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, Easy listening
Length 3:55
Label Epic
Writer(s) Alan Bernstein, Richard Zigler
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 [5] 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 [9] 63
Canada [10] 80
New Zealand [7] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 61
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [12]
15

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 120.
  4. 1 2 "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  5. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1977-03-13. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  6. 1 2 "Top Selling Singles of 1977 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1977-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  8. Steffen Hung. "Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  9. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  10. "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  11. Billboard. Books.google.com. 1977-12-24. p. Front cover. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

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