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Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" is a 1975 single by the Stylistics. It reached number one for three weeks in the UK in August 1975.[1]

"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album Thank You Baby
B-side"I'd Rather Be Hurt by You (Than Be Loved by Somebody Else)"
ReleasedJuly 1975 (1975)
GenreR&B, soul, disco
Length3:13
LabelAvco
Songwriter(s)Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss
The Stylistics singles chronology
"Sing Baby Sing"
(1975) 		"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"
(1975) 		"Na-Na Is the Saddest Word"
(1975)

After splitting from record producer Thom Bell in 1974, songwriters/producers Hugo & Luigi and George David Weiss took over, with arrangements by Van McCoy. Although the split with Bell negatively affected the group in the US, the Stylistics continued to be popular in the UK and this was their first and only UK number one single. The track reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 18 on the corresponding US R&B chart.[2]

Chart performance edit

Thomas Anders version edit

"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"
Single by Thomas Anders
from the album Whispers
B-side"Más que amor (Can't Give You Anything But My Love)"
ReleasedAugust 1991 (1991-08)
Recorded1990
GenreEuropop
Length4:10
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)George David Weiss
Producer(s)Mike Paxman and Paul Muggleton
Thomas Anders singles chronology
"The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye"
(1991) 		"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"
(1991) 		"True Love"
(1991)

The cover version by Thomas Anders was the second single off his second album, Whispers. The single included versions in both English and Spanish ("Más que amor").

Track listings edit

7" single EastWest 9031-75025-7 (Warner), 08.1991[16]
  1. "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" – 4:10
  2. "Más que amor" – 4:09
12" Single EastWest 9031-76005-0 (Warner), 08.1991[16]
  1. 'Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (Basic Love Mix) – 5:07
  2. "Más que amor" (Spanish Club Mix) – 5:09
  3. "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (Instrumental Groove Mix) – 5:11
CD-Maxi EastWest 9031-75026-2 (Warner), 08.1991[16]
  1. "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (Radio version) – 4:10
  2. "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (Extended version) — 6:43
  3. "Más que amor" (Extended version) — 6:44
  4. "Más que amor" — 4:09

Chart positions edit

The single stayed five weeks on the German charts, from October 14 to November 24, 1991, peaking at number 73.

Chart (1991) Highest
position
  Germany[17] 73

Credits edit

  • Producer: Mike Paxman and Paul Muggleton
  • Publisher: Music Sales Crop, Melodie der Welt MV
  • Mix: Mark "Tufte" Evans
  • Lyrics: George David Weiss
  • Spanish lyrics: Gómez y Argandoña G.
  • Music: George David Weiss
  • Chorus: Judie Tzuke, Paul Muggleton, Don Snow, Deborah Robson

Other versions edit

In 1996, Irish boy band OTT released their version as a single that reached No. 10 in Ireland.[18]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Allmusic - Charts & Awards
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Song artist 448 - the Stylistics".
  4. ^ ザ・スタイリスティックス(The Stylistics)（ORICON）
  5. ^ 「日本の洋楽史」凝縮…30年分のオリコン1位曲厳選コンピ登場（ORICON NEWS, 2015-8-26）
  6. ^ 70s ORICON 2015
  7. ^ "The Stylistics - Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) | Top 40".
  8. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  9. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
  10. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 248.
  12. ^ "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. January 10, 1976. p. 12. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975".
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  16. ^ a b c Discogs accessed April 15, 2011
  17. ^ Musicline Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed April 15, 2011
  18. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie.

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