Don't Hide Your Love
| "Don't Hide Your Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Cher | ||||
| from the album Foxy Lady | ||||
| B-side | "The First Time" | |||
| Released | August 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Larrabee Sound Studios (West Hollywood, CA)[2] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producers | Sonny Bono, Snuff Garrett | |||
| Cher singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Hide Your Love" is a song released by American singer-actress Cher as the second single released from the album Foxy Lady. The song was written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It hit number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 19 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3]
Critical reception
Press reviews placed greater emphasis on the song's commercial potential. Record World wrote that the return of the singer's television series should "provide added exposure" for the single.[4] Cashbox predicted it was "certain to keep Cher's string of chart items alive and well", adding: "Watch this one climb to the top".[5]
In a retrospective review, Joe Viglione of AllMusic wrote that the song should have been duet with the songwriter himself, because it would bring him back into the public eye (he was in the midst of reviving his career in the UK at the time and would return to American fame with "Laughter in the Rain" two years later).[6]
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 (RPM) | 44 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] | 32 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 46 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 19 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 50 |
| US Record World The Singles Chart[10] | 45 |
Other recordings
- Sedaka recorded "Don't Hide Your Love,"
- The song was covered by Petula Clark on her 1972 LP, Now.[11]
References
- ↑ "Billboard® • Newspaper (p. 17)" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ "Music lyrics, charts, Games, & more". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 27, no. 1315. 2 September 1972. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Singles reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXXIV, no. 11. 2 September 1972. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Review by Joe Viglione of Allmusic Retrieved 18 October 2013
- ↑ RPM Official charts Canada
- ↑ "Cher | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Cash Box 100 Singles chart". Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ↑ "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 27, no. 1320. 7 October 1972. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Petula Clark - Now". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
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