"Starting All Over Again" is a 1972 song by the cousin duo Mel and Tim. It is the title track of their second LP. It was their second and final top 40 hit in the U.S. and Canada. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending five months on the American charts. On the R&B chart, the song peaked at number 4.
The cousins performed "Starting All Over Again" on Soul Train on March 17, 1973. They appeared on the show along with Al Green.
Chart history Weekly charts Mel and Tim Chart (1972)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles27New Zealand (Listener) https://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qsongid=3970#n_view_location16U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 19U.S. Billboard R&B4U.S. Cash Box Top 100 18
Hall & Oates version "Starting All Over Again" was covered by American duo Hall & Oates in 1990 on the album Change of Season. Released as a single in 1991, their version reached number 11 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and number 10 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart during summer of that year.
Charts
Chart (1991)PeakpositionCanada RPM Adult Contemporary11Canada RPM Top 10014US Billboard Adult Contemporary10
Year-end charts Chart (1991)RankCanada RPM Adult Contemporary80
Other versions David Lindley, in 1985. Bobby Bland, in 1992. Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole, on the final album before his death, N Dis Life, released in 1996. "Starting All Over Again" was the title track of Paul Jones' 2009 album and it featured Eric Clapton on guitar.
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