Let Your Love Flow
| "Let Your Love Flow" | ||||
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| Single by The Bellamy Brothers | ||||
| from the album Let Your Love Flow | ||||
| B-side | "Inside My Guitar" | |||
| Released |
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| Format | 7" (45 RPM) | |||
| Recorded | October 1975 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
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| Writer(s) | Larry E. Williams | |||
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| The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Your Love Flow" is the title of a pop song written by Larry E. Williams, a former roadie for Neil Diamond,[1] and made popular by the American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. Diamond was initially offered the opportunity to record the song, but he declined. The song was first recorded by Gene Cotton prior to the Bellamy Brothers, but Cotton never secured the rights.
The song was a crossover hit in the United States, reaching Number One on the 1976 Billboard Hot 100 charts, #2 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and #21 on Hot Country Singles. It was also an international hit, landing on the charts in the UK, Scandinavia and West Germany,[2] where the Bellamy Brothers' record spent five weeks at #1. In 2008, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart following its appearance in an advertisement in the United Kingdom for Barclaycard, where it peaked at #21.
In other media, it was used in the 1980 Tatum O'Neal film Little Darlings, the 2008 period drama Swingtown, and season 2 episode 'No Room at the Inn' of the HBO series The Leftovers.
The song has been covered by numerous other artists, most notably Joan Baez, who included it on her 1979 Honest Lullaby album. Another re-recording by the Bellamy brothers with Gölä is included on the album The Greatest Hits Sessions. "Ein Bett im Kornfeld", a German language adaptation of the song recorded by Jürgen Drews, spent eleven weeks at #1 in West Germany in 1976.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 6 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 3 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) | 1 |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 42 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 1 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 3 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 6 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[9] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 1 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 21 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 21 |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 45A |
- AFeaturing Gölä.
References
- ↑ "Bellamy Brothers". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ Erlewhine, Stephen Thomas. "The Bellamy Brothers biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ Hit Bilanz Deutsche Chart Singles 1956-1980, p. 347. Taurus Press, Hamburg
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Bellamy Brothers Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bellamy Brothers search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow". VG-lista.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow". Singles Top 100.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "The Bellamy Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Bellamy Brothers.
- ↑ "The Bellamy Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for The Bellamy Brothers.
- ↑ "The Bellamy Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for The Bellamy Brothers.
| Preceded by "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 1, 1976 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian |