I Can't Help It (Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John song)

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"I Can't Help It"
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Single by Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John
from the album After Dark
B-side"Someone I Ain't"
ReleasedMarch 1980
Recorded1979
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length4:07
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb
Producer(s)Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Andy Gibb singles chronology
"Desire"
(1980)
"I Can't Help It"
(1980)
"Time Is Time"
(1980)
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Totally Hot"
(1979)
"I Can't Help It"
(1980)
"Magic"
(1980)

"I Can't Help It" is a song written by Barry Gibb and performed by English musician Andy Gibb and British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. The song appeared on his album, After Dark (1980). The song was produced by Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb, and Karl Richardson.[2]

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 62
Belgium 27
Canada (RPM) Top Singles[4] 32
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 3
Spain 23
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 12
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 8
US Cash Box 13
US Radio & Records 17
US Record World 17

Popular culture

In 1984, Gibb performed this song on the sitcom Punky Brewster in the episode "Play It Again, Punky" where Gibb guest starred as Punky's piano teacher.[6]

References

  1. ^ Silverman, Hope (May 7, 2021). "Review: Higher Than A Mountain: The Songs Of Andy Gibb". Cover Me.
  2. ^ Andy Gibb, After Dark Retrieved May 24, 2013
  3. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "CAN Charts for Andy Gibb". RPM. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Andy Gibb, "I Can't Help It" chart positions Retrieved May 24, 2013
  6. ^ "Andy Gibb - I Can't Help It (Punky Brewster 1984)". YouTube. May 23, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2021.