Keep Each Other Warm

"Keep Each Other Warm" is a 1986 single by Bucks Fizz. The song peaked at No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1986.^[1] It was the fifth and final single from their Writing on the Wall album, which was released at the same time. "Keep Each Other Warm" was co-written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield.

The B-side is a song called "Give a Little Love", originally by Albert Hammond and Albert West, which two years later became a top 20 hit by Aswad.^[2]

Reception

Number One magazine stated: "Their best effort yet with the new line-up, but set beside the sheer genius of say 'The Land of Make Believe', it doesn't really cut the cake."^[3] Smash Hits predicted "Bucks Fizz will find themselves back with a very welcome hit."^[4]

Track listings

7"

1. "Keep Each Other Warm" (4.12)
2. "Give a Little Love" (3.30)

12"

1. "Keep Each Other Warm (Long Version)" (5.37)
2. "Give a Little Love (Long Version)" (4.40)

Barry Manilow version

In 1989, "Keep Each Other Warm" was covered by Barry Manilow and released on his self-titled album. Manilow's version was released as a single, reaching No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[5] Cash Box said of Manilow's version, produced by British producer Paul O'Duffy, that "the arrangement of this new toe-tapper is warm, loose and clean at the same time, one of the best things he’s ever done."^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

References

1. ^ "Official Charts Company". 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
2. ^ "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 8 July 2008.
3. ^ Number One magazine Single reviews, November 1986
4. ^ Smash Hits Single reviews, November 1986
5. ^ [ Billboard - Adult Contemporary chart - Barry Manilow]
6. ^ Wednesday, Oscar (8 July 1989). "Pure Pop for Now People". Cash Box. p. 16. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
7. ^ "Playlist Report: Italy". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 31. 5 August 1989. p. 11.