# January February > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/January_February > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/January_February.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_February > Source revision: 1337323897 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "January February" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1980 single by Barbara Dickson "January February" Single by Barbara Dickson from the album The Barbara Dickson Album B-side "Island in the Snow" Released 7 March 1980[1] Recorded 1979 Genre Pop Length 3:35 Label Epic Records Songwriter Alan Tarney Producer Alan Tarney Barbara Dickson singles chronology "Caravan Song" (1979) "January February" (1980) "In the Night" (1980) "**January February**" is a song recorded by Scottish singer [Barbara Dickson](/source/Barbara_Dickson). It was released on 7 March 1980 by [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records), and peaked at No. 11 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) for the week ending 12 April 1980, spending 10 weeks on the chart.[2] It also made the Top 20 in the German and South African charts and 64 in Australia.[3] The song signalled a new direction in her career, moving into the mainstream pop genre.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It was written and produced by [Alan Tarney](/source/Alan_Tarney) who had recently resurrected [Cliff Richard](/source/Cliff_Richard)'s career with his 1979 no.1 hit "[We Don't Talk Anymore](/source/We_Don't_Talk_Anymore_(Cliff_Richard_song))". [Isaac Guillory](/source/Isaac_Guillory) played guitar on the song; he also appeared in the music video and helped promote the song on TV. The single was originally planned to be released on 25 January 1980, but held back when her previous single ("Caravan Song") began to rise in the charts.[4] [Mary Roos](/source/Mary_Roos) recorded a German version of the single entitled "Wenn Ich Dich Nicht Halten Kann" ("If I Cannot Hold You"). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** The New Singles' No. 814 1. **[^](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_2-0)** Roberts, David (2006). *[British Hit Singles & Albums](/source/British_Hit_Singles_%26_Albums)* (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 154–155. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904994-10-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-aus_3-0)** [Kent, David](/source/David_Kent_(historian)) (1993). *Australian Chart Book 1970–1992* (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 90. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-646-11917-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-646-11917-6). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** The New Singles' No. 808 v t e Barbara Dickson Studio albums Do Right Woman From the Beggar's Mantle...Fringed with Gold The Barbara Dickson Album You Know It's Me All for a Song Gold Full Circle Singles "Here Comes the Sun" "Blue Skies" "Answer Me" "People Get Ready" "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" "January February" "Stop in the Name of Love" "I Know Him So Well" (with Elaine Paige) "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" "All I Ask of You" (with José Carreras) "You're the Voice" "Tears of Rage" "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" "Blowin' in the Wind" "Love Hurts" "I Will" Musicals John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert Evita Blood Brothers Chess Spend Spend Spend Fame Related articles Discography Evita (soundtrack) Scouse the Mouse This 1980s pop song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1980s-pop-song-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1980s-pop-song-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1980s-pop-song-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [January February](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_February) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_February?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.