"The Best of Me" | |
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Single by David Foster | |
from the album The Best of Me | |
Released | February 1983 |
Recorded | 1982 |
Length | 4:06 |
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Songwriter(s) | David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx. |
"The Best of Me" is the debut solo single by David Foster, released in February 1983. The ballad was later included as the title track for his debut solo album with the same title, released in November 1983. [1] The song was composed in 1982 by Foster, Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx. It has since been recorded by numerous artists, the most notable being Olivia Newton-John, whom Foster chose as his duet partner when he re-recorded the track in 1986, and Cliff Richard, who chose it for his 100th single milestone in 1989.[ citation needed ]
"The Best of Me" | ||||
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Single by David Foster and Olivia Newton-John | ||||
from the album David Foster | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx. | |||
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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David Foster re-recorded the track with Olivia Newton-John for his 1986 self-titled solo album. It was released as a single and made No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] | 17 |
Canadian Adult Contemporary ( RPM )| [3] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 80 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [5] | 6 |
US Cash Box Top Singles [6] | 81 |
"The Best of Me" | ||||
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Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
from the album Stronger | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 30 May 1989 | |||
Recorded | March–April 1989 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Richard Marx | |||
Producer(s) | Cliff Richard | |||
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"The Best of Me" on YouTube | ||||
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English singer Cliff Richard selected the song for his milestone 100th single in 1989. Released on 30 May 1989,the song debuted at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed there another week in its 7-week run on the chart. [7] It was certified silver by the BPI for sales over 200,000. [8]
Before releasing his 100th single,Richard invited 2,000 British fans to the London Palladium for a preview of six songs from his forthcoming album (which would be Stronger ),to vote on which one they liked most as the possible 100th single. Ironically,"The Best of Me" came second to "Stronger Than That",but Richard had also revealed by mistake that the latter was composed by Alan Tarney who had written most of Richard's biggest hits since 1979. Regardless,it was enough confirmation for Richard to choose "The Best of Me" with its fitting lyrics as a tribute to his audience. Coming third in the vote was "I Just Don't Have the Heart",ahead of "Joanna" and "Lean on You". [9]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [10] | 59 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] | 32 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] | 55 |
Ireland (IRMA) [13] | 2 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] | 25 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 2 |
West Germany (Official German Charts) [15] | 61 |
Chart (1989) | Position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [16] | 84 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [8] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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