La La La (If I Had You)

"La La La (If I Had You)"
Single by Bobby Sherman
B-side	"Time"
Released	November 1969
Genre	Bubblegum pop
Length	2:44
Label	Metromedia
Songwriter(s)	Danny Janssen
Producer(s)	Jackie Mills Arranged and conducted by Al Capps
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"Little Woman" (1969) "La La La (If I Had You)" (1969) "Easy Come, Easy Go" (1970)

"La La La (If I Had You)" is a song by Bobby Sherman released in November 1969.[1] Written by Danny Janssen (who had written Sherman's previous single, Little Woman), the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[2] while reaching No. 14 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[3][4] In Canada, the song reached No. 7 on the "RPM 100",[5] No. 15 on RPM's adult contemporary chart,[6] and No. 16 on Toronto's CHUM 30 chart.[7] The song earned Sherman a gold record.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (1969-1970)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	9
US Billboard Easy Listening	14
Canada - RPM 100	7
Canada - RPM Adult	15
Canada – CHUM 30	16

References

1. Murrells, Joseph. (1978). The Book of Golden Discs, Barrie & Jenkins, p. 394.
2. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
3. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
4. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, December 20, 1969. p. 62. Accessed July 13, 2016.
5. "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 12, No. 23, Jan 24, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
6. "Adult", RPM, Volume 12, No. 24, January 31, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
7. "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-13. Chart No. 674, December 27, 1969. CHUM.
8. Leszczak, Bob. (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.