"Two Divided by Love" is a 1971 hit song by The Grass Roots. It was the first single released from their sixth studio album, Move Along.

"Two Divided by Love"
Single by The Grass Roots
from the album Move Along
B-side"Let It Go"
ReleasedOctober 1971 (1971-10)
StudioABC, Los Angeles, California
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length2:42
LabelABC/Dunhill
Songwriter(s)B. Potter, D. Lambert, M. Kupps
Producer(s)Steve Barri[2]
The Grass Roots singles chronology
"Sooner or Later"
(1971)
"Two Divided by Love"
(1971)
"Glory Bound"
(1972)

The song reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 in Canada.

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report 64
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 16
US Billboard Easy Listening[4] 37
US Cash Box Top 100[5] 8
US Record World 11

Year-end charts

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Chart (1971) Rank
Canada[6] 34

Personnel

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  • Jimmie Haskell – horns arrangement
  • Phil Kaye – engineering

References

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  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Born To Be Mild: Soft Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 32. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. ^ "The Grass Roots - Two Divided By Love (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1971. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  3. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 101.
  5. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 27, 1971". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
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