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La La La (If I Had You)

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"La La La (If I Had You)"
Single by Bobby Sherman
B-side"Time"
ReleasedNovember 1969
GenreBubblegum pop
Length2:44
LabelMetromedia
Songwriter(s)Danny Janssen
Producer(s)Jackie Mills
Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"Little Woman"
(1969)
"La La La (If I Had You)"
(1969)
"Easy Come, Easy Go"
(1970)

"La La La (If I Had You)" is a song by Bobby Sherman released in November 1969.[1] Written by Danny Janssen (who had written Sherman's previous single, Little Woman), the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[2] while reaching No. 14 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[3][4] In Canada, the song reached No. 7 on the "RPM 100",[5] No. 15 on RPM's adult contemporary chart,[6] and No. 16 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart.[7] The song earned Sherman a gold record.[8]

Chart performance

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Chart (1969-1970) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 9
US Billboard Easy Listening 14
Canada - RPM 100 7
Canada - RPM Adult 15
Canada – CHUM 30 16

References

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  1. ^ Murrells, Joseph. (1978). The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, p. 394.
  2. ^ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, December 20, 1969. p. 62. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 12, No. 23, Jan 24, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Adult", RPM, Volume 12, No. 24, January 31, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-13. Chart No. 674, December 27, 1969. CHUM.
  8. ^ Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.