Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter

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"Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter"
Single by Chester
B-side "But Maybe Next Time"
Released1973
Label Celebration
Songwriter(s) Michael Argue
Producer(s) Bob Morten
Chester singles chronology
"Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter"
(1973)		"Start a Dream"
(1974)

"Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter" was a hit single for Canadian pop/rock group Chester in 1973.

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Background

"Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter" was released as a single backed with "But Maybe Next Time" on the Celebration label. It was written by Michael Argue. Both sides were produced by Bob Morten. [1] [2] [3] This was the first of two singles before the original incarnation of Chester broke up. Chester was founded by Glen Morrow in late 1972. By the summer of '73 the group had been together for about seven months and their single was racing up the charts. [4] [5]

It was listed at No. 38 on the Top 100 Singles of 1973 list by RPM Weekly in the magazine's December 29 issue. [6]

The record was released in the United States on Bell 379. [7] One of the stations in the US that was spinning the record was WIXY in Cleveland. [8]

Musicians

Chart performance

Canada

With the song getting played on Mike Goddin's show at CFCF Montreal, [11] it had debuted in the RPM100 Singles chart for the week of July 28, 1973. [12] It held the #10 spot for three weeks. [13] [14] By December 8, with the CHUM Chart coming close to a 30% Canadian content, the single was taking the lead at #3 on the CHUM chart. [15] The single was still charting at #60, having held the position for two weeks. [16] It was still charting on the RPM100 Singles chart at #77 on December 29. [17] By January 12, it was off the RPM 100 Singles chart. [18] But it was still on The Programmers Pop Music Playlist, dropping from the previous week's #55 spot to #73. [19]

United States

Entering the Cash Box Looking Ahead chart on October 6, 1973, it had seven weeks run with one of those weeks (September 1 [20] ) in the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. The last position was at #114. [21] [22]

It entered the Record World 100 - 150 singles chart at #114 on September 8, 1973. [23] It peaked at #101 on October 6. [24] [25]

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References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - CHESTER
  2. ↑ Vancouver Pop Music, Signature Sounds - #91: MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER BY CHESTER
  3. ↑ Offizielle Deutsche Charts - BOB MORTEN, TITEL-LISTE
  4. ↑ The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - CHESTER
  5. ↑ Vancouver Pop Music, Signature Sounds - #91: MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER BY CHESTER
  6. ↑ RPM 100 Weekly, Volume 20 No. 20 December 29, 1973 - Page 8 TOP 100 SINGLES of '73
  7. ↑ Cash Box, July 6, 1974 - Page 98 music publishers, Axanon/Shediac - ASCAP
  8. ↑ Cash Box, September 1, 1973 - Page 2 CashBox Top100/Singles
  9. ↑ The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - CHESTER
  10. ↑ Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds - #91: MAKE MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER BY CHESTER
  11. ↑ RPM The Programmers Weekly, Volume 19 No. 2 July 28, 1983 - Page 16 - 17 The Programmers MAJOR PLAYLIST ADDITIONS
  12. ↑ RPM The Programmers Weekly, Volume 19 No. 2 July 28, 1983 - Page 16 - 17 The Programmers RPM100 SINGLES
  13. ↑ RPM Weekly, Volume 20 No. 7 September 29, 1973 - Page 27 RPM100 SINGLES
  14. ↑ RPM Weekly, Volume 20 No. 9 October 13, 1973 - Page 11 RPM100 SINGLES
  15. ↑ RPM weekly, Volume 20 No. 7 December 8, 1973 - Page 4 CHUM CHART ACTIONS 8 CANADIAN SINGLES
  16. ↑ RPM weekly, Volume 20 No. 7 December 8, 1973 - Page 13 RPM100 SINGLES
  17. ↑ RPM Weekly, Volume 20 No. 20 December 29, 1973 - Page 15 RPM100 SINGLES
  18. ↑ RPM Weekly, Volume 20 No. 21 & 22 January 12, 1974 - Page 11 RPM 100 Top Singles (51-100)
  19. ↑ RPM Weekly, Volume 20 No. 21 & 22 January 12, 1974 - Page 20 The Programmers POP MUSIC PLAYLIST
  20. ↑ Cash Box, September 1, 1973 - Page 2 CashBox Top100/Singles
  21. ↑ Ultimate 70s.com - Song: "Make My Life A Little Bit Brighter", Artist: Chester Peak position on the Cashbox Singles chart: #100, Number of weeks on the Cashbox Singles chart: 7 (1 week in the Top 100)
  22. ↑ Cash Box, October 6, 1973 - Page 19 LOOKING AHEAD
  23. ↑ Record World, September 8, 1973 - Page 24 101 - 150 SINGLES CHART
  24. ↑ Record World, September 29, 1973 - Page 24 101 - 150 SINGLES CHART
  25. ↑ Record World, October 13, 1973 - Page 26 101 - 150 SINGLES CHART
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