{{Short description|Song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue}} "'''School Love'''" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1299103&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=School Love |website=Repertoire.bmi.com |accessdate=2016-10-27}}</ref> which was recorded by Blue and released as his third single on Bell Records in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Barry-Blue-School-Love/release/1987840 |title=Barry Blue - School Love (Vinyl) at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date= 15 February 1974|accessdate=2016-10-25}}</ref> It reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/school%20love/ |title=school+love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-25}}</ref> No. 3 on the Danish charts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danskehitlister.dk/?song_id=5244 |title=School Love : Barry Blue|website=Danskehitlister.dk |date= |accessdate=2016-10-25}}</ref> (his biggest hit there), No. 9 on the Rhodesian charts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/ps315 |title=Barry Blue - School Love / Hi-Cool Woman - Bell - South Africa - PS 315 |website=45cat.com |date=2013-10-17 |accessdate=2016-11-27}}</ref> No. 17 on the Swedish Tio I Topp chart,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nostalgilistan.se/tio-i-topp/19740518|title=Låtarna från Tio i topp 18 maj 1974|website=NostalgiListan.se|accessdate=11 February 2025}}</ref> No. 24 on the Australian GoSet chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1974/19740824.html|title=Go-Set Australian charts - 24 August 1974|website=Poparchives.com.au|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref> and No. 31 in the Australian Kent Music Report chart,<ref>David Kent (1993) Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. {{ISBN|0-646-11917-6}}</ref> making it Blue's last international hit, although he would go on to have another two UK hit singles later that year. It also reached No. 4 on the Radio Northsea Toppers 20 on 15 March 1974<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitnoteringen.nl/hitlijsten/radio-northsea-toppers-20-1974/|title=Radio Northsea Toppers 20 - 1974|website=Hitnoteringen.nl|accessdate=10 January 2018}}</ref> and No. 5 on the Hessische Rundfunk Hitparade International chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hessencharts.de/hr1-charts/hi/70er/1974-2.htm|title=Hitparade International|website=Hessencharts.de|accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref>
==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Chart (1972/3) ! Peak<br />position |- |Denmark | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- |Rhodesia | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |Sweden | style="text-align:center;"|17 |- |Australia | style="text-align:center;"|24 |- |UK | style="text-align:center;"|11 |- |}
Blue performed the song twice on ''Top of the Pops'', on 7<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7198474/|title=Episode #11.10|date=7 March 1974|accessdate=10 January 2018|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> and 21 March 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7198476/|title=Episode #11.12|date=21 March 1974|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=10 January 2018}}</ref> He also performed the song on the Spanish RTVE television show ''¡Señoras y señores!'' on 19 October 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/senoras-y-senores/senoras-y-senores-19-10-1974/5494917/|title=¡Señoras y señores!: 19/10/1974 | RTVE Play|date=16 April 2023|accessdate=9 May 2023|website=Rtve.es}}</ref> According to the ''NME'', it was one of the top 150 UK singles of 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.old-charts.com/charts70/yearend70/1974yearend_uk.htm|title=Old-Charts|website=Old-charts.com|accessdate=10 January 2018}}</ref> It was also listed as 84th best single of 1974 in Australia according to Sydney 2SM as listed in ''Billboard''.<ref>''Billboard''. February 6, 1975</ref> "School Love" was also listed as the 53rd best single of 1974 on the German "Hessenchart - Hitparade International".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hessencharts.de/hi/70er/1974-j.htm|title=Hitparade International|website=Hessencharts.de|accessdate=Aug 2, 2025}}</ref>
Cover versions of the song was released by vocal group The Hiltonaires on their album ''Made In England 9'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Hiltonaires-Made-In-England-9/release/4986476 |title=The Hiltonaires - Made In England 9 (Vinyl, LP) |website=Discogs.com |year=1974 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> and Brazilian artist Paul Lynsey on the album ''Super Sucessos 74''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Super-Sucessos-74-/release/8184887|title=Various - Super Sucessos 74|website=Discogs|date=2 November 1974 |accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref> It was also released as a single by Italian group Moto Perpetuo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Moto-Perpetuo-School-Love/release/8315446 |title=Moto Perpetuo - School Love (Vinyl) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-25}}</ref> and this was often played on Italian radio,<ref>18 July 1976, Radiocorriere</ref> as well as an album track by another Italian group, La Quinta Faccia, on their self-titled album with Italian lyrics by Ermanno Capelli.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/La-Quinta-Faccia-La-Quinta-Faccia/release/5755142 |title=La Quinta Faccia - La Quinta Faccia (Vinyl, LP) |website=Discogs.com |year=1975 |accessdate=2016-10-25}}</ref> Argentinean rock and roll pioneer, Nicky Jones, also released a Spanish language version "Amor De Estudiante" on the 1974 album "Hot 12".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/18142411-Various-Hot-12|title=Various - Hot 12|accessdate=9 May 2023|website=Discogs.com|year=1974 }}</ref>
More recently, Blue's version was one of the tracks on his compilation CD albums, ''The Singles Collection''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Thompson |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-singles-collection-mw0000333144 |title=The Singles Collection - Barry Blue | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2002-12-03 |accessdate=2016-10-27}}</ref> and ''Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)... Best Of''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Barry-Blue-Dancin-On-A-Saturday-Night-Best-Of/release/10638689|title=Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)... Best Of|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref> It was also included on the 2000 compilation CD ''Jackie Love Songs'', which made No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jackie-love-songs-2010-mw0001970946|title=Jackie: Love Songs [2010] - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=18 August 2018}}</ref> Blue's version of the song was featured in the 2014 film, ''Northern Soul''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837613/|title=Northern Soul|date=17 October 2014|accessdate=22 September 2017|website=IMDb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundtrackmania.net/northern-soul-soundtrack-list.html|title=Northern Soul Soundtrack List - Complete List of Songs|website=Soundtrackmania.net|date=29 September 2015 |accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref> The song is also mentioned in the book, ''The Rough Guide to Cult Pop'' by Paul Simpson.<ref>''The Rough Guide to Cult Pop'' by Paul Simpson, Publisher: Rough Guides, first edition released 2 October 2003, {{ISBN|978-1843532293}}, p. 78</ref>
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Category:1974 songs Category:Songs written by Lynsey de Paul Category:Songs written by Barry Blue