Fallin' in Love (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds song)

"Fallin' in Love"
Single by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
from the album Fallin' in Love
B-side "So Good at Lovin' You"
Released May 1975
Format 7"
Genre Soft rock[1]
Length 3:02 (LP version)
3:11 (7" version)
Label Playboy Records
Songwriter(s) Dan Hamilton, Ann Hamilton
Producer(s) Jim Price
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds singles chronology
"Daisy Mae"
(1971)		 "Fallin' in Love"
(1975)		 "Winners and Losers"
(1975)

"Daisy Mae"
(1971)		 "Fallin' in Love"
(1975)		 "Winners and Losers"
(1975)

"Fallin' In Love" is a song recorded and released by the trio of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. The song was written by band member Dan Hamilton. Released in the summer of 1975, the song became the group's second Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. (following 1971's "Don't Pull Your Love" which peaked at #4), and it was their only song to reach the #1 position on this chart. It was also the only pop #1 hit for the Playboy Records label.[2]

"Fallin' in Love" was also a #1 hit on the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. for one week in 1975.[3] In addition, the song reached number twenty-four on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart.[4]

The song was covered by La Bouche in 1995 on their debut album Sweet Dreams, and sampled by Canadian rapper/singer Drake for his single "Best I Ever Had".

The song was featured in the 2007 film The Hitcher.

Chart performance

Lawsuit

In a lawsuit filed June 24, 2010, Playboy Enterprises sued Drake for copyright infringement by over allegations that his breakout smash "Best I Ever Had" sampled "Fallin' in Love", without attribution or permission.

The suit names Drake, as well as Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group, and asserts that Playboy "has suffered, and will continue to suffer irreparable injury" from the alleged infringement. The lawsuit demands that "all infringing works be recalled and destroyed."

As part of its claim, Playboy also alleges that "each defendant either knew, or should have reasonably known, that the sound recording was protected by copyright."[12]

La Bouche version

"Fallin' in Love"
Single by La Bouche
from the album Sweet Dreams
B-side "Remix"
Released June 12, 1995
Format
Recorded 1994
Length 3:56
Songwriter(s)
  • Dan Hamilton
  • Ann Marie Hamilton
Producer(s) D. C. Montez
La Bouche singles chronology
"Be My Lover"
(1995)		 "Fallin' in Love"
(1995)		 "I Love to Love"
(1995)

"Be My Lover"
(1995)		 "Fallin' in Love"
(1995)		 "I Love to Love"
(1995)
Music video
"Fallin' in Love" on YouTube

"Fallin' in Love" was covered in 1995 by the band La Bouche. It was the third single of their album Sweet Dreams and was released in June 1995, although the song did not gain popularity in the United States until the following year following the success of the first two singles, "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams". Though it did well in several countries, it achieved a minor success in comparison with previous releases.

This song has had remix versions. The album version is a midtempo pop-soul number that is faithful to the original Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds version with some additional lyrics; however, the version that was released late in 1996 to U.S. Top 40 radio, was a dance remix.

Critical reception

Billboard wrote about the song: "German duo gives a 1975 pop hit by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds a springy pop/dance spin that will fit top 40 and crossover formats like a comfy glove. Front woman Melanie Thornton has an appropriately flashy delivery that shines atop the track's shuffling rhythms, while partner Lane McCray's rap interludes are pleasant—if not gratefully unobtrusive."[13]

The Gavin Report wrote: "...Melanie Thornton and Lane McCray make this new version sparkle. Already bolstered by a substantial amount of airplay, this production has everything in place to be hit number three for this twosome."[14]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Fallin' in Love" (radio version) — 3:30
  2. "Fallin' in Love" (full harmony club mix) — 4:50
CD maxi (June 12, 1995)
  1. "Fallin' in Love" (radio version) — 3:30
  2. "Fallin' in Love" (full harmony club mix) — 4:50
  3. "Fallin' in Love" (Melody-La Bouche chant. club mix) — 5:15
  4. "Fallin' in Love" (the wedding club mix) — 4:20
  5. "Fallin' in Love" (crazy wedding club mix) — 4:40
  6. "Fallin' in Love" (franks house mix) — 5:52
  7. "Fallin' in Love" (spike house mix) — 5:22
  8. "Fallin' in Love" (fallin' in dub) — 6:21
12" maxi
  1. "Fallin' in Love" (franks house mix) — 5:52
  2. "Fallin' in Love" (the wedding club mix) — 4:20
  3. "Fallin' in Love" (Melody-La Bouche chant. club mix) — 5:15
  4. "Fallin' in Love" (spike house mix) — 5:22

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Playboy sues Drake over 'Best I Ever Had' tune's copyright". Toronto Star. June 28, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fallin' In Love by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 110.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 243.
  5. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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  7. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1975-08-30. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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  10. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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  12. ↑ "Playboy Seeks The Best Lawsuit They Ever Had". Smokingsection.uproxx.com. June 27, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Billboard: NEW & NOTEWORTHY" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ Sholin, Dave (September 20, 1996). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2123. p. 110. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Steffen Hung. "La Bouche - Fallin' In Love". Lescharts.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "RPM (Feb 10, 1997)". RPM. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  17. ↑ "RPM Dance (Jan 13, 1997)". RPM. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  19. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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  21. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (26.08.1995 - 01.09.1995)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  22. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – La Bouche" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  24. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 24 September 1995 - 30 September 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  25. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 310. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  26. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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