Peak
1
Weeks
19
Score
3,540
Chart Year
1976
According to Howard Bellamy, who is half of the Bellamy Brothers duo, it pays to be in the right place at the right time. This song is a prime example of that, and went on to become their biggest-selling single. Bellamy told us: "Around '74, we moved from Florida to L.A. to kind of pursue a career. We're from here in Central Florida in a little community called Darby - there is not much of a music scene here, to say the least. So we moved out there and met a lot of guys and met Neil Diamond's band, became good friends with his band. And one day Neil's drummer came over to our house and brought the demo of 'Let Your Love Flow,' and said, 'Hey, this sounds like something you guys would do.' So we went off to record that, and the rest is kind of history. It became not only the largest song of that year, it's become somewhere in the area of one of the largest songs ever, as far as being played. And it's become a standard, basically. I wish another one of those would come along." Larry Williams, who was one of Neil Diamond's roadies, wrote this song. Neil Diamond, however, turned it down. Says Bellamy: "Well, it really wasn't in Neil Diamond's vein. I would say the guy who wrote this song is the wealthiest roadie now that ever was. Actually, Johnny Rivers had passed on the song. It had been pitched to a few people. It was recorded once by a guy named Gene Cotton; he recorded a kind of unusual version. 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 song was re-recorded with Hal Ketchum and Lisa Brokup for the Bellamy Brothers 2006 Angels and Outlaws album. (Read more in our Howard Bellamy interview.) This returned to the UK Top 50 in 2008 after being utilized in a Barclaycard television advert.
There's a reason for the sunshine sky And there's a reason why I'm feelin' so high Must be the season when those love lights shine All around us So let that feeling grab you deep inside Send you reeling where your love can't hide And then go stealing through the moonlit nights With your lover Just let your love flow like a mountain stream And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams And let your love show and you'll know what I mean It's the season Let your love fly like a bird on a wing Let your love bind you to all living things And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean That's the reason There's a reason for the warm sweet nights And there's a reason for the candlelights Must be the season when those love rites shine All around us So let that wonder take you into space And lay you under its loving embrace Just feel the thunder as it warms your face You can't hold back Just let your love flow like a mountain stream And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams And let your love show and you'll know what I mean It's the season Let your love fly like a bird on a wing Let your love bind you to all living things And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean That's the reason Just let your love flow like a mountain stream And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams And let your love show and you'll know what I mean It's the season
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 31, 1976 | 88 | 38 |
| 2 | Feb 7, 1976 | 78 | 48 |
| 3 | Feb 14, 1976 | 68 | 58 |
| 4 | Feb 21, 1976 | 58 | 68 |
| 5 | Feb 28, 1976 | 47 | 79 |
| 6 | Mar 6, 1976 | 38 | 88 |
| 7 | Mar 13, 1976 | 28 | 98 |
| 8 | Mar 20, 1976 | 17 | 109 |
| 9 | Mar 27, 1976 | 8 | 118 |
| 10 | Apr 3, 1976 | 4 | 122 |
| 11 | Apr 10, 1976 | 4 | 122 |
| 12 | Apr 17, 1976 | 2 | 124 |
| 13 | Apr 24, 1976 | 2 | 124 |
| 14 | May 1, 1976 | 1 | 125 |
| 15 | May 8, 1976 | 9 | 117 |
| 16 | May 15, 1976 | 17 | 109 |
| 17 | May 22, 1976 | 23 | 103 |
| 18 | May 29, 1976 | 48 | 78 |
| 19 | Jun 5, 1976 | 62 | 64 |