How Much Love (Leo Sayer song)
"How Much Love" | ||||
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Single by Leo Sayer | ||||
from the album Endless Flight | ||||
B-side | "I Hear the Laughter" | |||
Released | July 1977 | |||
Format | 45 RPM | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Warner Brothers | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann and Leo Sayer | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
Leo Sayer singles chronology | ||||
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"How Much Love" is a popular song from 1977 by the British singer Leo Sayer. It was the third of three single releases from Sayer's 1976 album, Endless Flight. The song was co-written by Sayer with Barry Mann.
The song became an international Top 10 hit. Although it reached only number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, it hit number 9 on the U.S. Cashbox Top 100,[1] and number 10 in the UK.[2]
"How Much Love" was a much bigger hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 4 and was the 57th biggest hit of 1977.[3][4] It also reached the Top 10 on the Canadian AC chart.
Chicago radio station WLS, which gave "How Much Love" airplay, ranked the song as the 62nd biggest hit of 1977.[5] It reached as high as number 5 on their weekly singles survey.[6]
Personnel
- Leo Sayer - vocals
- Paul Buckmaster - synthesizer, cello
- Auburn Burrell - guitar
- David Hungate - bass
- John Barlow Jarvis - piano
- Nigel Olsson - drums
- Jimmy Phillips - synthesizer
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ↑
- 1 2 "How Much Love". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ "WLS MUSICRADIO "BIG 89 OF 1977"". Oldiesloon.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ↑ "WLS MUSICRADIO 89". Oldiesloon.com. 1977-09-17. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ The Irish Charts, October 20, 1977
- ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
- ↑ "Leo Sayer lyrics". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ↑ Billboard Adult Contemporary, September 3, 1977
- ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 10, 1977
- ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1977". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
- ↑ "Old-Charts". Old-Charts. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
- ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977