"Little Jeannie" (spelled "Little Jeanie" on the cover of the single) is a song by Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

 and Gary Osborne

Gary Osborne

Gary Osborne is an English singer and songwriter from the United Kingdom.-Career:Osborne was born in London, educated in Switzerland, and followed his father into the music industry at the age of fifteen....

, recorded by John and released as a single in 1980

1980 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....

 from John's album 21 at 33

21 at 33

-Side two:...

. It was written for Jeannie Bonds, who was in the Miss. Sumter pageant in 1979. It reached number three on the Billboard

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 pop chart

Billboard Hot 100

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 in the United States, becoming the singer's biggest U.S. hit since 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" , and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Tamla Motown style, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers...

" (a duet with singer Kiki Dee

Kiki Dee

Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years....

), and his highest-charting solo hit since 1975's "Island Girl

Island Girl

"Island Girl" is a song performed by Elton John that went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and number 14 in the UK in 1975.In the U.S. it was certified Gold on 12/4/1975 and Platinum on 9/13/1995 by the R.I.A.A...

". It became John's fifth number one on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and on August 12, 1980 it was certified gold by the RIAA

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. In Canada

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, it reached number one on the RPM 100

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RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

national singles chart.

The song can be described as an uptempo ballad. In the US, it would be Elton's highest-charting single co-written with Gary Osborne, while in the UK, where the song only reached number 33, "Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes (Elton John song)

"Blue Eyes" is a song, of the ballad type, performed by Elton John. It was released in 1982, both as a single and on the album Jump Up!, which reached No. 8 in the UK. In the US, the song went to No. 12 on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 and No...

" would eventually hold that honour.

Despite its impressive performance in the US charts, Elton has rarely performed "Little Jeannie" live, doing so only on his 1980 tour and during 2000's One Night Only

One Night Only

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concerts.

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canadian RPM 100 RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...	1
UK Singles Chart	33
US Billboard Hot 100	3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	1