"After the Lovin'" is a
single
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performed by
Engelbert Humperdinck, produced by
Joel Diamond and
Charlie Calello
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, and composed by
Ritchie Adams
Richard Adam Ziegler (December 15, 1938 – March 6, 2017), known professionally as Ritchie Adams, was an American singer and songwriter.
Biography
Born in New York City, by 1959 he joined The Fireflies, and sang lead vocals on their hit reco ...
with lyrics by
Alan Bernstein
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. 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
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'' Top 100. It became a
RIAA
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gold record
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. It is ranked as the 61st biggest U.S. hit of 1977. The song also reached number 40 on the country singles chart (which, despite spending much of his early career recording country songs, was his first appearance in the country top 40 charts) and spent two weeks atop the
easy listening chart. It was Humperdinck's final Top 40 Billboard hit.
"After the Lovin'" reached number seven on the Canadian chart ranking 80th for the year 1977. It hit number one on Canada's Adult Contemporary list.
In New Zealand, the song spent two weeks at number one, ranking 10th for the year 1977 in that country.
The song failed, however, to chart in the
UK, despite Humperdinck's earlier successes.
Englebert's album ''
After the Lovin'
"After the Lovin'" is a single performed by Engelbert Humperdinck, produced by Joel Diamond and Charlie Calello, and composed by Ritchie Adams with lyrics by Alan Bernstein. The single was a U.S. top-ten hit in late 1976/early 1977, reaching num ...
'', on which the single appeared, was nominated for a
Grammy
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in the category Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, in 1977.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
Year-end charts
Cover versions
Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful music artist ...
covered "After the Lovin'" on her 1977 LP, ''
Lovers, Friends and Strangers
''Lovers, Friends and Strangers'' is the sixth solo studio album released by American country music singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in May 1977. The album peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. "Hold Me", the album's ...
''. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, in 1977.
See also
*
List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)
Adult Contemporary is a chart published by ''Billboard'' ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1976, 40 singles topped the chart, then published under the title Easy Listening. Th ...
Bibliography
*''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 9th Edition, 2010 : Billboard;
References
External links
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1976 singles
1977 singles
Engelbert Humperdinck songs
1976 songs
Epic Records singles
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Songs written by Ritchie Adams