These Eyes - wikipedia These Eyes `` These Eyes '' Single by The Guess Who from the album Wheatfield Soul B - side `` Lightfoot '' Released December 1968 ( Canada ) March 1969 ( US ) Format 7 '' 45 RPM Recorded September 1968 Genre Baroque pop blue - eyed soul Length 3 : 45 Label Nimbus 9 ( Canada ) RCA Victor ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings Producer ( s ) Jack Richardson The Guess Who singles chronology `` Of a Dropping Pin '' ( 1968 ) `` These Eyes '' ( 1968 ) `` Laughing '' / `` Undun '' ( 1969 ) `` Of a Dropping Pin '' ( 1968 ) `` These Eyes '' ( 1968 ) `` Laughing '' / `` Undun '' ( 1969 ) `` These Eyes '' is a song by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The song was co-written by the group 's lead guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings and originally included on the band 's 1969 album Wheatfield Soul. It was first released as a single ( backed by `` Lightfoot '' ), in their native Canada, where its chart success ( # 7 ), along with the influence of CKLW - AM Windsor 's radio station music director Rosalie Trombley, helped land them a U.S. distribution deal with RCA Records. It was then released in the U.S. In March 1969, and became a breakthrough success for the group, as it would be their first single to reach the top ten on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking at number six, and would eventually be certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies. While it was actually the 18th single released by the band, it was the first from the quartet of Cummings, Bachman, Jim Kale, and Garry Peterson as produced by Jack Richardson. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Content 3 Personnel 4 Covers 5 Chart performance 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 References 7 External links Background and writing Bachman had the original piano chords with an original title of `` These Arms ''. Cummings changed the title to `` These Eyes '' and added the middle eight. Content The song is noted for its repeated long section which starts in C Major, then goes up a whole tone to D Major, then up a whole tone again in E Major, and in the Coda, finally, to F Sharp Major, before the fade, with the words : `` These Eyes / Are Crying. / These eyes have seen a lot of love but they 're never gon na see another love like I had with you ''. Personnel Burton Cummings - Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards Randy Bachman - Guitars Jim Kale - Bass Guitar Garry Peterson - Drums, Percussion Covers Among the many cover versions released over the years, Junior Walker & the All - Stars ' version reached number three on the R&B Singles Chart and number 16 on the Billboard Pop Singles in October 1969. Alton Ellis ' cover of this song is featured on his 1970 album Sunday Coming. This reggae arrangement was produced by Coxsone Dodd. In 1971 another reggae adaptation followed : `` These Eyes ( Crying every night ) '' by Stranger Cole ( produced by Byron Smith ) followed by Tommy McCook and the Supersonics instrumental version titled `` Mighty Alley ''. Subsequently U-Roy and Hopeton Lewis sang and toasted new lyrics over `` Mighty Alley '' to create the recording `` Tom Drunk '', both recordings produced by Duke Reid. Herman Marquis also issued an instrumental version titled `` Tom 's Version '', produced by Byron Smith. Michael Bolton, then known as Michael Bolotin, covered the song on his 1976 sophomore solo album Everyday of My Life. Canadian hip - hop artist Maestro sampled this song for his 1998 Canadian hit `` Stick to Your Vision '' from the Built to Last album. In addition, the chorus ( of which the first part states `` These eyes / Seen a lot of shame in the game / These eyes / Seen a lot of pain in the fame / These eyes / Seen a lot of highs and lows / But that 's just the way life goes '' ) uses Burton Cummings ' vocals for the words `` these eyes '' in a call - and - response manner. Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan released a cover of the song on his Best of... greatest hits release in 1997 as a tribute to the Guess Who being the first concert he ever saw when he was a child. The song was also covered by jacksoul on their 2006 album mySOUL. The song was also featured in the 2007 American comedy film Superbad where it is sung by Michael Cera. In 2008, Gregg Gillis, better known to the public as Girl Talk, sampled the song for the track entitled `` Set It Off '' from his fourth album, Feed the Animals. Angie Stone did a soulful version of the song on her 2016 Covered in Soul album. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1968 -- 69 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 100 Canadian RPM Top Singles 7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1969 ) Rank Canada 30 U.S. Billboard 44 U.S. Cash Box 22 References Jump up ^ Gary Hill. `` The Best of the Guess Who ( RCA ) - The Guess Who Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ Robert Christgau ( 1 January 2000 ). Any Old Way You Choose it : Rock and Other Pop Music, 1967 - 1973. Cooper Square Press. p. 91. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8154 - 1041 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ Karen Bliss ( 2016 - 01 - 21 ). `` The Legacy of Rosalie Trombley, Radio Pioneer Immortalized in Bob Seger 's ' Rosalie ' and Breaker of ' Bennie and the Jets ' Billboard ''. Readability.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` These Eyes ( song by The Guess Who ) Music VF, US & UK hits charts ''. Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ Joe Viglione. `` Wheatfield Soul - The Guess Who Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` These Eyes by The Guess Who Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` These Eyes ( song by Jr. Walker & the All - Stars ) Music VF, US & UK hits charts ''. Musicvf.com. 1969 - 10 - 25. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` U Roy - Version Galore ''. Roots Archives. 2014 - 03 - 02. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1969 / Top 100 Songs of 1969 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2015 - 05 - 22. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 20. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Guess Who Rudy Sarzo Laurie MacKenzie Garry Peterson Derek Sharp Leonard Shaw Chad Allan Randy Bachman Burton Cummings Carl Dixon Terry Hatty Greg Leskiw Donnie McDougall Domenic Troiano Bill Wallace Kurt Winter Jim Kale Studio albums Shakin ' All Over Hey Ho ( What You Do to Me ! ) It 's Time Wheatfield Soul Canned Wheat American Woman Share the Land So Long, Bannatyne Rockin ' Artificial Paradise # 10 Road Food Flavours Power in the Music Guess Who 's Back All This for a Song Now and Not Then Liberty Live albums Live at the Paramount Together Again The Best of the Guess Who Live The Spirit Lives On Down the Road Running Back Thru Canada The Best of Running Back Thru Canada Extended Versions : The Encore Collection Compilations The Best of The Guess Who The Best of The Guess Who, Vol. 2 The Greatest of The Guess Who Track Record Wild One The Guess Who : Anthology Singles `` Shakin ' All Over '' `` Tossin ' and Turnin ' '' `` Hey Ho, What You Do to Me '' `` Hurting Each Other '' `` Believe Me '' `` Clock on the Wall '' `` His Girl '' `` These Eyes '' `` Laughing '' `` Undun '' `` No Time '' `` American Woman '' `` No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature '' `` Hand Me Down World '' `` Share the Land '' `` Hang On to Your Life '' `` Albert Flasher '' `` Rain Dance '' `` Sour Suite '' `` Heartbroken Bopper '' `` Guns, Guns, Guns '' `` Runnin ' Back to Saskatoon '' `` Follow Your Daughter Home '' `` Glamour Boy '' `` Star Baby '' `` Clap for the Wolfman '' `` Dancin ' Fool '' Related articles Discography Jack Richardson Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=These_Eyes&oldid=759593919 '' Categories : 1968 songs 1968 singles 1969 singles Baroque pop songs Songs written by Randy Bachman Songs written by Burton Cummings The Guess Who songs Junior Walker songs Michael Bolton songs Maestro Fresh - Wes songs Song recordings produced by Jack Richardson ( record producer ) RCA Records singles RCA Victor singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 January 2017, at 02 : 58. 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Question: who sang the song these eyes are crying
Answer: The Guess Who