Just How Sweet Is Your Love

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"Just How Sweet Is Your Love"
Song by Rhyze
from the album Just How Sweet Is Your Love
A-side "Just How Sweet Is Your Love"
B-side "I Found Love In You"
Written Paul L. Kyser/Leon Stuckey
Released1980
Label Sam 80-5014
Producer(s) Paul L. Kyser

Just How Sweet Is Your Love was a single for the group Rhyze. It charted in both the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart and on the Black Singles chart.

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Background

"Just How Sweet Is Your Love" was written by Paul Kyser and Leon Stuckey. [1] It backed with "I Found a Love in You" was released on SAM 80–5014 in 1980. [2] Produced by Paul Kyser, the record's arrangements with their simplicity, pleasant and easy-going sounds were noted by Barry Lederer in his Disco Mix column in the May 3 issue of Billboard. [3]

It was reported by Cash Box in the August 2, 1980 issue that "Just How Sweet Is Your Love" had sold 72,000 copies for the SAM Records label. [4]

Airplay

On the week of August 2, the Black Radio Highlights section of Cash Box recorded the record moving up from 34 to 24 on the chart of Boston's WILD station. [5]

Chart

On the week ending May 10, the record was at no. 13 in Philadelphia on the Billboard's Disco Action chart. [6] It was also had made its debut at no. 79 on the Billboard Disco Top 100 chart. [7] Also that week, it made its debut on the Record World Disco File Top 50 chart at no. 36. [8]

On the week of June 28 at week eight, the record reached its peak position of no. 12 on the Record World Disco File Top 50 chart and held that position for another week. [9] [10] [11]

On the week of July 12, at week ten, the record peaked at no. 16 on the Billboard Disco Top 100 chart. [12] [13]

On the week of August 2, the record had moved up from 55 to 50 on the UK Disco chart. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ MusicVF.com - Rhyze Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography
  2. ↑ Disco-Disco.com - This is a Tribute to.... SAM Records, The SAM Records catalog, 12" SINGLES
  3. ↑ Billboard, May 3, 1980 - Page 29 Disco, Disco Mix by BARRY LEDERER
  4. ↑ Cash Box, August 2, 1980 - Page 8 12" Disco Records Still Rack Up Heavy Sales, Say Indies by Leo Sacks
  5. ↑ Cash Box, August 2, 1980 - Page 33 BLACK RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
  6. ↑ Billboard, May 10, 1982 - Page 61 Billboard's Disco Action, PHILADELPHIA, This Week 13
  7. ↑ Billboard, May 10, 1989 - Billboard Disco Top 100, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/10/80, This Week 79 NEW ENTRY
  8. ↑ Record World, May 10, 1980 - Page 20 May 10 36, May 3 _, WKS. ON CHART 1
  9. ↑ Record World, June 28, 1980 - Page 89 Record World Disco File Top 50 June 28 12, June 21 13, WKS. ON CHART 8
  10. ↑ Record World, July 5, 1980 - Page 23 Record World Disco File Top 50 July 5 12, WKS. On Chart 9
  11. ↑ Record World, July 12, 1982 - Page 17 Record World Disco File Top 50 July 12 16, July 5 12, WKS. ON CHART 11
  12. ↑ Billboard, July 12, 1980 - Page 40 Billboard Disco Top 100, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 7/12/80, This Week 16, Last Week, 18, Weeks on Chart 10
  13. ↑ Billboard, July 19, 1980 - Page 58 Billboard Disco Top 100, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 7/19/80, This Week 19, Last Week 16, Weeks on Chart 11
  14. ↑ James Hamilton's Disco Page, August 9, 1980 - UK Disco Top 90 – August 9, 1980, 50 55 Rhyze – Just How Sweet Is Your Love / I Found Love In You – Epic 12″
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