Love X Love
| "Love X Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Benson | ||||
| from the album Give Me the Night | ||||
| Released | September 1980 | |||
| Length | 3:48 (single edit) / 4:45 (album) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rod Temperton | |||
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones | |||
| George Benson singles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | (unrated)[1] |
"Love X Love" is a song written by Heatwave's keyboard player Rod Temperton and recorded by American guitarist and singer George Benson. Featured on Benson's Give Me the Night album, it was also released as a single. In Britain, it entered the UK Singles Chart on 26 July 1980 and reached a peak position of number 10, remaining in the chart for eight weeks.[2] In the US "Love X Love" made the Hot 100 and was a Top 10 soul hit.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 57 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 8 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 61 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Review: George Benson – Love X Love" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 40. 4 October 1980. p. 110. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Rice, Tim; Rice, Jonathan; Gambaccini, Paul (1990), Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness World Records and Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-398-8
- ^ "Australian Top 100 Singles". rateyourmusic.com.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love X Love". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "George Benson – Love X Love". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "George Benson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "George Benson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "George Benson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.