We Could Be Sweet Lovers

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"We Could Be Sweet Lovers"
Song by Bill Withers
from the album Watching You, Watching Me
Language	English
Released	1985
Genre	Pop
Length	3:26
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bill Withers
Producer(s)	Bill Withers, Denny Diante

"We Could Be Sweet Lovers" is a 1985 song written by Bill Withers from his final studio album Watching You, Watching Me.

The song is best known in New Zealand as a 1988 one-hit wonder by New Zealand band Holidaymakers, who released their version of the song under the title "Sweet Lovers". This version charted at number one in the New Zealand singles chart and held that position for six weeks.^[1]

Holidaymakers version

"Sweet Lovers"

Single by Holidaymakers
B-side	"Sensible Shoes"
Released	1988
Recorded	Marmalade Studios, Wellington
Genre	Pop
Length	3:40
Label	Pagan
Songwriter(s)	Bill Withers
Producer(s)	Nigel Stone

Music video
"Sweet Lovers" at NZ On Screen

In 1988, Wellington band Holidaymakers released a cover of the song in New Zealand. The single was a huge success in New Zealand, staying at number one for six weeks,^[1] ultimately being the biggest selling single of the year.

The group's follow-up single "Waiting in the Sunshine" briefly charted at number six. Holidaymakers split up soon after.^[2]

Music video

New Zealand director Fane Flaws was a friend of the band and did the shoot with no budget. The lampshades in the video all belonged to the band members, who were all asked to bring one along on the day.^[3] Flaw's creativity was rewarded with a Best Video award at the 1988 New Zealand Music Awards.^[4]

Awards

The band was awarded Best Single, Most Promising Group, Most Promising Male Vocalist and Most Promising Female Vocalist of the year at the 1988 New Zealand Music Awards for "Sweet Lovers", while the song's producer Nigel Stone was awarded both Best Producer and Best Engineer of the year. Music video director Fane Flaws rounded off the group's dominance of the 1988 awards by receiving Best Video.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sweet Lovers: Charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
^ "The Holidaymakers". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
^ "Sweet Lovers". NZ Film Archive. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
^ "Awards 1988". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "1988 Winners « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". www.nzmusicawards.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

Sweet Lovers, New Zealand on Screen
Sweet Lovers, NZ Film Archive
[1], NZ Music Awards

v t e Bill Withers
Discography
Studio albums	Just as I Am Still Bill +'Justments Making Music Naked & Warm Menagerie 'Bout Love Watching You, Watching Me
Live albums	Live at Carnegie Hall
Compilations	Bill Withers' Greatest Hits The Essential Bill Withers
Singles	"Ain't No Sunshine" "Grandma's Hands" "Everybody's Talkin'" "Let It Be" "Use Me" "Lean on Me" "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" "Lovely Day" "Just the Two of Us" "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"
Other songs	"Apple Pie" "We Could Be Sweet Lovers"
Related articles	Discography Still Bill (film)

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