Life Is a Song Worth Singing (song)

"Life Is a Song Worth Singing"
Single by Johnny Mathis
from the album I'm Coming Home
B-side"I Just Wanted to be Me"
Released1973
GenreEasy listening
Length4:30
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Thom Bell and Linda Creed
Producer(s)Thom Bell
Johnny Mathis singles chronology
""I'm Coming Home”"
(1973) 		"Life Is a Song Worth Singing"
(1973) 		"“Sweet Child”"
(1974)

"Life Is a Song Worth Singing" is a song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. It was notably recorded by American Johnny Mathis on his 1973 album, I'm Coming Home, released by Columbia Records. The song was released as the second single from the album, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song has also been recorded by the Sandpipers (1976), and is the title track of Teddy Pendergrass' second studio album released in 1978.

Chart performance

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada (RPM) Top Singles [1] 61
Canada (RPM) Top AC [2] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 54
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 8

References

  1. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 23, 1974 - chart date 16/3 is a typo" (PDF).
  2. ^ "RPM Top 50 AC Singles - March 16, 1974" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Johnny Mathis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Johnny Mathis Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.


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