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For the song by Melba Moore, see A Little Bit More (Melba Moore song). For the song by Kym Sims, see A Little Bit More (Kym Sims song).

"A Little Bit More"
side-A label by Capitol Records
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album A Little Bit More
B-side"A Couple More Years"
ReleasedJune 1976
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length3:14 (album version)
2:56 (single edit)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bobby Gosh
Producer(s)Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"Only Sixteen"
(1975) 		"A Little Bit More"
(1976) 		"If Not You"
(1976)

"A Little Bit More" is a song written and performed by American musician Bobby Gosh, released on his 1973 album Sitting in the Quiet.[2] American rock band Dr. Hook recorded the first hit version which was released as a single in 1976. It charted at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number nine on the Cash Box Top 100.[3] It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in July 1976 for five consecutive weeks, being held from the top spot by Elton John and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". It was Dr. Hook's joint second-best UK chart placing, matching "Sylvia's Mother" and surpassed only by "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman".

Chart performance

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911 version

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"A Little Bit More"
Single by 911
from the album There It Is
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)[10]
Length3:46
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Bobby Gosh
Producer(s)911
911 singles chronology
"More Than a Woman"
(1998) 		"A Little Bit More"
(1999) 		"Private Number"
(1999)

English boy band 911 recorded their own version of "A Little Bit More" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). It was released on January 11, 1999, in the United Kingdom and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on January 17, 1999, becoming their only number-one single.[11][12] It also reached number seven on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming the band's only single to enter the top 30 in Ireland, and number 46 in New Zealand.[13][14]

Track listings

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UK CD1 and cassette single, Australian CD single[15][16]

  1. "A Little Bit More" (radio mix) – 3:46
  2. "Don't Walk Away" – 4:00
  3. "Nothing Stops the Rain" (French version) – 3:34

UK CD2[17]

  1. "A Little Bit More" (original version) – 3:46
  2. "Baby Come Back to Me" – 4:26
  3. "All I Want Is You" (Spanish version) – 3:50

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other recordings

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The song has also been recorded by:

References

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  1. ^ Kuge, Mara (February 7, 2019). "14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cover versions of A Little Bit More by Bobby Gosh". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Top 100 1976-10-02". Cash Box. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
  5. ^ "Old-Charts". Old-Charts. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
  7. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Year-End Chart 1976 – UK". May 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 629. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  12. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 911". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ a b "911 – A Little Bit More". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ^ A Little Bit More (UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes). 911. Virgin Records. 1999. VSCDT 1719, 7243 8 95488 22.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ A Little Bit More (UK cassette single sleeve). 911. Virgin Records. 1999. VSC 1719, 7243 8 95488 4 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ A Little Bit More (UK CD2 liner notes). 911. Virgin Records. 1999. VSCDX 1719, 7243 8 95489 21.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ "911 ARIA chart history (singles), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  19. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 5. January 30, 1999. p. 27. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. January 22, 2000. p. 27.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – 911 – A Little Bit More". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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