Apple of My Eye ( song ) - Wikipedia Apple of My Eye ( song ) `` Apple of My Eye '' Single by Badfinger from the album Ass B - side `` Blind Owl '' Released December 1973 Format 7 - inch single Genre Power pop Length 3 : 03 Label Apple Songwriter ( s ) Pete Ham Producer ( s ) Chris Thomas, Badfinger Badfinger UK singles chronology `` Baby Blue '' ( 1972 ) `` Apple of My Eye '' ( 1973 ) `` Love Is Easy '' ( 1974 ) Badfinger US singles chronology `` Baby Blue '' ( 1972 ) `` Apple of My Eye '' ( 1973 ) `` I Miss You '' ( 1974 ) `` Apple of My Eye '' is a song recorded by the rock / pop band Badfinger for inclusion on their 1973 album, Ass. The song was written and sung by Pete Ham, produced by Chris Thomas and Badfinger, and released on Apple Records. Contents 1 Writing 2 Problems and release 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External links Writing Ham wrote the song about his mixed feelings upon the band 's leaving Apple Records ( which was the `` apple of my eye '' to Ham ) to pursue a larger contract by moving to Warner Bros. Records. The same concern is reflected on the Ass album cover, which shows a donkey following a carrot into the distance. Coincidentally, it was the last single ( Apple 49 ) released by Apple before its collapse that was n't performed by an ex-Beatle. Problems and release Due to Apple 's financial chaos and its problems with the group, no new picture sleeve was created for the single, although some countries ( such as the Netherlands, shown here ) used a variant of the `` Day After Day '' sleeve. It would become the original group 's last single to chart in the US, although it missed making the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 102 on the `` Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles '' chart. It reached number 11 in South Africa. In most countries, Tom Evans ' `` Blind Owl '' was released as the B - side. However, in Japan, `` Apple of My Eye '' was backed with Mike Gibbins ' song `` Cowboy '', and in the Philippines, Evans ' `` When I Say '' was the B - side. Personnel Pete Ham - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards Tom Evans - bass guitar Joey Molland - electric guitar Mike Gibbins - drums, percussion References ^ Jump up to : Matovina, Dan. Without You : The Tragic Story of Badfinger. ISBN 0 - 9657122 - 2 - 2. Jump up ^ Scraping the Barrel : Apple 49. Retrieved 4 - 30 - 2008. Jump up ^ `` SA Charts 1965 - 1989, Songs A-B ''. Retrieved 17 January 2018. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Badfinger Pete Ham Tom Evans Joey Molland Mike Gibbins Bob Jackson Joe Tansin Tony Kaye Glenn Sherba Al Wodtke Richard Bryans The Iveys : Ron Griffiths Dai Jenkins Studio albums Maybe Tomorrow ( as The Iveys ) Magic Christian Music No Dice Straight Up Ass Badfinger Wish You Were Here Airwaves Say No More Head First Live albums The Concert for Bangladesh ( backing band ) Day After Day : Live BBC in Concert 1972 -- 1973 Singles `` Maybe Tomorrow '' ( as The Iveys ) `` Dear Angie '' ( as The Iveys ) `` Come and Get It '' `` No Matter What '' `` Day After Day '' `` Baby Blue '' `` Apple of My Eye '' `` Love Is Easy '' `` I Miss You '' `` Lost Inside Your Love '' `` Love Is Gonna Come at Last '' `` Hold On '' `` I Got You '' `` Because I Love You '' Other songs `` Without You '' `` Name of the Game '' `` Meanwhile Back at the Ranch '' / `` Should I Smoke '' See also The Magic Christian Apple Records discography David Garrick This 1970s single -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apple_of_My_Eye_(song)&oldid=830761009 '' Categories : Apple Records singles Badfinger songs 1973 singles Songs written by Pete Ham Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas ( record producer ) Song recordings produced by Pete Ham 1970s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 March 2018, at 19 : 47. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings sweet pea apple of my eye
Answer: Badfinger