Don't Let It Go to Your Head (Jean Carne song)

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"Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
Single by Jean Carne[1]
from the album Happy to Be with You[1]
Released1978[1]
Length4:52 (album version),[2] 3:18 (single version)[3]
LabelPhiladelphia International Records[4]
Songwriter(s)Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff[5]
Producer(s)Gamble & Huff[5]

Don't Let It Go To Your Head is a song by American singer Jean Carne. It has spawned multiple cover versions.

Brand New Heavies version

British band Brand New Heavies had a UK #24 hit with their cover of the song in 1992.[6]

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 24
UK Music Week Dance Singles[7] 1

Brand Nubian version

Brand Nubian released it as the second single from their album Foundation. This version charted at #3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, #24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #54.[8]

Other covers

The 1979 Black Harmony version was featured as part of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jean Carne" at Shazam.com
  2. ^ "Happy To Be With You" at Discogs.com
  3. ^ "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" - promotional version, from Discogs.com
  4. ^ "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" at Discogs.com
  5. ^ a b "Happy To Be With You" - LP version, at Discogs.com
  6. ^ "Brand New Heavies: Artist Chart History". Official Charts History. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 August 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Brand Nubian". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2013.