"If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me ""If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me"" is a song written by David Bellamy, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in March 1979 as the second single from the album ""The Two and Only"". The song became their first number 1 hit on the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart and their second number one overall, after their 1976 pop hit ""Let Your Love Flow"". The title as shown on the original"
"career."" ""Let Your Love Flow"" reached #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 dated 1 May 1976, also crossing-over to the ""Billboard"" chart rankings for Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks with a peak of #2, and also for Hot Country Singles with a peak of #21. According to David Bellamy (quote): ""There were a couple of guys from Holland [ie. the Netherlands] who were in town when the single was released, and our record company gave it to them to take home and they also sent it to Germany"", and ""Let Your Love Flow"" would in fact debut at #22 on the"
"Your Love Flow"", written by Diamond's roadie Larry Williams. Released in 1976, ""Let Your Love Flow"" was a No. 1 single on the United States pop charts, as well as more than a dozen countries worldwide. Although ""Let Your Love Flow"" was also a hit on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, the Bellamys' country music success was limited until 1979, when ""If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me"" was released. The song, whose ""double entendre"" title was derived from a Groucho Marx quote, landed the Bellamys their first country music No."
"The Bellamy Brothers The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Darby, Florida, United States. The duo had considerable musical success in the 1970s and 1980s, starting with the release of their crossover hit ""Let Your Love Flow"" in 1976, a Number One single on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Starting in the late 1970s, the Bellamy Brothers found success in country music as well, charting twenty Number One singles and more than fifty hits overall on the country"
"2006 from complications of a stroke and diabetes. He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren. King Floyd King Floyd (February 13, 1945 – March 6, 2006) was a New Orleans soul singer and songwriter, best known for his Top 10 hit from 1970, ""Groove Me"". King Floyd III was born in New Orleans in 1945. His musical career started as a singer at the Sho-Bar on Bourbon Street. Following a stint in the army, Floyd went to California, where he joined up with record producer Harold Battiste. His debut album, ""A Man In Love,"" featuring songs co-written with"
"on a few tracks on Neil Diamond's 1971 album ""Stones""; ""Moods"" was his first full album with him, and he played on every Diamond album until 1987 and toured with him for 17 years. He also co-wrote with Diamond, including the up-tempo ""Forever in Blue Jeans"" from the 1978 album ""You Don't Bring Me Flowers"", which reached the Top 20. On 1975's ""Let Your Love Flow"" by The Bellamy Brothers, Bennett plays lead guitars. It also features in a UK Barclay's Bank commercial. The song was written by Larry Williams, a member of Neil Diamond's road crew. Formed in the"
"the band's one major hit, ""Float On"", with Arnold Ingram and Marvin Willis. The lyrics spotlight each member of the band, who introduced themselves with their name, astrological sign, and ideal type of romantic partner. The song was produced by Woody Wilson. It became a worldwide hit in 1977 on ABC Records, reaching No. 1 on the US R&B chart, No. 2 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, and No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart (for a single week in August that year). Follow-ups such as ""You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"" (No. 28 ""Billboard"" R&B"
"You and Me"", reached no. 78 on the R&B chart, and she also released an album, ""Love Trip"". In 1976, the single ""Let It Flow"" (no. 76 R&B) was released on the Contempo label, owned by John Abbey, the founder and editor of ""Blues & Soul"" magazine. She and Abbey married in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. In 1977, ""Cloudy"", on the Atlantis label, made no. 92 on the R&B chart, and in 1979 her version of ""Can't Live Without Your Love"", written and arranged by Randy Muller of Brass Construction and issued on the Polydor label, reached no. 70 on"
"Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Neil Young's ""Lotta Love,"" which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and No. 8 on the Pop Singles chart. It was followed by four more adult contemporary hits, two of which were also minor pop hits. By 1985, she shifted her focus to country music, charting six times on the US Country Singles chart. Her only top-40 country hit"
"chart. Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Neil Young's ""Lotta Love,"" which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and No. 8 on the Pop Singles chart. It was followed by four more adult contemporary hits, two of which were also minor pop hits. By 1985, she shifted her focus to country music, charting six times on the US Country Singles chart. Her only top-40 country"
"Don't Pull Your Love ""Don't Pull Your Love"" is a classic song written by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert. The song was originally released in 1971 by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. The song was an international hit, hitting number one on the U.S. ""Cash Box"" Top 100 and reaching number four on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, as well as ""Billboard""s Easy Listening chart. In Canada, the song spent one week at number one. ""Don't Pull Your Love"" became a gold record. The song utilized session musicians later referred to as the Wrecking Crew. The song was sung by Rob"
"CD1 CD2 Don't Pull Your Love ""Don't Pull Your Love"" is a classic song written by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert. The song was originally released in 1971 by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. The song was an international hit, hitting number one on the U.S. ""Cash Box"" Top 100 and reaching number four on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, as well as ""Billboard""s Easy Listening chart. In Canada, the song spent one week at number one. ""Don't Pull Your Love"" became a gold record. The song utilized session musicians later referred to as the Wrecking Crew. The song was sung"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart with their cross-over hit ""Let Your Love Flow"" in 1976, also hail from Darby. Close friend Bobby Braddock, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame with multiple number ones to his credit, was born in Lakeland, in Polk County, and grew up in nearby Auburndale. Kent Lavoie, better known by his stage name, Lobo, hit Number Five on the ""Billboard"" Pop chart in 1971 with the soft rock song ""Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"". He was born in Tallahassee and grew up in Winter Haven. While attending the University of South"
"Freeway of Love ""Freeway of Love"" is a song by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was written by Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden and produced by the latter for her thirtieth studio album ""Who's Zoomin' Who?"" (1985). The song features a notable contribution from Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist from Bruce Springsteen’'s E Street Band. Sylvester and Jeanie Tracy provided backup vocals on ""Freeway of Love"". Released as the album's leading single, it became Franklin's highest-charting single in twelve years, reaching number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, while topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for five weeks from"
"King Floyd King Floyd (February 13, 1945 – March 6, 2006) was a New Orleans soul singer and songwriter, best known for his Top 10 hit from 1970, ""Groove Me"". King Floyd III was born in New Orleans in 1945. His musical career started as a singer at the Sho-Bar on Bourbon Street. Following a stint in the army, Floyd went to California, where he joined up with record producer Harold Battiste. His debut album, ""A Man In Love,"" featuring songs co-written with Dr. John, failed to make an impact on the charts. Floyd returned to New Orleans in 1969"
"Float On (The Floaters song) ""Float On"" is a 1977 hit song by the R&B/soul group The Floaters. The spoken verses combine two popular trends from the time, star signs and video and phone dating, in lines such as ""Aquarius and my name is Ralph / Now I like a woman who loves her freedom"". The song was co-written by James Mitchell of The Detroit Emeralds group. Released from their self-titled debut album, it became one of the biggest singles of the year, spending six weeks at number one on the U.S. Hot Soul Singles chart. ""Float On"" was also"
"Rollin' with the Flow ""Rollin' with the Flow"" is a song released by American country music artists T.G. Sheppard, in 1974 on the B-side of a single and in 1975 on his debut album ""T.G. Sheppard"", and Charlie Rich, in 1977. The Rich single was his eighth Number One on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles charts. ""Rollin' with the Flow"" also crossed over into the top-40 of the adult contemporary music charts and narrowly missed the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at number 101 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart. It has been covered by country singer Mark"
"Let It Flow (song) ""Let It Flow"" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. Written and produced by Babyface, the song was originally recorded for, and included on, the to the 1995 motion picture ""Waiting to Exhale"". ""Let It Flow"" was released as a double A-side with ""You're Makin' Me High"", the lead single from Braxton's second studio album, ""Secrets"" (1996). At the time the single was issued, ""Let It Flow"" was already receiving strong radio airplay in the United States, and the two tracks eventually topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The music"
"Let It Flow (Dave Mason album) Let It Flow is a solo album by Dave Mason, released in 1977. ""Let It Flow"" was Mason’s biggest selling album while on Columbia Records. Mason was joined on the album by a variety of guest musicians. The album reached #37 on the ""Billboard 200"", lasting 49 weeks on the chart. The song ""We Just Disagree"" reached number #12 on the ""Billboard"" charts in the US and was the record's major commercial success. Other charting singles from this album are ""So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"" and ""Let It Go, Let"
"Darlene Love Darlene Wright (born July 26, 1941), known by her stage name, Darlene Love, is an American popular music singer and actress. She gained prominence in the 1960s for the song ""He's a Rebel,"" a No. 1 American single in 1962, and was one of the artists who performed on the celebrated Christmas album ""A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector,"" produced by Phil Spector in 1963. She is ranked number 84 among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers. As a minister's daughter, she grew up listening to gospel music and was a dedicated member of her church. She"
"like ""Say My Name"" in 2000), Kelly Rowland (4 #1 hits like Dilemma in 2002), Kelly Clarkson (3 #1 hits like ""A Moment Like This"" in 2002), rock and roll pioneer Roy Orbison (d.1988) (2 #1 hits like ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" in 1964), country singer Kenny Rogers (2 #1s like ""Islands in the Stream"" in 1983), Christopher Cross (2 #1s like ""Sailing"" in 1980), The Crickets (w/Buddy Holly (d.1959), ""That'll Be the Day"" in 1957), B.J. Thomas (""Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"" in 1970), Janis Joplin (d.1970) (""Me and Bobby McGee"" in 1971, she attended the University of Texas),"
"The Love You Save ""The Love You Save"" is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for Motown Records. It held the number-one spot on the soul singles chart for six weeks and the number-one position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from June 27 to July 4, 1970 (in the UK Top 40 chart, it peaked at number 7 in August 1970). The song is the third of the four-in-a-row Jackson 5 number-ones released (the others were ""I Want You Back"", ""ABC"", and ""I'll Be There""). ""Billboard"" ranked the record as the"
"It Flow"", which reached #89 and #45 in the US respectively. Let It Flow (Dave Mason album) Let It Flow is a solo album by Dave Mason, released in 1977. ""Let It Flow"" was Mason’s biggest selling album while on Columbia Records. Mason was joined on the album by a variety of guest musicians. The album reached #37 on the ""Billboard 200"", lasting 49 weeks on the chart. The song ""We Just Disagree"" reached number #12 on the ""Billboard"" charts in the US and was the record's major commercial success. Other charting singles from this album are ""So High (Rock"
"Bleeding Love ""Bleeding Love"" is a song performed by British singer Leona Lewis, who released it from her 2007 debut studio album, ""Spirit."" Jointly composed by American singers and songwriters Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder, the song is the album's lead single; officially, it was Lewis's official second single, and followed ""A Moment Like This"". It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in October 2007. Debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart, ""Bleeding Love"" became the best-selling single of 2007 in both countries. After the single's release,"
"Shake Your Love ""Shake Your Love"" (Atlantic 89187, Atlantic UK A9187) is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the lead off single for her album ""Out of the Blue"" (LP 81780). Originally recorded in the spring of 1987, the song is written by Gibson and produced by Fred Zarr and engineered by Don Feinberg for BiZarr Music, Inc., with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer. It was released in September 1987 and reached No. 4 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart in December that year. It was her breakthrough single in the UK, reaching No. 7"
"albums, in concerts and television appearances. In 1975, Beland left the band, citing Kristofferson's drinking issues as the main reason. Not long afterward, Beland was hired by emerging singer-songwriter, Kim Carnes. He played on her albums, ""St. Vincent's Court"" and ""Sailing"", as well as backing her on tour as an opening act for the pop star Neil Sedaka, who was enjoying a comeback at the time. Fortuitously, two brothers from Florida, Howard and David Bellamy, arrived in Los Angeles in 1976. They had just scored a massive hit with ""Let Your Love Flow"". New to the local scene, they hired"
"'Another Night' and 'Runaway.' Polishing it up '90s- style gives the group a clear shot at plenty of radio and club play for the summer ahead."" Come and Get Your Love ""Come and Get Your Love"" is a 1974 hit single by the Native American rock band Redbone. The song was written and produced by band members Pat and Lolly Vegas. One of their most successful singles, the song was originally featured on Redbone's 1973 album, ""Wovoka""; later the song appeared on many ""greatest hits"" albums released by the band, as well as on numerous compilation albums of the 1970s."
"Dutch Top 30 chart dated 6 March 1976, the same date as the track's ""Billboard"" Top 40 debut at #38: the track would eventually peak at #6 on both the Dutch chart and Belgium's Flemish chart. In June and July 1976 ""Let Your Love Flow"" spent five weeks at #1 in Germany and also in Switzerland, while the track would be ranked at #1 on the monthly Austrian hit parades dated the 15th of August, September and October. ""Let Your Love Flow"" was afforded further European success with a seven-week tenure at #2 in both Norway and Sweden, while in"
"""I Just Want to Be Your Everything"" and ""Shadow Dancing"". The most successful Australian female artist of the decade, Olivia Newton-John, became a leading singer in the 1970s in both the popular and country genres and realized several number one hits, including the songs, ""Let Me Be There"" and ""I Honestly Love You"" for which she received three Grammys. Additional top music acts in Australia and New Zealand included: Little River Band, Sherbet, Skyhooks, John Paul Young, Marcia Hines, Jon English, Richard Clapton, Dragon, Hush and the Ted Mulry Gang. The Wailers, a band started by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh"
"1967 hit ""Cold"") failed even to ""Bubble Under."" In 1967, only one single reached #1 on both charts ""Somethin' Stupid"" by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra. This trend began to reverse by the end of the decade. Notable artists with multiple #1 songs on this chart during the 1960s include Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, The 5th Dimension, and Glen Campbell. ""Love Is Blue"" by Paul Mauriat held the top of the Easy Listening chart for 11 weeks in 1968, which remained the longest stay at #1 until 1993. The Hot 100 and Easy Listening"
"with ""You Send Me"" in 1957), and Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers, Minnie Riperton (who had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Lovin' You"" in 1975), and singer-musician Curtis Mayfield were born there. Earth, Wind & Fire had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with the funk and disco song ""Shining Star"" in 1975. The Staple Singers had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""I'll Take You There"" in 1972. The girl group The Emotions had a #1 Hot 100 hit in 1977 with ""Best of My Love"". Chaka Khan (""The Queen of Funk"") of Rufus had the 1984"
"The Love Exchange The Love Exchange was an American psychedelic rock band best known for their single ""Swallow the Sun"" released in 1967. Sixteen-year-old Bonnie Blunt was lead singer. They were signed by Uptown Records, a subsidiary of MCA Records. By late November 1967 The Love Exchange released a single ""Swallow the Sun"" (written by John Merrill) (backed by ""Meadow Memory"") (Uptown Records 755), which is described as the band's ""chief claim to fame"", and ""a nice folk-rock-psychedelic tune that's emblematic of the time with its trippily optimistic lyrics, garage-like Mamas & the Papas female-male harmonies, and swirling organ"". ""Swallow"
"in 1972), ""Got the All Overs For You (All Over Me)"" (No. 1 in 1972), ""If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)"" (1973), ""Super Kind of Woman"" (No. 1 in 1973), ""Trip to Heaven"" (No. 1 in 1973), ""Hang In There Girl"" (1974), ""The Want-To's"" (1974), ""My Woman's Man"" (1975), ""The First Time"" (1975), ""I'd Like To Sleep Till I Get Over You"" (1975) and ""The Warm Side of You"" (1975). He has been called by many fans as ""The Heart and Soul of Country Music"". With the success of ""Easy Loving"" and other songs he wrote, plus a"