting I'm gonna love you Like nobody's loved you Come rain or come…
Paul Carrack I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you come rain…
Ray Charles I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you Come rain or…
Red & the Red Hots When the rain comes There’s a boat lying in the desert Wait…
Ruby Hill & Harold Nicholas I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain…
Willie Nelson I'm gonna love you Like nobody's loved you Come rain or come…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Franke & The Knockouts:
Any Way That You Want Me If it's love that you want Baby you've got it From the…
Keep on Fighting praying only gets you so far the rest is up to…
Never Had It Better You know I thought we had a real good thing I…
Sweetheart I know baby It's hard to be strong Just take the good…
Time of My Life Now I've had the time of my life No, I never…
Without You You know, not too long ago You used to close your…
You Don't Want Me If it's love that you want Baby you've got it From the…
You're Just What I Want Put this in the back of your mind you can call…
You're My Girl You said you wanna showdown, but did I take your love…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Franke:
Aldrig förstå Som idag när jag inte kan hantera min situation ler ni…
Allt som var mitt eget Av allt, som kunde beskrivas som mitt eget finns bara ålder…
Att därefter uppleva tystnaden Viker av och undantar reaktioner, har förlorat min strävan …
Can't Relate I’m tired of same conversations Right now I’m losing my pati…
Drunknandets färg Ett simpelt tidsfördriv kan förverkliga dig. Medan en tillf…
Ensamhetens anlete samt adress Fortfarande kall, men inga löften bröts för han sa bara det…
Recidiv Kastade min enda sanning åt sidan Oberörd även inför ord so…
Skinnad Slut era ögon Vi är döda inuti, våra högsta ambitioner vil…
Ställs mot dig Delade samma alienation men du trodde att jag menade någon…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Knockouts:
Darling Lorraine You are an angel, angel divine You're sent from heaven You'r…
Heat for the Hunted Do you wanna go where the fire's burning, And see those…
I Want You To Want Me If it's love that you want Baby you've got it From the…
Queen of the Underground You wore the crown, proud while you were Writing lines to…
The Chimneys of Chemnitz The chimneys of Chemnitz [x3] The chimneys of Chemnitz, we a…
Under the Light Do you know how many times I Broke down and burned…
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Kate Maloney
Jeff Porcaro totally kicks it on this song!
highwaymaintainer
Great stuff backing great vocals
DJ Vaquera16
These are definitely fine musicians👍
dantonacci67
What an obscure gem this is!!
Bruno CDT
Yeah Hammond organ on the solo !! Great !
Taga Cale
Tico Torres from Bon jovi played in this band too?
Dana Chappell
Yep. Bon Jovi snagged him right around the time this was being made (either during or after). Had also been in Franke’s closest contemporary and fellow statesman Tycoon as well, iirc. But the drums here are all Jeff Porcaro.
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