With a Little Love

"With a Little Love"
"With a Little Love"
Single by Sam Brown
from the album April Moon
B-side	"Window People"
Released	February 1990
Length	3:48
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Margo Buchanan; Sam Brown
Producer(s)	Pete Brown; Sam Brown
Sam Brown singles chronology

"With a Little Love" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sam Brown, which was released in 1990 as the lead single from her second studio album April Moon. It was written by Margo Buchanan and Sam Brown, and produced by Pete Brown and Sam Brown. "With a Little Love" reached No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for four weeks.^[2]

Critical reception[]

On its release, Music & Media picked "With a Little Love" as their "Single of the Week". They described the song as "easy-going and full of melodic charm", and added: "Although it breaks no new ground stylistically, the song is extremely seductive."^[3] Brett Thomas of The Sydney Morning Herald felt that despite the "overwhelming indifference" to the song's release as a single, it "shouts 'hit record'".^[4]

Track listing[]

7" single

"With a Little Love" - 3:48
"Window People" - 5:28

12" and CD single

"With a Little Love" - 3:48
"Long Way Down" - 3:29
"Window People" - 5:28
"Dolly Mixture" - 3:20

Personnel[]

With a Little Love

Sam Brown - vocals
Pete Brown - guitar
Paul Bangash - guitar, backing vocals
Danny Schogger - piano
Joe Brown - mandolin
Guy Barker - piccolo trumpet
Matthew Seligman - bass
Richard Newman - drums
Martin Ditcham - percussion
Vicki Brown - backing vocals

Window People

Sam Brown - vocals
Pete Brown - guitar, backing vocals
Paul Bangash - guitar
Danny Schogger - keyboards, programming
Richard Newman - drums
Margo Buchanan - backing vocals

Long Way Down

Sam Brown - vocals, organ
Pete Brown - guitar, backing vocals
Paul Bangash - guitar
Simeon Jones, Cameron Jenkins - saxophone
Matthew Seligman - bass
Richard Newman - drums
Tina Warrilow, Sara Jones, Vicki Brown, Margo Buchanan - backing vocals

Dolly Mixture

Sam Brown - vocals, organ
Pete Brown - guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals
Paul Bangash - guitar, backing vocals
Ian Maidman - bass, backing vocals
Richard Newman - drums, backing vocals
Phil Saatchi - percussion, backing vocals

Production

Pete Brown, Sam Brown - producers (all tracks)
Julian Mendelsohn - mixing on "With a Little Love"
Jock Loveband - engineer (all tracks)
Pete Brown - additional engineering on "With a Little Love" and "Long Way Down", recording and mixing on "Window People"
Robin Evans - engineer on "With a Little Love", recording and mixing on "Long Way Down" and "Dolly Mixture"
James Monkman, Alan Barclay - engineers on "Window People"

Other

Robert Ogilvie - photography
Jeremy Pearce - design

Charts[]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	27
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[6]	52
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	44

References[]

^ Williams, Mick (23 February 1990). "Hot gossip". The Lennox Herald. p. 24.
^ "SAM BROWN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Previews: Singles". Music & Media. 3 March 1990. p. 20.
^ Thomas, Brett (17 June 1990). "Sam stopped the world and now she wants to do it again". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 134.
^ "Australian-charts.com – Sam Brown – With a Little Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sam Brown – With a Little Love". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Sam Brown: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[1] Williams, Mick (23 February 1990). "Hot gossip". The Lennox Herald. p. 24.

[2] "SAM BROWN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[3] "Previews: Singles". Music & Media. 3 March 1990. p. 20.

[4] Thomas, Brett (17 June 1990). "Sam stopped the world and now she wants to do it again". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 134.

[sc_Australia_Sam_Brown-5] "Australian-charts.com – Sam Brown – With a Little Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[sc_West_Germany_Sam_Brown-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Sam Brown – With a Little Love". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Sam_Brown-7] "Sam Brown: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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