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| type = single | artist = [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] |
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[ |
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| writer =
| Writer = Alan Bernstein, [[Ritchie Adams]]▼
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| Last single = "This Is What You Mean to Me"<br />(1975)▼
| producer = [[Joel Diamond]], [[Charles Calello|Charlie Calello]]
| Next single = "I Believe in Miracles"<br />(1977)▼
| prev_year = 1975
| next_year = 1977
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"'''After the Lovin''''" is a [[single (music)|single]] performed by [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], produced by [[Joel Diamond]] and [[Charles Calello|Charlie Calello]], and composed by [[Ritchie Adams]] with lyrics by [[Alan Bernstein (lyricist)|Alan Bernstein]]. The single was a U.S. top-ten hit in late 1976/early 1977, reaching number eight on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number five on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://
In New Zealand, the song spent
The song failed, however, to chart in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]], despite Humperdinck's earlier successes.
Engelbert's album ''[[After the Lovin' (album)|After the Lovin']]'', on which the single appeared, was nominated for a [[Grammy]] in the category Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=Engelbert Humperdinck |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/engelbert-humperdinck/13181 |website=Grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |accessdate=August 20, 2020 |language=en |date=19 May 2020}}</ref>
==Chart performance==
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!align="left"|Chart (
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
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|[[ARIA Charts|Australia]]
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|U.S. ''[[Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>
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! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
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|Australia
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|Canada ''RPM'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5502a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5502a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5502a |title=Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada |website=Bac-lac.gc.ca |date= 17 July 2013|accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|80
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|New Zealand
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary
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==Cover versions==
[[Barbara Mandrell]] covered "After the Lovin'" on her 1977 LP, ''[[Lovers, Friends and Strangers]]''. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbara Mandrell |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/barbara-mandrell/15274 |website=Grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |accessdate=August 20, 2020 |language=en |date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
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==Bibliography==
*''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 9th Edition, 2010 : Billboard; {{ISBN
==References==
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==External links==
* {{YouTube|sCiZppNHdLY|Engelbert Humperdinck - After the Lovin'}}
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[[Category:1976 singles]]
[[Category:1977 singles]]
[[Category:Engelbert Humperdinck songs]]
[[Category:1976 songs]]
[[Category:Epic Records singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ritchie Adams]]
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