Bring a Little Lovin'

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"Bring a Little Lovin'"
Single by Los Bravos
from the album Bring a Little Lovin'
ReleasedApril 1968
Recorded1968
Genre Rock
Length2:21
Label Parrot
Songwriter(s) Harry Vanda, George Young
Producer(s) Alain Milhaud
"Bring a Little Lovin'"
Song by The Easybeats
from the album Vigil (Australian version)
Released1968
Recorded1968
Genre Rock
Length2:25
Label Albert Productions/Parlophone
Songwriter(s) Harry Vanda, George Young
Producer(s) The Easybeats and Mike Vaughan

"Bring a Little Lovin'" is a song written by Harry Vanda and George Young of the Australian rock group The Easybeats. The song was written for the Spanish band Los Bravos. Their version was released as a single in April 1968 and reached number fifty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

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The Easybeats version was released later that year on the Australian version of their Vigil album. The Easybeats recording was originally a demo and was not released anywhere else in the world. [1]

Formats and track listings

7" single

  1. "Bring a Little Lovin'" – 2:21
  2. "Make It Last" – 2:39

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
Australia (KMR) [2] 48
US Billboard Hot 100 51
CAN RPM 100 [3] 22

On March 20, 2019, Los Bravos' version of "Bring a Little Lovin'" was featured on the soundtrack and first teaser trailer for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , as well as the film itself, the ninth film directed by Quentin Tarantino. [4]

Ricky Martin version

"Dime Que Me Quieres"
Ricky-Martin-Dime-Que-Me-Quieres.jpg
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Ricky Martin
ReleasedJune 6, 1992 (1992-06-06)
Genre Latin pop
Length3:14
Label Sony Discos
Songwriter(s) Harry Vanda, George Young, Frances Lay
Producer(s) Mariano Pérez
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Vuelo"
(1992)
"Dime Que Me Quieres"
(1992)
"Susana"
(1992)
Audio
"Ricky Martin - Dime Que Me Quieres (Audio)" on YouTube

Ricky Martin recorded a Spanish-language version of "Bring a Little Lovin'", called "Dime Que Me Quieres" (English: "Say That You Love Me"). He included it on his debut solo album Ricky Martin , and released it as a single in 1992. A music video was also released.

Formats and track listings

Mexican promotional 12" maxi-single

  1. "Dime Que Me Quieres (Bring a Little Lovin')" (Radio Mix) – 3:00
  2. "Dime Que Me Quieres (Bring a Little Lovin')" (Dance Mix B/W) – 5:41
  3. "Dime Que Me Quieres (Bring a Little Lovin')" (Dance Mix) – 5:41
  4. "Dime Que Me Quieres (Bring a Little Lovin')" (Album Version) – 3:14

Brazilian promotional 12" single

  1. "Diga Que Me Quere (Dime Que Me Quieres)" – 3:21

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Mexico (Canciones que México canta) [5]
15

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References

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  2. 'KMR'= Kent Music Report - Australian Chart Book 1940-1969 pp:109
  3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 13, 1968" (PDF).
  4. Singer, Matt (March 20, 2019). "What Are the Songs in the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trailer?". ScreenCrush.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. "Los discos más populares (1 de junio, 1992)". Notitas Musicales (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2020.