Love (Can Make You Happy)
| "Love (Can Make You Happy)" | ||||
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| Single by Mercy | ||||
| from the album Love (Can Make You Happy) (Sundi) Love Can Make You Happy (Warner Bros.) | ||||
| B-side | "Fire Ball" | |||
| Released | March 1969 | |||
| Genre | Sunshine pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Sundi 6811 (Original) Warner Bros. 7291 (Re-recording) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Sigler, Jr. | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Apsey, Ron Resler (Sundi) Brad Shapiro, Steve Alaimo (Warner Bros.) | |||
| Mercy singles chronology | ||||
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"Love (Can Make You Happy)" is a song written by Jack Sigler, Jr. and performed by Mercy. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, where "Get Back" by The Beatles kept it from the #1 spot.[2]
On other US charts, the song also peaked at #2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart in 1969.[3][4] Outside the US, the song also reached #2 on Canada's RPM 100,[5] and #1 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart.[6]
The song was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969.[7]
History
[edit]The song was originally released on Sundi Records, but as the single climbed up the charts, the group's lead singer, Sigler, faced being drafted. Sundi Records quickly released the album Love (Can Make You Happy) that included the song plus other cover songs that were not recorded by any of the original group. Sigler, who ended up not being drafted, signed the group to Warner Bros. Records where they recorded a sound-a-like version of the single and released the album, Love Can Make You Happy. Since Sigler never signed with Sundi, the record label was sued and the original album was banned from distribution.[8]
The Sundi recording was produced by Mike Apsey and Ron Resler[9] and the Warner Bros. recording produced by Brad Shapiro and Steve Alaimo.[10]
Chart history
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Other versions
[edit]- Boris Gardiner released a version of the song as a single in Jamaica in 1969.[18]
- James Marvell released a version of the song as a single in 1981 that reached #90 on the country chart.[19]
- The song was sampled by indie pop band Belle and Sebastian for their song "(My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique".
In media
[edit]- The original version of the song was featured in the 1969 film, Fireball Jungle.
- A portion of the song is on his truck's radio as Denzel Washington's character, Joe Deacon "Deke", in the 2021 film "[[The Little Things[20]]]" while he is on the hunt for a serial killer's vehicle.
References
[edit]- ^ Deming, Mark. Various Artists - Chartbusters USA: Sunshine Pop (2009) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Mercy - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 9, 2016
- ^ Mercy - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 13. p. 19. May 26, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 15. June 9, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1969". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "Love (Can Make You Happy)" song history Retrieved May 7, 2015
- ^ Mercy, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" US Sundi single release Retrieved May 7, 2015
- ^ Mercy, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" US Warner Bros. single release Retrieved May 7, 2015
- ^ "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 15. June 9, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 13. p. 19. May 26, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Mercy - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 9, 2016
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 7, 1969". Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Library and Archives Canada. RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1969". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Boris Gardiner, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" single release Retrieved May 7, 2015
- ^ James Marvell, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" chart position Retrieved May 7, 2015
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10016180/soundtrack/?ref_=tt_ov_at_dyk_snd
