Sam (Olivia Newton-John song)

"Sam" is a ballad from 1977 (see 1977 in music) performed by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was written by Don Black, Hank Marvin and John Farrar[1][2] and appears on Newton-John's album Don't Stop Believin'. Farrar also produced the album.[3] "Sam" went to number one on the Easy Listening chart and number twenty on the Hot 100.[4]

"Sam"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Don't Stop Believin'
B-side"I'll Bet You a Kangaroo"
ReleasedJanuary 1977
Recorded1976
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length3:43
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Don Black, Hank Marvin, John Farrar
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Compassionate Man"
(1977)		 "Sam"
(1977)		 "Making a Good Thing Better"
(1977)

The Czech rendering "Jsem Či Nejsem Tvým Snem" was recorded by Eva Pilarová for her 1979 album Jsem Tu A Zpívám.

Chart history

Weekly charts
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia [5] 56
Canada RPM Top Singles[6] 25
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] 16
UK 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 40

Year-end charts
Chart (1977) Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[10] 180
UK[11] 61
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 129
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[13]
18

See also
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1977 (U.S.)

References
  1. "'Sam' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  3. "John Farrar – Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
  5. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  8. The Irish Charts, July 7, 1977
  9. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 24 April 1977. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  11. "Top 100 1977 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  12. "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  13. Billboard. 24 December 1977. p. Front cover. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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