How Much Love (Leo Sayer song)

"How Much Love"
"How Much Love"
Single by Leo Sayer
from the album Endless Flight
B-side	"I Hear the Laughter"
Released	March 1977
Genre	Pop
Length	3:38
Label	Warner Brothers
Songwriter(s)	Barry Mann and Leo Sayer
Producer(s)	Richard Perry
Leo Sayer singles chronology
Music Video
	"How Much Love" on YouTube

"How Much Love" is a popular song from 1977 by the British singer Leo Sayer. It was the third of three single releases from Sayer's 1976 album, Endless Flight. The song was co-written by Sayer with Barry Mann.

The song became an international Top 10 hit. Although it reached only number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, it hit number 9 on the U.S. Cashbox Top 100,^[2] and number 10 in the UK.^[3]

"How Much Love" was a bigger hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 4 and was the 57th biggest hit of 1977.^[4]^[5] It also reached the Top 10 on the Canadian AC chart.

Chicago radio station WLS, which gave "How Much Love" airplay, ranked the song as the 62nd biggest hit of 1977.^[6] It reached as high as number 5 on their weekly singles survey.^[7]

Personnel

Leo Sayer - vocals
Gene Page - string arrangements
Larry Carlton - rhythm guitar
Chuck Rainey - bass
Richard Tee - piano
Steve Gadd - drums
Ray Parker Jr. - lead guitar
Bobbye Hall - percussion

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia^[8]	18
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[4]	4
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary^[9]	8
Ireland ^[10]	4
New Zealand^[11]	10
Switzerland (Sonntagsblick Hitparade)^[12]	18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[13]	17
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[14]	27
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[15]	9
UK^[3]	10
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[16]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Rank
Canada^[5]	57
New Zealand^[17]	48
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[18]	98
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[19]	97

Cover version

"How Much Love" was covered by Maxine Nightingale on her 1977 LP Night Life. It was also included as the B-side of one of the singles from the LP.^[20]

References

^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 9/10/77".
^ ^a ^b "How Much Love". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
^ ^a ^b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
^ ^a ^b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
^ "WLS MUSICRADIO "BIG 89 OF 1977"". Oldiesloon.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
^ "WLS MUSICRADIO 89". Oldiesloon.com. 1977-09-17. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
^ The Irish Charts, October 20, 1977
^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
^ Swiss Charts Archive. 1 April 1977.
^ "Leo Sayer lyrics". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
^ Billboard Adult Contemporary, September 3, 1977
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 10, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Leo Sayer – How Much Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ "Top Selling Singles of 1977". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
^ Musicoutfitters.com
^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ Discogs: Maxine Nightingale - Will You Be My Lover

External links

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[1] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[cashboxmagazine.com-2] "Cash Box Top 100 9/10/77".

[How_Much_Love-3] "How Much Love". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-07-14.

[collectionscanada.gc.ca-4] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

[ReferenceA-5] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

[6] "WLS MUSICRADIO "BIG 89 OF 1977"". Oldiesloon.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.

[7] "WLS MUSICRADIO 89". Oldiesloon.com. 1977-09-17. Retrieved 2014-03-24.

[Australia-8] Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

[9] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

[10] The Irish Charts, October 20, 1977

[11] "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.

[12] Swiss Charts Archive. 1 April 1977.

[13] "Leo Sayer lyrics". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2014-03-24.

[14] Billboard Adult Contemporary, September 3, 1977

[15] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 10, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[sc_West_Germany_Leo_Sayer-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Leo Sayer – How Much Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[17] "Top Selling Singles of 1977". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.

[18] Musicoutfitters.com

[19] "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[20] Discogs: Maxine Nightingale - Will You Be My Lover

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v t e Leo Sayer
Studio albums	Silverbird Just a Boy Another Year Endless Flight Thunder in My Heart Leo Sayer Here Living in a Fantasy World Radio Have You Ever Been in Love Cool Touch
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Leo Sayer All the Best
Soundtrack albums	All This and World War II Lake Freeze – The Raccoons Songtrack
Singles	"The Show Must Go On" "One Man Band" "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" "Moonlighting" "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" "When I Need You" "How Much Love" "Thunder in My Heart" "Easy to Love" "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" "Raining in My Heart" "More Than I Can Say" "Orchard Road" "Till You Come Back to Me" "Unchained Melody"
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