| Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Stylistics |
| Album: | Thank You Baby |
| B-Side: | I'd Rather Be Hurt by You (Than Be Loved by Somebody Else) |
| Released: | July |
| Genre: | R&B, soul, disco |
| Length: | 3:13 |
| Label: | Avco |
| Prev Title: | Sing Baby Sing |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Na-Na Is the Saddest Word |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" is a 1975 single by the Stylistics. It reached number one for three weeks in the UK in August 1975.[1]
After splitting from record producer Thom Bell in 1974, songwriters/producers Hugo & Luigi and George David Weiss took over, with arrangements by Van McCoy. Although the split with Bell negatively affected the group in the US, the Stylistics continued to be popular in the UK and this was their first and only UK number one single. The track reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 18 on the corresponding US R&B chart.[2]
| scope=col | Chart (1975–1976) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 36 | |
| scope=row | Japan (Oricon)[4] | 20 | |
| scope=row | Japan (Oricon Western Music chart)[5] | 1 | |
| scope=row | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] [7] | 2 | |
| scope=row | US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 51 | |
| scope=row | US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 34 | |
| scope=row | US Billboard R&B | 18 | |
| scope=row | US Billboard Dance Club Songs[9] | 13 | |
| scope=row | US Cash Box Top 100 | 54 | |
| scope=col | Chart (1975) | scope=col | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | UK Singles (British Market Research Bureau)[10] | align:center | 3 |
| scope=row | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 18 | |
| scope=row | Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 22 |
| Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Thomas Anders |
| Album: | Whispers |
| B-Side: | Más que amor (Can't Give You Anything But My Love) |
| Recorded: | 1990 |
| Genre: | Europop |
| Label: | East West |
| Producer: | Mike Paxman and Paul Muggleton |
| Prev Title: | The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | True Love |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
The cover version by Thomas Anders was the second single off his second album, Whispers. The single included versions in both English and Spanish ("Más que amor").
The single stayed five weeks on the German charts, from October 14 to November 24, 1991, peaking at number 73.
In 1996, Irish boy band OTT released their version as a single that reached No. 10 in Ireland.[15]