music.wikisort.org - Composition"If" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates in 1971. Originally popularized by his group Bread, "If" charted at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 when released as a single in 1971 and No. 6 in Canada. It also spent three weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart,[1] and one week at the top of the Canadian AC chart.[2]
1971 single by Bread
"If" |
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B-side | "Take Comfort" |
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Released | March 21, 1971 (1971-03-21) |
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Genre | Soft rock |
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Length | 2:33 |
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Label | Elektra |
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Songwriter(s) | David Gates |
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Producer(s) | David Gates |
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"Let Your Love Go" (1971) |
"If" (1971) |
"Mother Freedom" (1971) |
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In the U.S., Bread's tune was the shortest song title to become a top ten hit until 1993, when Prince hit No. 7 with "7", and Britney Spears reached No. 1 with "3" in 2009.
Weekly charts
Chart (1971) |
Peak position |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] |
41 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] |
6 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] |
1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] |
4 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary |
1 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] |
6 |
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Year-end charts
Chart (1971) |
Rank |
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] |
82 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] |
61 |
U.S. Cash Box[10] |
89 |
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Cover versions
Telly Savalas recorded a mostly-spoken interpretation which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in March 1975,[11] and has the shortest title of any song to reach No. 1 in the UK.[12] This version also charted at No. 12 on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart in late 1974.[13] In Canada, "If" reached No. 88 in the Pop charts, and No. 40 in the AC charts.[14][15]
A parody take on Savalas' rendition, by voice over artists Chris Sandford and Bill Mitchell performing as Yin and Yan,[16] reached No. 25 in the UK.[17]
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 39.
- "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 45. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- "Cash Box Top 100 5/15/71". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- "Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1971". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 311. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 166. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 212.
- "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 14, 1974" (PDF).
- "RPM Top 50 AC - December 7, 1974" (PDF).
- "About | Chris Sandford – Actor. Presenter. Angler. Writer. Flytyer". Chris Sandford. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- "YIN & YAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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- Julio Iglesias World Tour (1984-85)
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Family |
- Julio Iglesias Sr. (father)
- Julio Iglesias Jr. (son)
- Enrique Iglesias (son)
- Chabeli Iglesias (daughter)
- Isabel Preysler (first wife)
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