Put a Little Love in Your Heart
1969 song by Jackie DeShannon
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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.[1] 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".
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | ||||
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One of side-A labels of the US single | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Songwriters | Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers | |||
| Producer | VME | |||
| Jackie DeShannon singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" on YouTube | ||||
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.
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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| Australia Kent Music Report[2] | 15 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 12 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) | 2 |
| South African Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 2 |
Annie Lennox and Al Green version
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | ||||
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 Picture sleeve for US vinyl edition | ||||
| Single by Annie Lennox and Al Green | ||||
| from the album Scrooged soundtrack | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Songwriters | Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers | |||
| Producer | David A. Stewart | |||
| Annie Lennox singles chronology | ||||
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| Al Green singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "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.[3] The song reached number 9 in the US on the Hot 100 in January 1989, and climbed all the way to number 2 on both the US Adult Contemporary and Canadian Singles charts, 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 b-side "A Great Big Piece of Love" is an experimental track by Eurythmics, credited under the alias 'The Spheres of Celestial Influence'.
The video was directed by Sophie Muller.[4]
Personnel
- Annie Lennox – vocals
- Al Green – vocals
- David A. Stewart (uncredited) – background vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
Charts
Weekly charts
| 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 |
| Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[5] | 2 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
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| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 51 |
Other well-known versions
- Susan Raye, on her debut 1969 album, One Night Stand. It was released as a single and peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
- The Dave Clark Five, in 1969. Issued as a single in the UK, it spent four weeks in the top 75, reaching number 31.[7]
- At the end of Richard Donner's film Scrooged (1988), Bill Murray breaks the fourth wall to lead a sing-along of the Annie Lennox and Al Green version of the song.[8]