La La La (If I Had You)

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"La La La (If I Had You)"
Single by Bobby Sherman
B-side "Time"
ReleasedNovember 1969
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length2:44
Label Metromedia
Songwriter(s) Danny Janssen
Producer(s) Jackie Mills
Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"Little Woman"
(1969)		"La La La (If I Had You)"
(1969)		"Easy Come, Easy Go"
(1970)

"La La La (If I Had You)" is a song by Bobby Sherman released in November 1969. [1] Written by Danny Janssen (who had written Sherman's previous single, Little Woman ), the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, [2] while reaching No. 14 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [3] [4] In Canada, the song reached No. 7 on the " RPM 100", [5] No. 15 on RPM's adult contemporary chart, [6] and No. 16 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart. [7] The song earned Sherman a gold record. [8]

Chart performance

Chart (1969-1970)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 1009
US Billboard Easy Listening14
Canada - RPM 1007
Canada - RPM Adult15
Canada – CHUM 3016

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References

  1. ↑ Murrells, Joseph. (1978). The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, p. 394.
  2. ↑ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard , December 20, 1969. p. 62. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "RPM 100", RPM , Volume 12, No. 23, Jan 24, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Adult", RPM , Volume 12, No. 24, January 31, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-13. Chart No. 674, December 27, 1969. CHUM.
  8. ↑ Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000 , Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.



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