Together We Are Beautiful
1980 single by Fern Kinney
"Together We Are Beautiful" | |
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Single by Fern Kinney | |
B-side | "Baby, Let Me Kiss You" |
Released | 1980 |
Label | WEA |
Songwriter(s) | Ken Leray |
Producer(s) |
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"Together We Are Beautiful" is a popular song by Fern Kinney. Written by Ken Leray and produced by Carson Whitsett, Wolf Stephenson and Tommy Couch, "Together We Are Beautiful" was originally recorded by Ken Leray in 1977, while a 1979 version by Steve Allan peaked at number 67 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Kinney's version was originally a B-side to "Baby, Let Me Kiss You", but the song was flipped after DJs picked up on it. The song made number one on the UK Singles Chart for one week in March 1980.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 20 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 13 |
Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 2 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 23 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 24 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 28 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] | 5 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1980) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 95 |
Other cover versions
- Brotherhood of Man covered the song on their album Brotherhood of Man Sing 20 Number One Hits, released in November 1980.[citation needed]
- Martine McCutcheon covered the song on her album Wishing.[citation needed]
Use in other media
The song was used in a 2013 EDF Energy advert.[11][importance?]
References
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 75 21 Jan 1979". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Together We Are Beautiful". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Fern Kinney" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ "TV Ad Music". Tvadmusic.co.uk. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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