Sam (Olivia Newton-John song)

"Sam" is a song from 1977 (see 1977 in music) performed by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was written by Don Black, Hank Marvin and John Farrar^[1]^[2] and appears on Newton-John's album, Don't Stop Believin'. Farrar also produced the album.^[3] "Sam" went to number one on the Easy Listening chart and number twenty on the Hot 100.^[4] The story about " Sam " has it's beginning in a small coastal town in lower Connecticut in 1976 . A romance or more that has never been made public . The Czech rendering "Jsem Či Nejsem Tvým Snem" was recorded by Eva Pilarová for her 1979 album Jsem Tu A Zpívám.

Chart positions

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles^[5]	25
Canada Adult Contemporary ^[6]	1
New Zealand ^[7]	16
UK	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	40

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Rank
Canada ^[8]	180
UK ^[9]	61
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[10]	129
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary ^[11]	18

References

↑ "'Sam' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 September 2012.
↑ The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
↑ "John Farrar – Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5274a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=chub6vpj66hvgmuld2jm9huu42
↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5265&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=chub6vpj66hvgmuld2jm9huu42
↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2735
↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5502b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=15pmq3g7g4i053bgd97fgkcib2
↑ http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1977.shtml
↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1977.htm
↑ MBAJ&printsec=frontcover Billboard, December 24, 1977.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Olivia Newton-John singles

1970s	If Not for You "If Not for You" "Banks of the Ohio" Olivia "What is Life" "Just a Little Too Much" Let Me Be There "Take Me Home, Country Roads" "Let Me Be There" Long Live Love "Long Live Love" "I Honestly Love You" If You Love Me, Let Me Know "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" "I Honestly Love You" Have You Never Been Mellow "Have You Never Been Mellow" "Please Mr. Please" Clearly Love "Something Better to Do" "Let It Shine" Come on Over "Come on Over" "Jolene" Don't Stop Believin' "Don't Stop Believin'" "Every Face Tells a Story" "Sam" Making a Good Thing Better "Making a Good Thing Better" Grease "You're the One That I Want" "Summer Nights" "Hopelessly Devoted to You" Totally Hot "A Little More Love" "Deeper Than the Night" "Totally Hot"

1980s	Xanadu "Magic" "Xanadu" "Suddenly" Physical "Physical" "Make a Move on Me" "Landslide" Greatest Hits Vol. 2 "Heart Attack" "Tied Up" Two of a Kind "Twist of Fate" "Take a Chance" "Livin' in Desperate Times" Soul Kiss "Soul Kiss" "Toughen Up" The Rumour "The Rumour" "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" Warm and Tender "Reach Out for Me" "When You Wish upon a Star"

1990s	Back to Basics "I Need Love" "Deeper Than a River" Gaia: One Woman's Journey "No Matter What You Do" "Don't Cut Me Down" Back with a Heart "I Honestly Love You (1998 version)" "Back with a Heart"

2010s	Grace and Gratitude "Help Me to Heal" A Few Best Men "Mickey (Chew Fu Fix)"

Featured singles	"I Can't Help It" "The Best of Me" "Had to Be" "Falling" "Physical (Glee cast version)" "You Have to Believe" (with Dave Aude and Chloe Lattanzi)

Other singles	"Till You Say You'll Be Mine" "Rest Your Love on Me" "Spirit of the Florest" "The Grease Megamix" "Grease: The Dream Mix" "One Heart at a Time" "Love Shouldn't Hurt" "Hope Is Always Here" "When You Wish upon a Star (2011 version)" "Magic (Peach & Murphy remix)"

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