After the Lovin'

"After the Lovin'"
Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album After the Lovin'
B-side "Let's Remember the Good Times"
Released October 1976
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Length 3:55
Label Epic
Writer(s) Alan Bernstein, Richie Adams
Producer(s) Joel Diamond
Certification Gold (RIAA)[1]
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
"This Is What You Mean to Me"
(1975)		 "After the Lovin'"
(1976)		 "I Believe in Miracles"
(1977)

"After the Lovin'" is a single by Engelbert Humperdinck, composed by Ritchie Adams with lyrics by Alan Bernstein. The single was a U.S. top-ten hit in late 1976/early 1977, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Cash Box Top 100.[2] It became a gold record. It is ranked as the 61st biggest U.S. hit of 1977.[3] The song also reached number 40 on the country singles chart and spent two weeks atop the easy listening chart.[4]

In Canada, "After the Lovin'" reached number seven and was the 80th biggest Canadian hit of 1977. It also reached number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[5]

In New Zealand, the song spent one week at number one,[6] and was the 10th biggest hit of 1977.[7]

The song failed, however, to chart in the UK, despite Humperdinck's earlier successes.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1976–77) Peak
position
Australia [8] 13
Canada RPM Top Singles 7
Canada Adult Contemporary [9] 1
New Zealand 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 40
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Rank
Australia 63
Canada 80
New Zealand 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [10] 61
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [11]
15

See also

References

  1. ↑ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - "After the Lovin'". RIAA.com. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  2. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19770115.html
  3. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1977.htm
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 120.
  5. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5134&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5134.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5134
  6. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart /singles?chart=2730
  7. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3866
  8. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  9. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5134&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5134.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5134
  10. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1977.htm
  11. ↑ MBAJ&printsec=frontcover Billboard, December 24, 1977.

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