"Let Me Be the No. 1 (Love of Your Life)" was a 1975 single for Dooley Silverspoon. It charted in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
| "Let Me Be the No. 1 (Love of Your Life)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Dooley Silverspoon | |
| A-side | "Let Me Be The No.1 (Love Of Your Life) - Part 1" |
| B-side | "Let Me Be The No.1 (Love Of Your Life) - Part 2" |
| Released | 1975 |
| Label | Seville SEV 1020 |
| Composer(s) | Sonny Casella |
| Producer(s) | S.O.N.N.Y. |
Background
edit"Let Me Be The No. 1 (Love Of Your Life)" Parts 1 & 2 was issued on Seville SEV 1020 in 1975.[1]
Reception
editIn the Record Mirror November 15, 1975 issue, James Hamilton said that "Let Me Be The No. 1 (Love Of Your Life)" was the strongest pick from Dooley Silverspoon's "Hustling" album. What alerted James Hamilton to the record was the producer S.O.N.N.Y. who Sonny Casella. He was hoping that the record would break in the UK like it had in the US.[1]
Charts
editFor the week of October, 18, 1975, the single was on the Record World Discotheque Hit Parade being played at the Iron Rail in Brooklyn New York. [2] On the week of November 29, the single referred to as "Let Me Be the #1" was at no. 12 in the Billboard Disco Action chart, Colony Records (New York) section.[3]
Charting in England, it spent three weeks in the UK national chart, peaking at number 44 in February, 1976.[4] It also registered on the Tipparade chart in the Netherlands. Spending five weeks in the chart, it peaked at no. 4 on the week of February 4.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b James Hamilton's Disco Page, November 15, 1975 - November 15, 1975: Dooley Silverspoon, Bay City Rollers, Chris Bartley, The Troggs, The Wombles
- ^ Record World, October 18, 1975 - Page 134 Discotheque Hit Parade, IRON RAIL/BROOKLYN, N.Y. DJ: Phil Gill
- ^ Billboard, November 29, 1975 - Page 29 Disco Action, Colony Records (New York) Retail Sales, This Week, 13 LET ME BE THE #1- Dooley Silverspoon- Cotton
- ^ Official Charts - LET ME BE THE NUMBER 1 (LOVE OF YOUR LIFE) by DOOLEY SILVERSPOON
- ^ Top 40 - TIPPARADE-LIJST VAN WEEK 7, 1976, week 7 (14 februari 1976), 4 LET ME BE THE NUMBER ONE 7 4 5 WEKEN
- ^ Top 40 - TIPPARADE-LIJST VAN WEEK 8, 1976, week 8 (21 februari 1976)
External links
edit- Discogs - Dooley Silverspoon – Let Me Be The #1