For the Love of Him
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"For the Love of Him" is the title track from the 1970 album by Bobbi Martin
. The single was her most successful release on both the pop and easy listening charts in the United States. "For the Love of Him" went to number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100
and reached the top of the Easy Listening chart for two weeks in May 1970.
Bobbi Martin
Bobbi Martin was an American country and pop music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She grew up and began her singing career in Baltimore, working her way up from local venues onto the national nightclub circuit. She died at the age of 56 at the Brighton Wood Knoll medical facility in Baltimore...
. The single was her most successful release on both the pop and easy listening charts in the United States. "For the Love of Him" went to number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and reached the top of the Easy Listening chart for two weeks in May 1970.
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- 1971: Shirley BasseyShirley BasseyDame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
, the b-side to "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" Love Story" is a popular song published in 1970, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1970 film Love Story. The lyrics were added after the theme music became popular.-Covers:The song has been covered many times...
" and later included on the CD re-release of her album Something ElseSomething Else (Shirley Bassey album)Something Else is a 1971 album by Shirley Bassey.Following-up her comeback album Something, this proved to be almost as big when it too made the UK top 10, peaking at No.7...
. - 1990: Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
, included on her 2001 early demos compilation album The Complete Limelight SessionsThe Complete Limelight Sessions-Charts:...
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