Give a Little Love (Bay City Rollers song)

"Give a Little Love" is a song by the Scottish boy band Bay City Rollers. It was written by Johnny Goodison and Phil Wainman, and produced by Wainman. "Give a Little Love" was released in July 1975 as the only single from the Bay City Rollers third studio album, Wouldn't You Like It? It spent three weeks at number one on the UK singles chart, becoming the group's second and final UK number-one single, and was the sixth-biggest selling single of 1975 in the UK.

Unlike the single version, the original UK album version was augmented with a string section, while the US-only Bay City Rollers album had only the basic rhythm track and no strings. However, the song was not released as a single in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	2
Ireland (IRMA)	1
Norway (VG-lista)	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	11
UK Singles (OCC)	1
West Germany (GfK)	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	29
UK Singles (British Market Research Bureau)	6

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	500,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Young Love: Weenyboppers and Boy Bands". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
"Bristol still in fashion". Record Mirror. 28 June 1975. p. 3.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 315–6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Top 50 Singles 1975" (PDF). Music Week. 27 December 1975. p. 25 – via World Radio History.
^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Books. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Give a Little Love". Irish Singles Chart.
"Bay City Rollers – Give a Little Love". VG-lista.
"Bay City Rollers – Give a Little Love". Singles Top 100.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Bay City Rollers – Give a Little Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
"British single certifications – Bay City Rollers – Give a Little Love". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

Listen to "Give a Little Love" on YouTube

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Albums	Rollin' Once Upon a Star Bay City Rollers Wouldn't You Like It? Rock n' Roll Love Letter Dedication It's a Game Strangers in the Wind Elevator Voxx Ricochet
Singles	"Keep On Dancing" "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" "Shang-a-Lang" "Summerlove Sensation" "Bye Bye Baby" "Give a Little Love" "Saturday Night" "Money Honey" "Rock and Roll Love Letter" "I Only Want to Be with You" "Yesterday's Hero" "Don't Worry Baby" "It's a Game" "You Made Me Believe in Magic" "The Way I Feel Tonight" "Don't Let the Music Die" "Where Will I Be Now"
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