"School Love" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue, [1] which was recorded by Blue and released as his third single on Bell Records in 1974. [2] It reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] No. 3 on the Danish charts [4] (his biggest hit there), No. 9 on the Rhodesian charts [5] No. 17 on the Swedish Tio I Topp chart, [6] No. 24 on the Australian GoSet chart, [7] and No. 31 in the Australian Kent Music Report chart, [8] making it Blue's last international hit, although he would go on to have another two UK hit singles later that year. It also reached No. 4 on the Radio Northsea Toppers 20 on 15 March 1974 [9] and No. 5 on the Hessische Rundfunk Hitparade International chart. [10]
| Chart (1972/3) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 3 |
| Rhodesia | 9 |
| Sweden | 17 |
| Australia | 24 |
| UK | 11 |
Blue performed the song twice on Top of the Pops , on 7 [11] and 21 March 1974. [12] He also performed the song on the Spanish RTVE television show ¡Señoras y señores! on 19 October 1974. [13] According to the NME , it was one of the top 150 UK singles of 1974. [14] It was also listed as 84th best single of 1974 in Australia according to Sydney 2SM as listed in Billboard . [15]
Cover versions of the song was released by vocal group The Hiltonaires on their album Made In England 9, [16] and Brazilian artist Paul Lynsey on the album Super Sucessos 74. [17] It was also released as a single by Italian group Moto Perpetuo [18] and this was often played on Italian radio, [19] as well as an album track by another Italian group, La Quinta Faccia, on their self-titled album with Italian lyrics by Ermanno Capelli. [20] Argentinean rock and roll pioneer, Nicky Jones, also released a Spanish language version "Amor De Estudiante" on the 1974 album "Hot 12". [21]
More recently, Blue's version was one of the tracks on his compilation CD albums, The Singles Collection. [22] and Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)... Best Of. [23] It was also included on the 2000 compilation CD Jackie Love Songs, which made No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart that year. [24] Blue's version of the song was featured in the 2014 film, Northern Soul . [25] [26] The song is also mentioned in the book, The Rough Guide to Cult Pop by Paul Simpson. [27]