Let It Shine (Linda Hargrove song)

"Let It Shine"
Single by Linda Hargrove
from the album Music Is Your Mistress
Released	1973
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Linda Hargrove
Linda Hargrove singles chronology
"Fallen Angel" (1973) "Let It Shine" (1973) "Blue Jean Country Queen" (1974)

"Let It Shine" is a 1973 single written by Nashville songwriter Linda Hargrove.^[1]

Olivia Newton-John's version

"Let It Shine"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Clearly Love
B-side	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Released	December 1975
Genre	Country pop
Length	2:24
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Linda Hargrove
Producer(s)	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Something Better to Do" (1975) "Let It Shine" (1975) "Come on Over" (1976)

In 1975, Olivia Newton-John recorded a version which was released as the second and final single from her sixth studio album, Clearly Love.

In January 1976, the single went to number one on the US Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart and number thirty on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] "Let It Shine" peaked at number five on the US Country chart.^[3] The B-side of "Let It Shine" was a cover of Bobby Scott-Bob Russell classic "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".

Track listing

1. "Let It Shine" - 2:26
2. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - 3:54

Charts

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [4]	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	17
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	12
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [5]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	30
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	5
U.S. Cash Box Top Singles [6]	28

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

References

1. "Linda Hargrove". Rocky-52.net. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
4. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
5. "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1976-01-24. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
6. "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1976-01-17. Retrieved 2023-05-23.