Don't Let It Go to Your Head (Jean Carne song)

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"Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
Single by Jean Carn
from the album Happy to Be with You
Released1978[1]
Length4:52 (album version),[1]
LabelPhiladelphia International Records
Songwriter(s)Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
Producer(s)Gamble & Huff

"Don't Let It Go to Your Head" is a song by American singer Jean Carn. It has spawned multiple cover versions.

Brand New Heavies version[edit]

British band Brand New Heavies had a UK #24 hit with their cover of the song in 1992.[2]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Europe (European Dance Radio)[3] 9
UK Singles (OCC) 24
UK Dance (Music Week)[4] 1

Brand Nubian version[edit]

Brand Nubian released it as the second single from their album Foundation. This version charted at #3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, #24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #54.[5]

Other covers[edit]

The 1979 Black Harmony version was featured as part of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jean Carne" at Shazam.com
  2. ^ "Brand New Heavies: Artist Chart History". Official Charts History. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 September 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 August 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Brand Nubian". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2013.