Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"
side-A label
Side A of the Australian single
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)

"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]

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]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Thomas Anders version

"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

7" single EastWest 9031-75025-7 (Warner), 08.1991[24]
  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[24]
  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[24]
  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

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[25] 73

Credits

  • 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

In 1996, Irish boy band OTT released their version as a single that reached No. 10 in Ireland.[26]

See also

References

  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. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Books. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "The Stylistics – Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "The Stylistics – Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4014b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Can't Give You Anything But My Love". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ^ ザ・スタイリスティックス(The Stylistics)（ORICON）
  9. ^ 「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）
  10. ^ 70s ORICON 2015
  11. ^ "The Stylistics - Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) | Top 40".
  12. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  13. ^ "The Stylistics – Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ^ "The Stylistics – Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ^ "The Stylistics – Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)". Singles Top 100.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  18. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 248.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Stylistics – Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  20. ^ "Top 50 Singles 1975" (PDF). Music Week. December 27, 1975. p. 25 – via World Radio History.
  21. ^ "Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975".
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Stylistics – I Can't Give You Anything But My Love". British Phonographic Industry.
  24. ^ a b c Discogs accessed April 15, 2011
  25. ^ Musicline Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed April 15, 2011
  26. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie.

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