You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

1976 single by Lou Rawls
"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]
Genre
  • Philadelphia soul
  • disco
Length
  • 4:26 (album version)
  • 3:36 (single edit)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)
  • Kenny Gamble
  • Leon Huff
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)

"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[2] and Easy Listening charts as well as number 4 on the dance chart[3] 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.

The single went on to sell over a million copies and was certified gold by the RIAA.[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976–1977) Peak
position
Australia (KMR)[5] 22
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[6] 2
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[7] 2
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] 16
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] 1
UK[10] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 2
US Billboard (Hot Dance Club Play) 4
US Billboard (Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks)[11] 1
US Billboard (Hot Black Singles) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Rank
Canada[12] 38
South Africa[13] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 32
US Billboard Easy Listening[15] 9
Chart (1977) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] 97

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 75,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of number-one R&B singles of 1976 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

References

  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. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 483.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 213.
  4. ^ a b "American single certifications – Lou Rawls – You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Australian-charts.com - Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. August 7, 1976. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 24 September 1976
  9. ^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 200.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1976". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  15. ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
  16. ^ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Imgur.com.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lou Rawls – You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine". Music Canada. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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