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The Bellamy Brothers Started Their Musical Career At The End Of The 1960s. In 1968 They Had Their First Official Gig Playing A Free Show With Their Father At The Rattlesnake Roundup In San Antonio Florida USA. They Kept Playing Throughout The South Often With Already Recognized Musicians Such As Percy Sledge Eddie Floyd And Others. A Couple Of Months Later The Brothers Moved Up North Discovering The Potentials Of Rock/country Music In Atlanta Georgia. During The Long Road Gigs David Bellamy Discovered That He Had A Talent For Songwriting. It Was His Lyrics That Eventually Made It Possible For The Duo To Become An International Act. This Breakout Came Eventually In Form Of The Hit "Spiders And Snakes " Which Sold More Than Three Million Units And Brought The Bellamy Brothers To L.A. Music Scene. The Duo Was Very Well-Known At The Time However They Were Not Yet Famous Internationally. That All Changed With The Crossover Single "Let Your Love Flow" In 1976 The Song Becoming Instant Smash Worldwide. It Remained On Charts Long Enough To Build An Appreciable International Fan Base Which Exists To This Date. For Example In Germany The Song Stayed A Number One Hit For Two Months. Their Music Gradually Became More And More Country-Like. By The Late '70s Another Hit Followed "If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me ". Just Like "Let Your Love Flow" Put Them On Pop Charts A Few Years Earlier This Song Did Just The Same With The Country Charts. During The Early To Mid 1980s The Bellamy Brothers Were Among The Most Dominant Duos In Country Music. In That Span They Scored Eight No. 1 Singles On The Billboard Magazine Country Singles Chart Including "Sugar Daddy" And "Dancin' Cowboys" 1980 "Do You Love As Good As You Look" 1981 "For All The Wrong Reasons" And "Redneck Girl" 1982 "When I'm Away From You" 1983 "I Need More Of You" 1985 And "Kids Of The Baby Boom" 1987 . They Also Shared A No. 1 Duet With The Forester Sisters With 1986's "Too Much Is Not Enough." Other Important Hits In The Bellamys' Discography Were "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie" 1979 "Lovers Live Longer" 1980 "You're My Favorite Star" 1981 "Reggae Cowboy" 1982 "Strong Weakness" And "I Love Her Mind" 1983 "Forget About Me" And "World's Greatest Lover" 1984 "Old Hippie" And "Lie To You For Your Love" 1985 "Feelin' The Feelin'" 1986 "Crazy From The Heart" 1987 "Santa Fe" And "Rebels Without A Clue" 1988 "Big Love" And "You'll Never Be Sorry" 1989 "I Could Be Persuaded" 1990 And "Cowboy Beat" 1992 . The Bellamy Brothers Hold The Record In Both The Academy Of Country Music ACM And Country Music Association Awards CMA For Most Duo Nominations. Throughout Their Career They Have Released At Least Two Dozen Hit Songs Outside The U.S. That Were Never Released In The United States.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Let Your Love Flow
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"Let Your Love Flow" Is The Title Of A Pop Song Written By Larry E. Williams A Former Roadie For Neil Diamond And Made Popular By The American Country Music Duo The Bellamy Brothers. It Was Offered To Neil Diamond First But He Turned It Down. Howard Bellamy Told Songfacts "Well It Really Wasn't In Neil Diamond's Vein." He Added "But When We Heard It We Had An Idea Of How We Wanted To Record It Because It Kind Of Fit Our Style Acoustic Bass With A Groove And I Think That Has A Lot To Do With It. You've Got To Really Match Songs With Artists And I Think It Was The Perfect Song For Us A Great Match." This Record Was A Crossover Hit In The United States Reaching Number One On The 1976 Billboard Hot 100 Charts #2 On Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks And #21 On Hot Country Singles. It Was Also An International Hit Landing On The Charts In Great Britain Scandinavia And Germany Where The Bellamy Brothers' Record Spent Five Weeks At #1 Followed By "Ein Bett Im Kornfeld" A German Language Adaptation Of The Song Recorded By Jürgen Drews Which Spent The Next Six Weeks At #1. In 2008 The Song Was Used In An Advert In The United Kingdom For Barclaycard. Subsequently The Song Re-Entered The UK Singles Chart And Peaked At #21.
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The Bellamy Brothers Started Their Musical Career At The End Of The 1960s. In 1968 They Had Their First Official Gig Playing A Free Show With Their Father At The Rattlesnake Roundup In San Antonio Florida USA. They Kept Playing Throughout The South Often With Already Recognized Musicians Such As Percy Sledge Eddie Floyd And Others. A Couple Of Months Later The Brothers Moved Up North Discovering The Potentials Of Rock/country Music In Atlanta Georgia. During The Long Road Gigs David Bellamy Discovered That He Had A Talent For Songwriting. It Was His Lyrics That Eventually Made It Possible For The Duo To Become An International Act. This Breakout Came Eventually In Form Of The Hit "Spiders And Snakes " Which Sold More Than Three Million Units And Brought The Bellamy Brothers To L.A. Music Scene. The Duo Was Very Well-Known At The Time However They Were Not Yet Famous Internationally. That All Changed With The Crossover Single "Let Your Love Flow" In 1976 The Song Becoming Instant Smash Worldwide. It Remained On Charts Long Enough To Build An Appreciable International Fan Base Which Exists To This Date. For Example In Germany The Song Stayed A Number One Hit For Two Months. Their Music Gradually Became More And More Country-Like. By The Late '70s Another Hit Followed "If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me ". Just Like "Let Your Love Flow" Put Them On Pop Charts A Few Years Earlier This Song Did Just The Same With The Country Charts. During The Early To Mid 1980s The Bellamy Brothers Were Among The Most Dominant Duos In Country Music. In That Span They Scored Eight No. 1 Singles On The Billboard Magazine Country Singles Chart Including "Sugar Daddy" And "Dancin' Cowboys" 1980 "Do You Love As Good As You Look" 1981 "For All The Wrong Reasons" And "Redneck Girl" 1982 "When I'm Away From You" 1983 "I Need More Of You" 1985 And "Kids Of The Baby Boom" 1987 . They Also Shared A No. 1 Duet With The Forester Sisters With 1986's "Too Much Is Not Enough." Other Important Hits In The Bellamys' Discography Were "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie" 1979 "Lovers Live Longer" 1980 "You're My Favorite Star" 1981 "Reggae Cowboy" 1982 "Strong Weakness" And "I Love Her Mind" 1983 "Forget About Me" And "World's Greatest Lover" 1984 "Old Hippie" And "Lie To You For Your Love" 1985 "Feelin' The Feelin'" 1986 "Crazy From The Heart" 1987 "Santa Fe" And "Rebels Without A Clue" 1988 "Big Love" And "You'll Never Be Sorry" 1989 "I Could Be Persuaded" 1990 And "Cowboy Beat" 1992 . The Bellamy Brothers Hold The Record In Both The Academy Of Country Music ACM And Country Music Association Awards CMA For Most Duo Nominations. Throughout Their Career They Have Released At Least Two Dozen Hit Songs Outside The U.S. That Were Never Released In The United States.
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"Let Your Love Flow" is the title of a pop song written by Larry E. Williams, a former roadie for Neil Diamond, and made popular by the American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was offered to Neil Diamond first, but he turned it down. Howard Bellamy told Songfacts: "Well, it really wasn't in Neil Diamond's vein." He added: "But when we heard it we had an idea of how we wanted to record it because it kind of fit our style, acoustic bass with a groove, and I think that has a lot to do with it. You've got to really match songs with artists, and I think it was the perfect song for us, a great match." This record was a crossover hit in the United States, reaching Number One on the 1976 Billboard Hot 100 charts, #2 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and #21 on Hot Country Singles. It was also an international hit, landing on the charts in Great Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, where the Bellamy Brothers' record spent five weeks at #1 followed by "Ein Bett im Kornfeld", a German language adaptation of the song recorded by Jürgen Drews, which spent the next six weeks at #1. In 2008 the song was used in an advert in the United Kingdom for Barclaycard. Subsequently, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #21. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.