Little Arrows Explained
| Little Arrows |
| Cover: | Little_Arrows_-_Leapy_Lee.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Leapy Lee |
| Album: | Little Arrows |
| B-Side: | Time Will Tell |
| Released: | October 1968 |
| Genre: | Country, pop |
| Label: | MCA (UK)
Decca (USA/Canada) |
| Prev Title: | King of the Whole Wide World |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | Here Comes the Rain |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
"Little Arrows" is a single by English artist Leapy Lee. Released in 1968, it was the first single from his album Little Arrows. Written by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood.
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 2 in his homeland, number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2] as well as the top 20 on the Hot 100.
| Chart (1968) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 8 |
| Rhodesia (Lyons Maid Hits Of The Week) | 1 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[3] | 2 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] | 38 | |
Cover versions
- "Little Arrows" was covered by Irish showband Brendan O'Brien & the Dixies; it reached No. 1 in Ireland in 1968.[6] [7]
- The song was covered by Jimmy Osmond in 1975 as the first single and title track of his album Little Arrows.
- It was covered in Spain by singer Karina titled "Las Flechas del Amor", arranged by Waldo de los Ríos. This version hit the top of the Spanish charts for 6 weeks on March 29, 1969.
- In Sweden, the version "Amors pilar" was recorded by Ewa Roos and topped the Swedish singles chart Svensktoppen for 2 weeks in February, 1969. The Swedish lyrics were written by Stikkan Anderson, later manager of ABBA.
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=leapy-lee-p25272/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Leapy Lee singles ]. . 30 March 2011.
- Web site: RPM Country Singles for December 16, 1968 . . 30 March 2011.
- Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. 5 September 2018.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 487.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 136.
- News: Dixies singer was iconic figure of showband era. The Irish Times.
- Web site: Tom Dunne: An era in Irish music when a 'British Invasion' was welcome. Tom. Dunne. March 11, 2022. Irish Examiner.
