"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon, who composed it with her brother, Randy Myers, and Jimmy Holiday.
In the USA, it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching #4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts.[1]
In late 1969, the song reached number one on South Africa's hit parade.
The song rivaled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now is Love".
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| Single by Jackie DeShannon | ||||
| from the album Put a Little Love in Your Heart | ||||
| B-side | Always Together | |||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | Imperial Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers | |||
| Jackie DeShannon singles chronology | ||||
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"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon, who composed it with her brother, Randy Myers, and Jimmy Holiday.
In the USA, it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching #4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts.[1]
In late 1969, the song reached number one on South Africa's hit parade.
The song rivaled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now is Love".
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Charts
| Chart (1968-1969) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Singles Chart | 12 |
| South African Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Chart | 4 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
Annie Lennox & Al Green version
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U.S. edition
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| Single by Annie Lennox & Al Green | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Scrooged | |||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "A Great Big Piece of Love" by The Spheres of Celestial Influence | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | A&M Records | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jackie DeShannon, Randy Myers Jimmy Holiday, | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | David A. Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||
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In 1988 Annie Lennox and Al Green recorded a version that was released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged.
The song reached #9 in the USA on the Hot 100 in January 1989 and climbed all the way to #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, as well as becoming a top 40 hit in several countries worldwide.
Although credited to Lennox, the song was produced by her Eurythmics partner David A. Stewart.
Other versions
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- The Dave Clark Five recorded a version in 1969. Issued as a single in the UK, it spent four weeks in the top 75, reaching number 31, three positions below that attained by Annie Lennox and Al Green in 1988.[2]
- Susan Raye covered the song her debut 1969 album, One Night Stand. The song was released as a single and peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
- Mary Mary's version was featured in the 2002 film Stuart Little 2.
- A cover appeared in a 2003 Gap television campaign, performed by Al Green, Melissa Etheridge, Kelly Rowland, Stephan Jenkins, Vanessa Carlton, Ginuwine, Musiq, Heather Headley and Gavin DeGraw.
References
- British Hit Singles, 12th edition, Guinness
External links
Source: Wikipedia.org
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