I Can't Help It (Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John song) explained

I Can't Help It
Cover:Andygibbicanthelpit.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John
Album:After Dark
B-Side:Someone I Ain't
Released:March 1980
Recorded:1979
Genre:Soft rock[1]
Length:4:08 (album version)
3:46 (promo version)
Label:RSO
Producer:Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Chronology:Andy Gibb
Prev Title:Desire
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Rest Your Love on Me
Next Year:1980

"I Can't Help It" is a song performed by English musician Andy Gibb and British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was released in March 1980 as the second single from Gibb's third and final studio album After Dark. The song was written by Barry Gibb and produced by the production trio Gibb-Galuten-Richardson, of which Barry Gibb was a founding member.

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 62
Belgium27
Canada (RPM) Top Singles[3] 32
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)3
Spain23
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 12
US Billboard Adult Contemporary8
US Cash Box13
US Radio & Records17
US Record World17

Popular culture

In 1984, Gibb performed this song on the sitcom Punky Brewster in the episode "Play It Again, Punky" where Gibb guest starred as Punky's piano teacher.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review: Higher Than A Mountain: The Songs Of Andy Gibb. Hope. Silverman. 7 May 2021. Cover Me.
  2. Book: Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. David Kent. 0-646-11917-6. 1993. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W..
  3. CAN Charts for Andy Gibb. RPM. 2013-05-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20131113032736/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=lom9g0phiq6oodrasp5rdpf9a7&q1=Andy+Gibb&q2=&interval=20. 13 November 2013. dead.
  4. http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=2352 Andy Gibb, "I Can't Help It" chart positions
  5. Web site: Andy Gibb - I Can't Help It (Punky Brewster 1984) . . 2013-05-23 . 2021-10-01.