Put a Little Love in Your Heart
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Always Together" |
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon, who composed it with her brother Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday. In the U.S., it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts.[1] In late 1969, the song reached number one on South Africa's hit parade.
The song rivaled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now Is Love".
Charts
| Chart (1968–1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart | 12 |
| South African Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Chart | 4 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
Annie Lennox and Al Green version
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "A Great Big Piece of Love" by The Spheres of Celestial Influence |
In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green recorded a version that was released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged.[2] The song reached number 9 in the US on the Hot 100 in January 1989 and climbed all the way to number 2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, as well as becoming a top 40 hit in several countries worldwide. Although credited to Lennox, the song was produced by her Eurythmics partner David A. Stewart.
The video was directed by Sophie Muller.
Personnel
- Annie Lennox - vocals
- Al Green - vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1988–89) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 4 |
| German Singles Chart | 20 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 30 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 51 |
Other versions
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (November 2013) |
- Susan Raye covered the song on her debut 1969 album, One Night Stand. The song was released as a single and peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
- The Dave Clark Five recorded a version in 1969. Issued as a single in the UK, it spent four weeks in the top 75, reaching number 31, three positions below that attained by Annie Lennox and Al Green in 1988.[4]
- Andy Williams - Get Together with Andy Williams (1969)
- David Ruffin formerly of The Temptations recorded a version as well on his sophomore solo album Feeling Good in 1969.
- Siw Malmkvist made a Swedish version in 1970, Pröva lite kärlek nå'n gång with lyrics by the wellknown Swedish journalist and songwriter Peter Himmelstrand. Malmkvist's version appeared on her album Underbara Siw (Wonderful Siw), which was awarded a Swedish Grammis the same year.
- Cilla Black - Sweet Inspiration (1970)
- Circle Jerks Tongue-in-cheek version appeared as the final track on their 1982 album Wild in the Streets.
- At the end of Richard Donner's film Scrooged (1988), Bill Murray breaks the fourth wall to lead a sing-along of the song.[5]
- Dolly Parton included a gospel-inspired version of the song on her Slow Dancing with the Moon album in 1993.
- Judith Durham - Mona Lisas (1996)
- Anne Murray - What a Wonderful World (1999)
- Mary Mary's version was featured in the 2002 film Stuart Little 2.
- Darren Criss, Jeremy Jordan, Carlos Valdes, and John Barrowman perform the song during "Duet", the musical crossover episode between the series The Flash and Supergirl (2017)
- Leonard Nimoy covered the song on his 1974 album Outer Space/Inner Mind.[6]
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 77.
- ^ Brennan, Steve (June 11, 2015). "15 Best Songs From '80s Movies (Besides "The Power of Love")". browardpalmbeach.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ British Hit Singles, 12th edition, Guinness
- ^ "Hollywood Flashback: When Bill Murray Played a Sleazy Lounge Singer on 'Saturday Night Live'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "The Short, Strange Music Career Of Leonard Nimoy". Stereogum.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2018.