"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"
Single by Bill Withers
from the album +'Justments
B-side"Make a Smile for Me"
ReleasedApril 1974
GenreSoul, funk
LabelSussex Records
Songwriter(s)Bill Withers
Bill Withers singles chronology
"Friend of Mine"
(1973)
"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"
(1974)
"Heartbreak Road"
(1974)

"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" is a song, composed and originally recorded by Bill Withers, which was included on his 1974 album +'Justments. Released as a single, it reached No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and No. 10 R&B.[2] The song reached the Top 40 in Canada.[3]

Chart history

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 39
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 50
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] 43

Other versions

Diana Ross covered "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" on her 1977 LP Baby It's Me.

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-06-15. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-06-15. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 8, 1974

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