Never Ending Song of Love
"Never Ending Song of Love" is a song written by Delaney Bramlett. It was originally recorded with his band, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, in 1971 on the album Motel Shot. Released as a single the same year, "Never Ending Song of Love" became Delaney & Bonnie's greatest hit on the pop charts, reaching a peak of #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 14, 1971.
"Never Ending Song of Love" has been prominently covered several times. A cover version by the The New Seekers was a major hit in the British Isles in 1971. It spent a few weeks at no. 2 in the UK charts, and reached no. 1 in the Irish charts.It was their first important hit, and possibly their only one before they were chosen to represent Britain in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.
On the country music charts, at least three versions have become hits: Dickey Lee recorded a version at the same time as Delaney & Bonnie's original, which reached #8 on Billboard's country charts. Eleven years later, the Osmond Brothers had a minor hit with the song, which reached #43 on the country charts in 1982. Crystal Gayle's last U.S. chart hit was a cover of the song, which reached #72 on the country chart in 1990.
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