Fallin' in Love (album)
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Fallin' in Love was the third studio album of the band Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
and their first for Playboy Records
where they signed to a year before (additionally, it took them a year to secure another record deal after they were dropped from Dunhill Records
). The band's vocalist and guitarist, Dan Hamilton, wrote the majority of the material for this album (some of which he co-wrote with his wife, Ann). Drummer Alan Dennison also contributed his songwriting abilities for this album with "Barroom Blues" and "Love Is" (the latter of which he co-wrote with the Hamiltons). The only cover on this album is Ellas McDaniel's composition of "Who Do You Love."
Three singles were lifted from this album: the title track
(which was not just the only #1 Pop hit for the band themselves but also the only #1 Pop hit for the Playboy label), "Winners and Losers," and "Everyday Without You."
Both this album and their next Playboy album Love & Conversation were released together in October of 2005 as The Playboy Years.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds was a 1970s AM soft rock trio from Los Angeles. The original members were Dan Hamilton , Joe Frank Carollo , and Tommy Reynolds , all of whom had previously played in The T-Bones, a 1960s band noted for the instrumental hit "No Matter What Shape ".The group first hit...
and their first for Playboy Records
Playboy Records
Playboy Records was a record label in Los Angeles, California, and a unit of Playboy Enterprises. Artists recording for the label included Barbi Benton, Blue Ash, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, Brenda Patterson, Jeanne French , Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Ivory, Wynn Stewart, Mickey Gilley...
where they signed to a year before (additionally, it took them a year to secure another record deal after they were dropped from Dunhill Records
Dunhill Records
Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions, originally for the purpose of releasing Johnny Rivers recordings on Imperial Records. It became a record label in 1965 and was distributed by ABC Records...
). The band's vocalist and guitarist, Dan Hamilton, wrote the majority of the material for this album (some of which he co-wrote with his wife, Ann). Drummer Alan Dennison also contributed his songwriting abilities for this album with "Barroom Blues" and "Love Is" (the latter of which he co-wrote with the Hamiltons). The only cover on this album is Ellas McDaniel's composition of "Who Do You Love."
Three singles were lifted from this album: the title track
Fallin' in Love (1975 song)
"Fallin' In Love" is an American pop music song recorded and released by the trio of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. The song was written by band member Dan Hamilton. Released in the summer of 1975, the song became the group's second Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S...
(which was not just the only #1 Pop hit for the band themselves but also the only #1 Pop hit for the Playboy label), "Winners and Losers," and "Everyday Without You."
Both this album and their next Playboy album Love & Conversation were released together in October of 2005 as The Playboy Years.
Side 1
- Winners and Losers - (Dan Hamilton, Ann Hamilton) - 3:11
- Everyday Without You - (Dan Hamilton) - 3:05
- Only Love (Will Break Your Heart) - (Dan Hamilton) - 3:48
- What Kind of Love Is This - (Dan Hamilton) - 3:40
- Fallin' in Love - (Dan Hamilton, Ann Hamilton) - 3:03
Side 2
- Badman - (Dan Hamilton) - 3:33
- Who Do You Love - (Ellas McDaniel) - 2:54
- Barroom Blues - (Alan Dennison) - 4:12
- So Good at Lovin' You - (Dan Hamilton) - 2:57
- Love Is - (Dan Hamilton, Ann Hamilton, Alan Dennison) - 4:37
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Billboard 200 | 82 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Fallin' in Love" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1975 | "Fallin' in Love" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1975 | "Fallin' in Love" | R&B Singles | 24 |
| 1975 | "Fallin' in Love" | UK Singles Chart | 33 |
| 1976 | "Winners and Losers" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| 1976 | "Winners and Losers" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| 1976 | "Everyday Without You" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 7 |