Little Black Book (song)

"Little Black Book"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Live Your Life Be Free
B-side	"Only a Dream" "The Air You Breathe"
Released	August 17, 1992 (1992-08-17)
Length	4:14
Label	Virgin Offside
Songwriters	Richard Feldman Marcy Detroit Belinda Carlisle
Producer	Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Half the World" (1991) "Little Black Book" (1992) "Big Scary Animal" (1993)
Music video
"Belinda Carlisle - Little Black Book (Official HD Music Video)" on YouTube

"Little Black Book" is the fourth and final single from American singer-songwriter Belinda Carlisle's fourth studio album, Live Your Life Be Free (1991). Released on August 17, 1992 by Virgin and Offside, it was Carlisle's first single containing a co-writing credit from her with Richard Feldman and Marcy Detroit. American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow performs the background vocals under the name "Cherryl Crowe". One of the single's B-side, "The Air You Breathe", was originally performed by Stéphanie in 1991 under the title "You Don't Die from Love". The accompanying music video was directed by Scott Kalvert.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listings

• UK 7-inch single ^[1]

A. "Little Black Book"

B. "Only a Dream"

• UK CD1 and Australian CD single ^{[2] [3]}

1. "Little Black Book"
2. "Only a Dream"
3. "The Air You Breathe"

• UK CD2 ^[4]

1. "Little Black Book" (Little Black mix)
2. "Little Black Book" (Belinda's in the House mix)
3. "Little Black Book"
4. "The Air You Breathe"

• UK cassette single ^[5]

A. "Little Black Book"

B. "The Air You Breathe"

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6]	72
Germany (GfK) [7]	69
UK Singles (OCC) [8]	28
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [9]	19

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	August 17, 1992	7-inch vinyl CD1 cassette	Virgin Offside	[10]
	August 24, 1992	CD2		[11]
Australia	August 31, 1992	CD cassette	Virgin	[12]

References

1. Little Black Book (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1992. VS 1428, 115 440.
2. Little Black Book (UK CD1 liner notes). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1992. VSCDT 1428, 665 475.
3. Little Black Book (Australian CD single liner notes). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1992. VSCDX 1428.
4. Little Black Book (UK CD2 liner notes). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1992. VSCDG 1428, 665 440.
5. Little Black Book (UK cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1992. VSC1428.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 37. September 12, 1992. p. 15.
7. "Belinda Carlisle – Little Black Book" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
9. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . September 19, 1992. p. 16. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
10. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . August 15, 1992. p. 21.
11. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 22, 1992. p. 19.
12. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 31/08/92: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 135. August 30, 1992. p. 19.

• Belinda Carlisle 1991 singles at BelindaVault