Put a Little Love in Your Heart

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"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
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One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Jackie DeShannon
from the album Put a Little Love in Your Heart
B-side "Always Together"
ReleasedJune 1969
Recorded1969
Genre Pop
Length2:39
Label Imperial Records
Songwriter(s) Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers
Producer(s) VME
Jackie DeShannon singles chronology
"Trust in Me"
(1969)		"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
(1969)		"Love Will Find a Way"
(1969)
Official audio
"Put A Little Love In Your Heart" on YouTube

"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 U.S., it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [1] In late 1969, the song reached number 1 on South Africa's hit parade. The song rivalled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now Is Love".

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In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green released a cover version of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" which reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Charts

RIAA gold record for "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", by Jackie DeShannon Gold record for Put a Little Love in Your Heart.JPG
RIAA gold record for "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", by Jackie DeShannon
Chart (1968–69)Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report [2] 15
Canada RPM Top Singles12
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)9
South African Singles Chart1
US Billboard Hot 100 4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)2

Annie Lennox and Al Green version

"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
Put a Little Love.jpg
Picture sleeve for US vinyl edition
Single by Annie Lennox and Al Green
from the album Scrooged soundtrack
B-side "A Great Big Piece of Love" by The Spheres of Celestial Influence
Released1988
Recorded1988
Genre Pop
Length3:48
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers
Producer(s) David A. Stewart
Annie Lennox singles chronology
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
(1988)		"Why"
(1992)

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 77.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ Brennan, Steve (June 11, 2015). "15 Best Songs From '80s Movies (Besides "The Power of Love")". browardpalmbeach.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Annie Lennox & al Green - Put a Little Love in Your Heart (1988) | BFI".[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ British Hit Singles, 12th edition, Guinness
  7. ↑ "Hollywood Flashback: When Bill Murray Played a Sleazy Lounge Singer on 'Saturday Night Live'". hollywoodreporter.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Short, Strange Music Career Of Leonard Nimoy". Stereogum.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Cinematography III : Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal, by Bright Light Bright Light". Bright Light Bright Light. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Circle Jerks-Wild in the Streets by Discogs". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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