Oh Sherrie is a song written by American singer Steve Perry, Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf, and Bill Cuomo. It was recorded and released on Perrys Street Talk album in 1984, his first solo album which he released while still a member of Journey. The song is often regarded as an honorary Journey song, being credited to the band on several hit compilation albums and in other media, largely due to its resemblance to the bands trademark sound, as well as their performances of the song on the Raised on Radio Tour, which proved to be Perrys live swansong with the band. The song was Perrys biggest hit as a solo artist and written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford, who also appeared in the music video. The song hit number three on the pop chart and number one on the rock chart in the United States,[3] partly aided in its success by a music video released to promote the song, which received heavy airplay on MTV. Two of the songs co-writers and supporting musicians, Bill Cuomo and Craig Krampf, earlier performed on Kim Carnes signature song Bette Davis Eyes in 1981. Cuomo, who performed the keyboard riff on Oh Sherrie, was the musician responsible for the keyboard riff on Bette Davis Eyes, and Krampf was the drummer on both tracks.[4] Cuomo, Krampf and Perry had started composing the song at approximately midnight with little more than the simple chorus of Oh Sherrie and Hold on, hold on plus a few simple sounds. Sherrie Swafford had been in the room with them initially, but had gone to sleep because of the late hour.
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