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"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 chart. In late 1969, the song reached number 1 on South Africa's hit parade. The song rivalled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now Is Love".
In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green released a cover version of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" which reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (1968–69) | Peak position |
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Australia Kent Music Report | 15 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 12 |
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) | 9 |
South African Singles Chart | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 2 |
"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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Official audio | ||||
"Put A Little Love In Your Heart" on YouTube |
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 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 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.
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 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 7 |
UK Singles Chart | 28 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
Chart (1989) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 51 |
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