L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me

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"L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album Demis Roussos
Released1978 (1978)
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren
Producer(s) Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"That Once in a Lifetime"
(1978)
"L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me"
(1978)
"Lost in Love"
(1980)

"L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos from his 1978 English-language album Demis Roussos .

Contents

The song was released as a 12" maxi single in 1978.

Background and writing

The song was written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren. Fekaris and Perren also produced the recording. [1]

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 26 on the Billboard disco chart on the week of July 22, 1978. [2]

Track listing

12" maxi single Mercury MK-51 (1978, US)

A. "L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me" (10:01)
B. "I Just Live" (7:07) [1]

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 26

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References

  1. 1 2 "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - L.O.V.E. Got A Hold Of Me" . Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  2. "Demis Roussos Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. "Demis Roussos Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2017.