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””Johnny, Johnny Come Home”” is a 1989 song recorded by [[Norway|Norwegian]] band [[Avalanche (band)|Avalanche]]. It was their debut single and can be considered as its [[signature song]]. Released in March 1989, it helped launch the band’s career, achieving a smash success in France, where it topped the chart, and also in Norway it was a top three hit, but its sales remained conifidential in other countries.<ref>Elia Habib, ”Muz hit. tubes”, p. 160 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)</ref>

==Song information==
Written by Vinton Hoover and Avalanche’s member Kjetil Rosnes, ‘Johnny Johnny Come Home’ was published twice : first in late 1988, with a red cover single, then in March 1989 with a blue one containing a new remix. The refrain is composed of the title repeated eight times and many [[onomatopoeia]]s (‘Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na’). The song is available on many compilations such as ”Boulevard des hits volume 8”, ”La Discothèque du XXè siècle – 1988”, ”Nostalgie Classiques 80” and ”Summer klub80 Volume 2”. Two songs with almost the same title, ‘Johnny Come Home’, by [[Fine Young Cannibals]] in 1985, then by [[The Men They Couldn’t Hang]] in 1987, are not related to Avalanche’s one.

==Chart performances==
In France, the single debuted at #43 on April 1, 1989, and climbed regularly until reaching the top ten in its sixth week. It topped the chart from it tenth week and remained there for eight consecutive weeks. Then it almost kept on dropping and totaled 17 weeks in the top ten and 26 weeks in the top 50.<ref name=’Lescharts’>’Johnny Johnny Come Home’, French singles charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=77515&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref> To date, the song is the 662th bestselling single of all time in France.<ref>Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=650 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref> In Norway, the song was ranked in the top for 11 weeks from the 27th week of 1989, including a peak at #3 in its sixth week.<ref name=’Norwegian’>’Johnny Johnny Come Home’, Norwegian singles charts [http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?key=77515&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref> The song was also released in Germany, but failed to reach the chart.

==Track listings==
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; 7′ single
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ — 4:14
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (dance mix) — 4:03

; 12′ maxi
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ — 8:38
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (dub, instrumental version) — 3:35
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (dance mix) — 4:03
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; 12′ maxi
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (special version) — 9:20
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (special radio edit) — 4:14
# ‘Return of Johnny’ (instrumental) — 4:04
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (new mix – 1989 summer)
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==Versions==
* Radio Edit
* Dance mix
* Dub instrumental version
* Special version
* Special radio edit
* New mix
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==Credits==
* Arranged by Kjetil Rosnes
* Programmed and engineered by Joey Wild
* Mixed by Frankie Rynke
* Producerd by Vinton Hoover
* Cover : F.Gaillard
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==Certifications and sales==
{| class=’wikitable sortable’
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Country
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Certification
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Date
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Sales certified
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Physical sales
|-
|France<ref>French certifications [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-735.htm Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref>
|align=’center’|Gold
|align=’center’|1989
|align=’center’|400,000
|align=’center’|468,000<ref>Avalanche’s certifications and sales in France <small>See: ‘Les Ventes’ => ‘Toutes les certifications depuis 1973’ => ‘AVALANCHE'</small> [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif.php Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref>
|-
|}

==Charts==
{|class=’wikitable sortable’
!align=’left’|Chart (1989)
!align=’center’|Peak<br />position
|-
|align=’left’|French SNEP Singles Chart<ref name=’Lescharts’/>
|align=’center’|1
|-
|align=’left’|Norwegian Singles Chart<ref name=’Norwegian’/>
|align=’center’|3
|-
|}

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{{succession box
| before = ‘Megamix’ by [[Boney M]]
| title = [[SNEP|French SNEP]] <br> [[List of French number-one hits of 1989|number-one single]]
| years = [[June 3]], [[1989]] – [[July 22]], [[1989]] (8 weeks)
| after = ‘[[Lambada (Kaoma song)|Lambada]]’ by [[Kaoma]]
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:1988 songs]]
[[Category:1989 singles]]
[[Category:Avalanche songs]]
[[Category:Debut singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in France]]

==External links==
*[http://clubs.juniata.edu/wkvr/schedule.html WKVR program schedule]
*{{FM station data|WKVR}}
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{{Pennsylvania college radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Pennsylvania|KVR-FM]]

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The Oscar Schmidt Company designed and manufactured numerous models of parlor instruments including Lap-Harps, Auto-Harps, Gizmo-Harps, Chickering-Harps, Germania-Harps, Zithers, Cord-Zithers, Regent-Zithers and [[Ukelele]]. The company, now owned by Washburn Corporation, continues to manufacture AutoHarps and Ukeleles.

Founded by Oscar and Otto Schmidt in [[Jersey City]], New Jersey in 1871, the company applied for dozens of patents in musical instruments and related equipment. The Oscar Schmidt Company was formally incorporated in 1911 and at the companies peak in the early 1920’s, the company had manufacturing facilities in five cities.

The company’s [[parlour music]] instruments were relatively easy to play by amatuers. Oscar Schmidt designed small, portable, durable, easy to learn instruments useful for family entertainment in the decades between the civil war and the emergence of radio and television.

The company’s products were sold primarily door to door by traveling musical salesmen from the early 1880’s until 1965. Lay-away payment plans coupled with well made steel and wooden travel cases made the Oscar Schmidt companies a popular choice for people who wished to buy an instrument they planned to take to classes, parties or other gathering.

The company was also notable for it’s usage of current events as a marketing tool. Each year the company would offer new ‘special editions’ of it’s products linked to newsworthy events likely to appeal to the sympathy of customers the door to door salesforce would meet. Among the events warranted special edition instruments included: Presidential Elections, The Sinking of the Titanic, The Flood at Jamestown, Lindberg’s Crossing of the Atlantic, Alaskan Statehood, Haiwain Statehood and numerous battles of World Wars I and II. These ‘special editions’ would include a small image or dedication commemorating the event and pieces of sheet music with music written about the recent event. The Oscar Schmidt Travelling Salesmen were famous for keeping detailed records of the buying habits of customers, and the selection of ‘special editions’ was made annually with the intent to sell additional instruments to existing customers.

Oscar Schmidt Parlour Instruments are frequently found today in the attics of old homes, at estate auctions, or in antique stores. A few music stores and web sites are devoted to these parlour instruments. They remain easy to play, durable and thus are popular with some music teachers for the same reasons they were popular with the public before the advent of radio and television.

LINKS:

[http://www.fretlesszithers.com link FretLessZithers – A multimedia site dedicated to all facets of this family of Parlor Instruments including many musical samples]

[http://www.oscarschmidt.com link The Modern Oscar Schmidt Company, maker of AutoHarps and Ukeleles]

[http://home.dejazzd.com/williams/QuickIdentifier.htm link An AutoHarp and Zither devotee site with a good identifier page of the many sub-types of zithers and autoharps]

[http://www.fretlesszithers.com/directfull.html link A Complete Taxonomy of Zithers based on Tuning, String Types and Sounding Systems]