Put a Little Love in Your Heart
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | ||||
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Single by Jackie DeShannon | ||||
from the album Put a Little Love in Your Heart | ||||
B-side | "Always Together" | |||
Released | June 1969 | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Imperial Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers | |||
Producer(s) | VME | |||
Jackie DeShannon singles chronology | ||||
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"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 charts.[1] In late 1969, the song reached number one on South Africa's hit parade. The song is used in the Gus Van Sant film Drugstore Cowboy.
The song rivaled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now Is Love".
Charts[]
Chart (1968–69) | Peak position |
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Australia Kent Music Report[2] | 15 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 12 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 9 |
South African Singles Chart | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 Chart | 4 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
Annie Lennox and Al Green version[]
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | ||||
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Single by Annie Lennox and Al Green | ||||
from the album Scrooged | ||||
B-side | "A Great Big Piece of Love" by The Spheres of Celestial Influence | |||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers | |||
Producer(s) | David A. Stewart | |||
Annie Lennox singles chronology | ||||
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Al Green singles chronology | ||||
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In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green recorded a version that was released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged.[3] The song reached number 9 in the US on the Hot 100 in January 1989 and climbed all the way to number 2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, as well as becoming a Top 40 hit in several countries worldwide - including number 28 in the UK charts for the festive season of 1988-1989. Although credited to Lennox, the song was produced by her Eurythmics partner David A. Stewart.
The video was directed by Sophie Muller.[4]
Personnel[]
- Annie Lennox - vocals
- Al Green - vocals
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1988–89) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart | 6 |
Austrian Singles Chart | 4 |
Canadian Singles Chart | 2 |
German Singles Chart | 20 |
Irish Singles Chart | 30 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
UK Singles Chart | 28 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1989) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 51 |
Other versions[]
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- Susan Raye covered the song on her debut 1969 album, One Night Stand. The song was released as a single and peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
- The Dave Clark Five recorded a version in 1969. Issued as a single in the UK, it spent four weeks in the top 75, reaching number 31, three positions below that attained by Annie Lennox and Al Green in 1988.[6]
- Andy Williams - Get Together with Andy Williams (1969)
- David Ruffin formerly of The Temptations recorded a version as well on his sophomore solo album Feeling Good in 1969.
- Siw Malmkvist made a Swedish version in 1970, Pröva lite kärlek nå'n gång with lyrics by the well-known Swedish journalist and songwriter Peter Himmelstrand. Malmkvist's version appeared on her album Underbara Siw (Wonderful Siw), which was awarded a Swedish Grammis the same year.
- Cilla Black - Sweet Inspiration (1970)
- The Isley Brothers recorded their own version on 1972's Brother, Brother, Brother album.
- Circle Jerks Tongue-in-cheek version appeared as the final track on their 1982 album Wild in the Streets.
- At the end of Richard Donner's film Scrooged (1988), Bill Murray breaks the fourth wall to lead a sing-along of the song.[7]
- Dolly Parton included a gospel-inspired version of the song on her Slow Dancing with the Moon album in 1993.
- Judith Durham - Mona Lisas (1996)
- Anne Murray - What a Wonderful World (1999)
- Mary Mary covered the song for the 2002 film Stuart Little 2
- Darren Criss, Jeremy Jordan, Carlos Valdes, and John Barrowman perform the song during "Duet", the musical crossover episode between the series The Flash and Supergirl (2017)
- Leonard Nimoy covered the song on his 1974 album Outer Space/Inner Mind[8]
- Bright Light Bright Light included a duet version of the song, performed with Nerina Pallot, on his 2017 EP Cinematography III[9] (2017)
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 77.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brennan, Steve (June 11, 2015). "15 Best Songs From '80s Movies (Besides "The Power of Love")". browardpalmbeach.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f1de00f
- ^ "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.
- ^ British Hit Singles, 12th edition, Guinness
- ^ "Hollywood Flashback: When Bill Murray Played a Sleazy Lounge Singer on 'Saturday Night Live'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "The Short, Strange Music Career Of Leonard Nimoy". Stereogum.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Cinematography III : Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal, by Bright Light Bright Light". Bright Light Bright Light. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
External links[]
- 1968 singles
- 1988 singles
- Songs written by Jackie DeShannon
- Songs written by Jimmy Holiday
- Jackie DeShannon songs
- Annie Lennox songs
- Al Green songs
- Susan Raye songs
- The Dave Clark Five songs
- Andy Williams songs
- 1968 songs
- Imperial Records singles
- A&M Records singles
- Number-one singles in South Africa