Put a Little Love in Your Heart
"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 USA, it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching #4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts.[1] In late 1969, the song reached number one on South Africa's hit parade.
The song rivaled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now is Love".
Charts
| Chart (1968-1969) |
Peak
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| Canadian Singles Chart |
12 |
| South African Singles Chart |
1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Chart |
4 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary |
2 |
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Annie Lennox & Al Green version
In 1988 Annie Lennox and Al Green recorded a version that was released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged. The song reached #9 in the USA on the Hot 100 in January 1989 and climbed all the way to #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, as well as becoming a top 40 hit in several countries worldwide. Although credited to Lennox, the song was produced by her Eurythmics partner David A. Stewart.
Charts
Other versions
RIAA gold record for "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", by Jackie DeShannon
- 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.[2]
- Susan Raye covered the song her debut 1969 album, One Night Stand. The song was released as a single and peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
- Andy Williams released a version on his 1969 album Get Together with Andy Williams.
- Cilla Black covered the song on her 1970 album, Sweet Inspiration which was produced by George Martin.
- Siw Malmkvist, Pröva lite kärlek nå'n gång (Swedish version) on her album Underbara Siw from 1970.
- Ella Fitzgerald, the "First Lady of Song", recorded this on her 1972 live album Ella à Nice.
- Don Gibson recorded the song on his 1972 album A Perfect Mountain.[3]
- The Isley Brothers on their 1972 album Brother, Brother, Brother.
- Albertina Walker, the "Queen of Gospel", recorded a cover of the song along with The Caravans for her album by the same title in 1972.
- Mahalia Jackson, on The Greatest Hits Album 1969
- Punk band Circle Jerks covered the song on their second album Wild in the Streets (1982).
- Stacy and Kenny on the season 6 episode "Elementary My Dear Kids" on Kids Incorporated covered the song in 1990.
- Dolly Parton recorded a cover of the song for her 1993 album Slow Dancing with the Moon.
- Mary Mary's version was featured in the 2002 film Stuart Little 2.
- Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her 1999 2-CD album What A Wonderful World 26 Inspirational Classics.
- Marcia Griffths recorded a reggae cover.
- ABS-CBN used this song as part of the theme song of its 2002 Christmas station ID which bears the same name, this time with Tagalog lyrics sung by Carol Banawa.
- A cover appeared in a 2003 Gap television campaign, performed by Al Green, Melissa Etheridge, Kelly Rowland, Stephan Jenkins, Vanessa Carlton, Ginuwine, Musiq, Heather Headley and Gavin DeGraw.
- Lulu, a Scottish singer-songwriter and actress, recorded a cover of the song in 2005.
- Billy Ray Cyrus covered the song on his 2007 album Home at Last.
- A version was used during the promo for the 2009 season of TLC's The Little Couple.
- Leonard Nimoy recorded a version released in 1970.
- Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby recorded a version of this song.
- David Ruffin recorded the song during his solo career after he parted ways with the Temptations.
- John Mayer covered the song at a holiday benefit for a radio station "WPLJ".
- Amy Grant has performed a cover of the song at some of her concerts, sometimes as an encore.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 77.
- ↑ British Hit Singles, 12th edition, Guinness
- ↑ Hickory Records LPS 155.
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