A Little More Love (Olivia Newton-John song)

"A Little More Love"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Totally Hot
B-side "Borrowed Time"
Released November 1978
Format 7" vinyl
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:29
Label MCA, EMI
Writer(s) John Farrar
Producer(s) John Farrar
Certification Gold (US)[1]
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Hopelessly Devoted to You"
(1978)
"A Little More Love"
(1978)
"Deeper Than the Night"
(1979)

"A Little More Love" was the lead single by English-born Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John from her 1978 album Totally Hot. It was a worldwide Top 10 hit single, peaking at #4 in the UK and #3 in the US. In Canada, it spent three weeks at #2 during February and March 1979, and was the seventh biggest Canadian hit of that year.[2]

In the US, Billboard magazine ranked "A Little More Love" as the 17th most popular song of 1979,[3] and Cash Box ranked it as 23rd for the year,[4] where it had peaked at #4.

The song can be heard on 2006 animated horror/comedy film Monster House.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79) Peak
position
Australian (KMR)[5] 9
Belgium[6] 5
Canada RPM 100 Singles[7] 2
Canada Adult Contemporary[8] 5
New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 3
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] 4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[11] 4
UK[12] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1979) Rank
Canadian RPM Top Singles[13] 7
UK[14] 76
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] 17
U.S. Cash Box[4] 23

References

  1. "American single certifications – Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. "Top Singles of the Year". Billboard. 22 December 1979. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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  5. Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. "Hits of the World". Billboard: 78. 17 February 1979. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  7. "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. 30 (21). 17 February 1979.
  8. "Adult Oriented Playlist". RPM. 20 (21). 17 February 1979. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  9. "Hits of the World". Billboard. 24 February 1979. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Totally Hot - Olivia Newton-John : Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  11. "Olivia Newton-John | Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  12. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  13. "Top 100 Singles of 1979" Record Mirror January 5, 1980: 30
  14. "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

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