Love (Can Make You Happy)
{{Infobox song
| name = Love (Can Make You Happy)
| cover = Love_(Can_Make_You_Happy)_-_Mercy.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mercy
| album =
Love (Can Make You Happy) (Sundi)
Love Can Make You Happy (Warner Bros.)
| B-side = Fire Ball
| released = March 1969
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Sunshine pop{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000822851
|title=Various Artists - Chartbusters USA: Sunshine Pop (2009) Review |last= Deming|first= Mark |access-date= May 22, 2024}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=11}}
| label = Sundi 6811 (Original)
Warner Bros. 7291 (Re-recording)
| writer = Jack Sigler, Jr.
| producer = Mike Apsey, Ron Resler (Sundi)
Brad Shapiro, Steve Alaimo (Warner Bros.)
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Forever
| next_year = 1969
}}
"Love (Can Make You Happy)" is a song written by Jack Sigler, Jr. and performed by Mercy. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, where "Get Back" by The Beatles kept it from the #1 spot.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1969-05-31|title=The Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard }}
On other US charts, the song also peaked at #2 on Billboard{{'}}s Easy Listening chart in 1969.[http://www.billboard.com/artist/310560/mercy/chart Mercy - Chart History - The Hot 100], Billboard.com. Accessed June 9, 2016[http://www.billboard.com/artist/310560/mercy/chart?f=341 Mercy - Chart History - Adult Contemporary], Billboard.com. Accessed June 9, 2016. Outside the US, the song also reached #2 on Canada's RPM 100,"[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4621& RPM 100]", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 13. p. 19. May 26, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016. and #1 on RPM{{'}}s Adult Contemporary chart."[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=9721& Young Adult]", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 15. June 9, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
The song was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969.{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1969.php |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1969 |accessdate=May 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503182602/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1969.php |archivedate=May 3, 2015 }}
History
The song was originally released on Sundi Records, but as the single climbed up the charts, the group's lead singer, Sigler, faced being drafted. Sundi Records quickly released the album Love (Can Make You Happy) that included the song plus other cover songs that were not recorded by any of the original group. Sigler, who ended up not being drafted, signed the group to Warner Bros. Records where they recorded a sound-a-like version of the single and released the album, Love Can Make You Happy. Since Sigler never signed with Sundi, the record label was sued and the original album was banned from distribution.[http://www.dustbury.com/music/mercy.html "Love (Can Make You Happy)" song history] Retrieved May 7, 2015
The Sundi recording was produced by Mike Apsey and Ron Resler[http://www.45cat.com/record/6811us Mercy, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" US Sundi single release] Retrieved May 7, 2015 and the Warner Bros. recording produced by Brad Shapiro and Steve Alaimo.[http://www.45cat.com/record/7291 Mercy, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" US Warner Bros. single release] Retrieved May 7, 2015
Chart history
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| Chart (1969)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank |
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| Canada RPM Top Singles {{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6104&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6104.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6104|title=RPM Top Singles of 1969|accessdate=24 December 2017|publisher=RPM|website=Library and Archives Canada|date=17 July 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|43 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening
| style="text-align:center;"|16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 {{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1969.php |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1969 |accessdate=May 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503182602/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1969.php |archivedate=May 3, 2015 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|42 |
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Other versions
- Boris Gardiner released a version of the song as a single in Jamaica in 1969.[http://www.45cat.com/record/nc593886jm Boris Gardiner, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" single release] Retrieved May 7, 2015
- James Marvell released a version of the song as a single in 1981 that reached #90 on the country chart.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Love+%28Can+Make+You+Happy%29+by+James+Marvell&id=112187 James Marvell, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" chart position] Retrieved May 7, 2015
- The song was sampled by indie pop band Belle and Sebastian for their song "(My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique".
In media
- The original version of the song was featured in the 1969 film, Fireball Jungle.
- A portion of the song is on his truck's radio as Denzel Washington's character, Joe Deacon "Deke", in the 2021 film The Little Thingshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt10016180/soundtrack/?ref_=tt_ov_at_dyk_snd while he is on the hunt for a serial killer's vehicle.
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Category:Warner Records singles