We Got Love (Bobby Rydell song)

"We Got Love" is a song written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann. It was released as a single by Bobby Rydell in 1959. The song became a hit, spending 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 6,[1] while reaching No. 4 on the Cash Box Top 100,[2] and No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[3]

"We Got Love"
Single by Bobby Rydell
from the album We Got Love
B-side"I Dig Girls"
Released1959
Format7" single
Length2:24
LabelCameo
Songwriter(s)Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"Kissin' Time" / "You'll Never Tame Me"
(1959)		 "We Got Love" / "I Dig Girls"
(1959)		 "Wild One" / "Little Bitty Girl"
(1960)

A cover version by Alma Cogan was released in late 1959, and reached No. 26 on the UK's New Musical Express chart.[4]

A French-language version, titled "Je Compte Sur Toi", was issued by Petula Clark in 1960, and reached No. 36 in Wallonia.[5] The song was also covered by Tom Jones in 2009 at a Vincent Moon Take-Away Show video session.[6]

References
  1. Hot 100 - Bobby Rydell We Got Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. "The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, December 12, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. "CHUM Charts - Monday, December 07, 1959". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2018. Chart No. 135.
  4. Alma Cogan - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  5. Petula Clark - Je Compte Sur Toi, Ultratop. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. — By Un invité (2009-02-09). "Tom Jones - La Blogothèque". Blogotheque.net. Retrieved 2012-03-14.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.