A Little Bit More

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"A Little Bit More"
A Little Bit More - Dr. Hook.jpg
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album A Little Bit More
B-side"A Couple More Years"
ReleasedJune 1976
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length3:14 (album version)
2:56 (single edit)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bobby Gosh
Producer(s)Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"Only Sixteen"
(1975) 		"A Little Bit More"
(1976) 		"If Not You"
(1976)

"A Little Bit More" is a song written and performed by Bobby Gosh, released on his 1973 album Sitting in the Quiet.[2] The first hit version was recorded by the band Dr. Hook; their version was released as a single in 1976. It charted at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at number nine on the Cash Box Top 100.[3] It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in July 1976 for five consecutive weeks, being held from the top spot by Elton John and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". It was Dr. Hook's joint second-best UK chart placing, matching "Sylvia's Mother" and surpassed only by "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman".

Chart performance[]

911 version[]

"A Little Bit More"
A Little Bit More.jpg
Single by 911
from the album There It Is
Released11 January 1999 (1999-01-11)[8]
Length3:46
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Bobby Gosh
Producer(s)911
911 singles chronology
"More Than a Woman"
(1998) 		"A Little Bit More"
(1999) 		"Private Number"
(1999)

English boy band 911 recorded their own version of "A Little Bit More" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). It was released on 11 January 1999 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 17 January 1999, becoming their only number-one single.[9][10] It also reached number seven on the Irish Singles Chart, the band's only single to chart in Ireland,[11] and number 46 in New Zealand.[12]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other recordings[]

The song has also been recorded by:

References[]

  1. ^ Kuge, Mara (7 February 2019). "14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Cover versions of A Little Bit More by Bobby Gosh". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top 100 1976-10-02". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Old-Charts". Old-Charts. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
  6. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 January 1999. p. 17. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 629. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Little Bit More". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Charts.nz – 911 – A Little Bit More". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 5. 30 January 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – 911 – A Little Bit More". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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