| "Sam" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sam_by_olivia_newton-john_Australian_single_side-A.png) Side A of the Australian single | ||||
| Single by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| from the album Don't Stop Believin' | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Bet You a Kangaroo" | |||
| Released | January 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Black, Hank Marvin, John Farrar | |||
| Producer(s) | John Farrar | |||
| Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Mirror |   [1] |
"Sam" is a song performed by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was written by Don Black, Hank Marvin and John Farrar.[2][3]
"Sam" was released in January 1977 as the third and final single from the Newton-John's eighth studio album, Don't Stop Believin' and peaked in the U.S. at number one on the Easy Listening chart and number twenty on the Hot 100.[4] It reached number six in the UK Singles Chart.
- ^ Evans, Evans (21 May 1977). "Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 12. Retrieved 18 December 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "'Sam' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.