Starting All Over Again (Mel & Tim song)
| "Starting All Over Again" | ||||
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| Single by Mel & Tim | ||||
| from the album Starting All Over Again | ||||
| B-side | "It Hurts to Want It So Bad" | |||
| Released | July 1972 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:49 (single version) 4:07 (album version) | |||
| Label | Stax Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phillip Mitchell | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins | |||
| Mel & Tim singles chronology | ||||
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"Starting All Over Again" is a 1972 song by the cousin duo Mel & Tim. It is the title track of their second LP. It was their second and final top 40 hit in the U.S. and Canada. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending five months on the American charts. On the R&B chart, the song peaked at number 4.
The cousins performed "Starting All Over Again" on Soul Train on March 17, 1973. They appeared on the show along with Al Green.[1]
Chart history
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]- Mel and Tim
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Top Singles[2] | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B | 4 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 18 |
Hall & Oates version
[edit]"Starting All Over Again" was covered by American duo Hall & Oates in 1990 on the album Change of Season. Released as a single in 1991, their version reached number 11 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart[2] and number 10 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart during summer of that year.
Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Other versions
[edit]- David Lindley, in 1985.
- Bobby Bland, in 1992.
- Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole, on the final album before his death, N Dis Life, released in 1996.
- "Starting All Over Again" was the title track of Paul Jones' 2009 album and it featured Eric Clapton on guitar.
References
[edit]- ^ ""Soul Train" al Green/Mel & Tim (TV Episode 1973) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-12-02. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1991-07-27. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 29, 1991" (PDF).
External links
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