Peak
1
Weeks
18
Score
3,301
Chart Year
1974
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge brought Billy Swan a little RMI organ as a wedding present. Billy was fiddling around with it when the chorus "I can help" appeared, and within a few minutes he had written the lyrics. Swan often took his medium-sized dog to his recording sessions. While Swan was recording "I Can Help," the dog became playful and started tugging at Swan's pant leg. He finished the take - and earned the applause from the band mates that is heard at the end of the released song. Swan wrote Clyde McPhatter's 1962 hit "Lover Please." He went on to write some popular country songs, but this was his only hit as an artist. >>
If you've got a problem, I don't care what it is If you need a hand, I can assure you this I can help, I've got two strong arms, I can help It would sure do me good to do you good Let me help It's a fact that people get lonely, ain't nothing new But a woman like you, baby, should never have the blues Let me help, I've got two for me, let me help It would sure do me good to do you good Let me help When I go to sleep at night, you're always a part of my dream Holding me tight and telling me everything I want to hear Don't forget me, baby, all you gotta do is call You know how I feel about you, if I can do anything at all Let me help, if your child needs a daddy, I can help It would sure do me good to do you good, let me help When I go to sleep at night, you're always a part of my dream Holding me tight and telling me everything I wanna hear Don't forget me, baby, all you gotta do is call You know how I feel about you, if I can do anything at all Let me help, if your child needs a daddy, I can help It would sure do me good to do you good, let me help
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 28, 1974 | 90 | 36 |
| 2 | Oct 5, 1974 | 80 | 46 |
| 3 | Oct 12, 1974 | 69 | 57 |
| 4 | Oct 19, 1974 | 52 | 74 |
| 5 | Oct 26, 1974 | 36 | 90 |
| 6 | Nov 2, 1974 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Nov 9, 1974 | 15 | 111 |
| 8 | Nov 16, 1974 | 6 | 120 |
| 9 | Nov 23, 1974 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Nov 30, 1974 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Dec 7, 1974 | 2 | 124 |
| 12 | Dec 14, 1974 | 3 | 123 |
| 13 | Dec 21, 1974 | 9 | 117 |
| 14 | Dec 28, 1974 | 21 | 105 |
| 15 | Jan 4, 1975 | 31 | 95 |
| 16 | Jan 11, 1975 | 40 | 86 |
| 17 | Jan 18, 1975 | 61 | 65 |
| 18 | Jan 25, 1975 | 84 | 42 |