Little Arrows

"Little Arrows" is a single by English artist Leapy Lee. Released in 1968, it was the first single from his album Little Arrows. The song peaked at number 2 in his homeland, number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]

For the Jimmy Osmond album, see Little Arrows (album).
"Little Arrows"
Single by Leapy Lee
from the album Little Arrows
B-side"Time Will Tell"
ReleasedOctober 1968
GenreCountry, pop
LabelMCA (UK)
Decca (USA/Canada)
Songwriter(s)Albert Hammond
Mike Hazlewood
Leapy Lee singles chronology
"King of the Whole Wide World"
(1966)		 "Little Arrows"
(1968)		 "Here Comes the Rain"
(1969)

Chart performance
Chart (1968) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 8
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid Hits Of The Week) 1
South Africa (Springbok)[3] 2
U.K. Singles Chart 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 16
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 38

Covers

"Little Arrows" was covered in Spain by the female singer Karina. It has become a well-known melody over the years. It was called "Las Flechas del Amor" and arranged by Waldo de los Ríos. The version hit the number one of the Spanish lists for 6 weeks on March 29, 1969. In Sweden, the version "Amors pilar" was recorded by Ewa Roos and topped the Swedish singles chart "Svensktoppen" for 2 weeks in February, 1969. The Swedish lyrics were written by Stikkan Anderson, later manager of ABBA.

References
  1. "Leapy Lee singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. "RPM Country Singles for December 16, 1968". RPM. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 136.



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