"Keep Each Other Warm" is a 1986 single by Bucks Fizz. The song peaked at No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1986.[1] It was the fifth and final single from their Writing on the Wall album, which was released at the same time. "Keep Each Other Warm" was co-written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield.

"Keep Each Other Warm"
Single by Bucks Fizz
from the album Writing on the Wall
B-side"Give a Little Love"
Released17 November 1986
GenrePop
Length4:12
LabelPolydor
SongwritersAndy Hill, Peter Sinfield
ProducerAndy Hill
Bucks Fizz singles chronology
"Love the One You're With"
(1986)
"Keep Each Other Warm"
(1986)
"Heart of Stone"
(1988)

The B-side is a song called "Give a Little Love", originally by Albert Hammond and Albert West, which two years later became a top 20 hit by Aswad.[2]

Reception

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Number One magazine stated: "Their best effort yet with the new line-up, but set beside the sheer genius of say 'The Land of Make Believe', it doesn't really cut the cake."[3] Smash Hits predicted "Bucks Fizz will find themselves back with a very welcome hit."[4]

Track listings

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7"
  1. "Keep Each Other Warm" (4.12)
  2. "Give a Little Love" (3.30)
12"
  1. "Keep Each Other Warm (Long Version)" (5.37)
  2. "Give a Little Love (Long Version)" (4.40)

Barry Manilow version

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In 1989, "Keep Each Other Warm" was covered by Barry Manilow and released on his self-titled album. Manilow's version was released as a single, reaching No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[5] Cash Box said of Manilow's version, produced by British producer Paul O'Duffy, that "the arrangement of this new toe-tapper is warm, loose and clean at the same time, one of the best things he’s ever done."[6]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[7] 17

References

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  1. "Official Charts Company". 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  3. Number One magazine Single reviews, November 1986
  4. Smash Hits Single reviews, November 1986
  5. Billboard - Adult Contemporary chart - Barry Manilow
  6. Wednesday, Oscar (8 July 1989). "Pure Pop for Now People" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 16. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. "Playlist Report: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 31. 5 August 1989. p. 11.