"After the Lovin'" is a

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performed by Engelbert Humperdinck, produced by Joel Diamond and

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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

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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 ''

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'' Top 100. It became a

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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

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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, ''

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''. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, in 1977.

Bibliography

*''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 9th Edition, 2010 : Billboard;

References

External links

* {{authority control 1976 singles 1977 singles Engelbert Humperdinck songs 1976 songs Epic Records singles Number-one singles in New Zealand Songs written by Ritchie Adams