A Little More Love (Olivia Newton-John song)
"A Little More Love" | ||||
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File:ONJ - A Little More Love.jpg Standard international artwork (US 7-inch vinyl single pictured) | ||||
Single by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
from the album Totally Hot | ||||
B-side | "Borrowed Time" | |||
Released | October 1978 | |||
Recorded | June–July 1978 at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood Sound & Hollywood Group IV, Hollywood, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | John Farrar | |||
Producer(s) | John Farrar | |||
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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"A Little More Love" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her tenth studio album, Totally Hot (1978). Written and produced by Newton-John's long-time record producer John Farrar, the song was released as the lead single from Totally Hot in October 1978 and became a worldwide top-ten hit single.
In the United States, "A Little More Love" reached its peak position of number three on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated February 17, 1979, and peaked at number four on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, it spent three weeks at position number two on the RPM Top Singles chart during February and March 1979, and was the seventh biggest hit of that year.[1] It also reached number five on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. Elsewhere, the single reached the top-ten of several markets, including Australia, France and the United Kingdom.
Billboard magazine ranked "A Little More Love" as the 17th most popular song of 1979,[2] and Cash Box magazine ranked it as 23rd for the year,[3] where it had peaked at number four on the issue dated March 3, 1979.[4]
Track listing and formats
All tracks produced by John Farrar.
- Australian 7-inch vinyl single (Interfusion Records)
- A. "A “Little More Love" (Farrar) – 3:27
- B. "Borrowed Time" (Olivia Newton-John) – 3:36
- UK 7-inch vinyl single (EMI Records)
- A. "A “Little More Love" – 3:28
- B. "Borrowed Time" – 3:35
- US/Canadian 7-inch vinyl single (MCA Records)
- A. "A “Little More Love" – 3:27
- B. "Borrowed Time" – 3:36
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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In popular culture
- The song can be heard in the 2006 animated haunted house film, Monster House.
- In the 2018 comedy drama film Gloria Bell, actress Julianne Moore sings the song as it plays on her car's radio.
- American singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her sixteenth studio album, Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John (2018).[33]
References
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Top Singles of the Year". Billboard. 22 December 1979.
- ^ a b "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1979". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 3/03/79". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. 30 (21). 17 February 1979. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Adult Oriented Playlist". RPM. 20 (21). 17 February 1979. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Olivia Newton-John". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 183. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "InfoDisc: Tous les Titres de Olivia Newton-John" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 1978–1991. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Little More Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 2, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ ""Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love"". Charts.nz. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES / WAIATA TAKITAHI I TE RĀRANGI MOTUHAKE 40 O RUNGA". Recorded Music NZ. 4 February 1979.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 3/03/79". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "CU.S Digital Song Sales: Week of August 20, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1979". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1979" Record Mirror 5 January 1980: 30
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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