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)."

One Good Reason
Franke & The Knockouts Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'One Good Reason' by these artists:

8-Bit Bullshit Damn I look good I smell good I fuck good I…
Alan Parsons Gimme one good reason why I should listen to you I…
Alison Krauss Just give me one good reason tonight Must be something you…
Alison Krauss & Union Station Just give me one good reason to stay tonight Must be…
Anthony Lee One Good Reason Words and music by…
Best Interest Hey look if i could turn everything into something that…
Big Boy I´m no liar You couldn´t take me higher And life is really…
Bob Mould In the forest all the trees are turning black And sorry's…
Bryan Adams I've got one hand on the door, One hand in my…

Celldweller Made the mistake of opening my mouth Thought you'd understan…
Celldweller (2003) Made the mistake of opening my mouth Thought you'd understa…
Cousteau You know I've seen her eye to eye I've seen her…
Culture Beat Give me one good reason Only one good reason And…
Cutting Jade Razorblades on my tongue Listen closely it has begun Watch…
David Kersh When I came to this morning she was packing up…
Dru Hill Can I talk to you for a second Got something…
Eagle-Eye Cherry Give me one good reason That I should care Give me one…
Eric Stuart As we travel down this desperate road, We come across a…
Fury In The Slaughterhouse Here we're sitting at the end of our love And the…
Gary Moore Take me out of here. This place is gettin' much to…
George Huntley Hi, it's me sorry, it's so late The trip was hard…
Hunter Hayes It's been one of those days that I should get…
Kaplansky Lucy Woke up scared in the middle of the night He reached…
Kim-Lian Van Der Meij 딴 연인들처럼 돌아서겠지만 우리가 남긴 추억은 간직하자 너 없는 하루는 흘러가겠지만 그저 좋았던…
Livingston Cry, beneath your armor Its only love that makes you think…
Lucy Kaplansky Woke up scared in the middle of the night He reached…
Mallet-Head I don't get that mad, even if I should Darlin', I…
Marlayne You know there never was a doubt in my mind You…
Melissa McMillan I'll be around I'm that person that could make your heart…
Michael Stanley I can't conceive of trying Trying it all again For one time…
Mike Love Does he believe that you are all his soul could…
Mitch Whoa-oa-oa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now I…
My Name Is You sometimes i wonder why i try i don’t know if you…
New Myths Be aware Look alive Instead of pointing the finger Golden go…
NFS Most Wanted - 12 - Celldweller Made the mistake of opening my mouth Thought you'd understan…
Paul Carrack I stand on my ground when we fight, no matter…
Reba McEntire You said you were out with a friend Well your friend…
Rex Goudie Goin' through the motions Stuck inside a silent world Tryi…
Roachford Right from the start You were a thief You stole my heart And…
Scott and Michelle Dalziel It doesn't matter if I could turn back time I…
Sebastian Bach I've been mistreated Kicked down on the floor I try do har…
Secret Discovery Please give me one good reason, give me a reason to…
Swingers I had a hell of a night You know two wrongs…
The Alan Parsons Project (Eric Woolfson - Lead Vocal) Gimme one good reason why I…
The All-Stars Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
The Creeps You were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You look…
The Northern Pikes If you took all of the weapons And dumped them…
The Susan Constant Take a minute, collect your thoughts Write them done here on…
The Tubes Just give me one good reason I know somehow there's…
The Waters I got a letter Come to me by mail My baby's comin'…
Trooper You just sit there talking like there's something left to…
Vigilante some people, now raising they are melting like one voice we …

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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