A Day Without Love

"A Day Without Love"
Cover of the single released in the Netherlands
Single by the Love Affair
from the album The Everlasting Love Affair
B-side	"I'm Happy"
Released	30 August 1968 (1968-08-30)
Recorded	1968
Genre	Pop
Length	3:48
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	Philip Goodhand-Tait
Producer(s)	Mike Smith John Goodison
The Love Affair singles chronology
"Rainbow Valley" (1968) "A Day Without Love" (1968) "One Road" (1969)

"A Day Without Love" is a song by British band the Love Affair, released as their fourth single in August 1968. It continued the band's success, becoming their third consecutive top-ten hit in the UK. ^[1]

Reception

Reviewing the song for New Musical Express , Derek Johnson wrote "I think the Love Affair have done it again! Certainly the group has acquired the happy knack of turning out wholesome pop records with a strong commercial appeal and this disc maintains the standard". He also described it as "a stimulating, up-beat number that storms along at a dynamic pace, and exudes a terrific atmosphere of vitality". ^[2] Peter Jones for Record Mirror wrote that "it could be their strongest yet", describing it as "a good and commercial song, with a rather romantic, but tough, edge to it". ^[3]

Personnel

• Steve Ellis – lead vocals
• Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
• Herbie Flowers – bass
• Clem Cattini – drums
• Lesley Duncan – backing vocals
• Sue Glover – backing vocals
• Sunny Leslie – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4]	57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5]	17
Ireland (IRMA) [6]	9
New Zealand ( Listener ) [7]	6
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [8]	15
Sweden ( Tio i Topp )	9
UK Melody Maker Pop 30 [9]	8
UK New Musical Express Top 30 [10]	9
UK Record Retailer Top 50 [1]	6

References

1. "LOVE AFFAIR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
2. "Love Affair keep up high standard" (PDF). New Musical Express . 30 August 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
3. "New Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror . 7 September 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
4. Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-44439-5.
5. "The Love Affair – A Day Without Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Day Without Love". Irish Singles Chart.
7. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
8. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (L)". Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
9. "Pop 30" (PDF). Melody Maker . 19 October 1968. p. 2. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
10. "NME Top 30" (PDF). New Musical Express . 19 October 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 21 September 2022.