You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by R&B singer Lou Rawls on his 1976 album All Things in Time. The song proved to be Rawls' breakthrough hit, reaching number 1 on both the R&B[3] and Easy Listening charts as well as number 4 on the dance chart[4] and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. This was the first and only time that one of Rawls' records reached Billboard's pop Top Ten.

"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"
Single by Lou Rawls
from the album All Things in Time
B-side"Let's Fall in Love All Over Again"
ReleasedMay 1976
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
GenreSoul[2]
Length
  • 4:26 (album version)
  • 3:36 (single edit)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kenny Gamble
  • Leon Huff
Lou Rawls singles chronology
"A Natural Man"
(1971)
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"
(1976)
"Groovy People"
(1976)

The single went on to sell over a million copies and was certified gold by the RIAA.[5]

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 75,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, United States: Chronicle Books. pp. 151–163. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
  2. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Movin' On Up: Corporate Soul". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 483.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 213.
  5. ^ a b "American single certifications – Lou Rawls – You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Australian-charts.com - Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. August 7, 1976. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 24 September 1976
  10. ^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  17. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1976". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  19. ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
  20. ^ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Imgur.com.
  21. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lou Rawls – You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine". Music Canada. Retrieved August 15, 2023.