''Let Me Love You'' is the second

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by Australian singer-songwriter

Mark Holden Mark Ronald Holden (born 27 April 1954) is an Australian singer, actor, TV personality, record producer, songwriter, and barrister. He was a pop star in the 1970s and had four top 20 hit singles, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (May 1976 ...

. The album was released in October 1976 and peaked at number 20 on The Australian Charts. The album was certified Gold for more than 50,000 copies in Australia.

Background and release

In early 1976, Holden received a call from

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Australia's A&R representative, who suggested he cover

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's "

Never Gonna Fall in Love Again "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" is a song co-written and recorded by American pop rock artist Eric Carmen. It was released as the second single from Carmen's self-titled debut solo album, the song peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' H ...

". In his 2017 autobiography, Holden said "This was a watershed moment, the opportunity to do covers versus originals. I didn't have a lot of new material. I was a greasy-haired folkie hippie, and the first album had sucked up everything I'd done... Recording "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" was a chance for me to have a hit". The song peaked at number 13 on the Australian

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, which was followed up by "

I Wanna Make You My Lady "I Wanna Make You My Lady" is a song by Australian singer songwriter Mark Holden. It was recorded and released as the second single from Holden's second studio album, '' Let Me Love You'' (1976). The song was a commercial success in Australia, pe ...

", an English-version of the Swedish song "Jag ska fånga en ängel" by

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, which peaked at number 11.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Authority control Mark Holden albums 1976 albums EMI Records albums Pop albums by Australian artists