\"Sad Eyes\" is a song written and recorded by Robert John, and released in April 1979. It debuted May 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top of the chart on October 6. The song was produced by George Tobin in Association With Mike Piccirillo.
\"Sad Eyes\" is one of just a few non-disco, or disco-influenced, songs to top the 1979 pop charts, although by the time it went to number one the anti-disco backlash had made it easier for other styles to reach the top
Robert John (born Robert John Pedrick, Jr. in 1946) is an American singer-songwriter
John was born in Brooklyn, New York. Under the name of Bobby Pedrick, Jr., he first hit the pop chart in 1958 when he was only 12 years old with \"White Bucks and Saddle Shoes\" written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. As the lead singer of Bobby & The Consoles, he had the minor 1963 hit entitled \"My Jelly Bean\" on Diamond Records. By 1965, he had changed his name and signed with MGM records for two ill fated singles. In 1967, he signed a contract with Columbia records and released a string of singles with help from writing partner Mike Gately.
After a short tenure from 1970-1971 with Herb Alpert's A&M Records, 1971 brought his next hit, a cover version of The Tokens' 1961 hit, \"The Lion Sleeps Tonight\", which climbed to No. 3 in 1972, selling over one million copies and receiving a gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 15, 1972.
The 1980s saw John recording for Arista Records with collaborator and guitarist Bobby Mancari and keyboardist Steve Butera. A newly recorded version of \"The Lion Sleeps Tonight\" was released on his 1992 greatest hits album
