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Love So Right

"Love So Right" is an R&B ballad recorded by the Bee Gees. It was the second single released on the album Children of the World.

"Love So Right"
Single by Bee Gees
from the album Children of the World
B-side"You Stepped Into My Life"
ReleasedSeptember 1976
Recorded
  • 18 January, 8 February 1976
  • 8 May 1976
Studio
Genre
Length3:34
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson
Bee Gees singles chronology
"You Should Be Dancing"
(1976) 		"Love So Right"
(1976) 		"Boogie Child"
(1977)

Background

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It was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb early in 1976. Recording started on 18 January, then 8 February and finished on 8 May in Quebec, Canada with the other songs "Can't Keep a Good Man Down", "Boogie Child", "Subway", "The Way It Was" and "You Should Be Dancing". It was the second consecutive Bee Gees single (following "You Should Be Dancing") to feature Barry Gibb's falsetto exclusively for lead vocals.[2] Barry later stated that the song's R&B influence was inspired by the group "trying to be The Delfonics."[3]

Release

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"Love So Right" hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as charting on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In addition, it was a minor hit on the Billboard Black Singles chart, peaking at number 37.[4] Its B-side was "You Stepped into My Life".[5] In Canada, "You Stepped into My Life" was chosen as the A-side and this song was the B-side.[6]

Reception

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Cash Box said that "the R&B flavor is still there, so the appeal is across the board" and "those famous harmonies are in full force."[7] Record World said that while it is "slower and not as overtly disco" as the Bee Gees' previous single "You Should Be Dancing", "there appears to be no way they could miss with material like this."[8]

Track listing

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Original release
No.TitleLength
1."Love So Right"3:34
2."You Stepped Into My Life"3:25
US Promo Single
No.TitleLength
1."Love So Right (Stereo Version)"3:34
2."Love So Right (Mono Version)"3:34

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 75,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (28 September 2018). "The Nights on Broadway Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1976". Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ White, Timothy (24 March 2001). "Billboard Interview: Bee Gees".
  4. ^ Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1976".
  5. ^ "Bee Gees - Love So Right / You Stepped Into My Life". discogs. 1976.
  6. ^ "Bee Gees - You Stepped Into My Life / Love So Right (Canada release)". discogs. 1976.
  7. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 September 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 25 September 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 26.
  10. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 11, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Bee Gees – Love So Right". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Bee Gees – Love So Right". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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