Albert Hammond

Songs Performed or Written by Albert HammondTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Albert Louis Hammond OBE (born 18 May 1944) is a Gibraltarian singer, songwriter and record producer. As a songwriter he has collaborated with songwriters Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Hal David, Diane Warren, Holly Knight, Carole Bayer Sager and Roy Orbison. Hammond wrote commercially successful singles for singers Celine Dion, Joe Dolan, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Leo Sayer, Tina Turner, Glen Campbell, Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson, Lynn Anderson and Bonnie Tyler, and bands Ace of Base, Air Supply, Blue... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: When I Need You - #2: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - #3: One Moment in Time - #4: Don't Turn Around - #5: The Air That I Breathe
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  Leapy Lee
Little Arrows
1.
08/1968

Little Arrows
Leapy Lee

from Little Arrows   
255 pts
16
US
38
AC
11
ctry








2
UK
[Decca 32380]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Joe Dolan
2.
06/1969

Make Me an Island
Joe Dolan

152 pts














3
UK
[Decca 32504]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
3.
11/1969

Teresa
Joe Dolan

49 pts














20
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
4.
02/1970

You're Such a Good Looking Woman
Joe Dolan

57 pts














17
UK
[Janus 119]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  The Pipkins
Gimme Dat Ding
5.
03/1970

Gimme Dat Ding
The Pipkins

from Gimme Dat Ding   
216 pts
9
US
20
AC










6
UK
[novelty]
[Capitol 2819]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Blue Mink
Good Morning Freedom
6.
03/1970

Good Morning Freedom
Blue Mink

from Melting Pot   Melting Pot
81 pts














10
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick, Mike Hazlewood, Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
  Daybreak
Good Morning Freedom
7.
06/1970

Good Morning Freedom
Daybreak

6 pts
94
US














[Uni 55234]
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  The Magic Lanterns
8.
01/1971

One Night Stand
The Magic Lanterns

10 pts
74
US














[Big Tree 109]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Michael Hazlewood
9.
04/1971

Let the Sun Shine In
The Magic Lanterns

4 pts
103
US














[Big Tree 113]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  The Fortunes
Freedom Come, Freedom Go
10.
09/1971

Freedom Come, Freedom Go
The Fortunes

144 pts
72
US
12
AC










6
UK
[Capitol 3179]
written by Albert Hammond greentick, Mike Hazlewood, Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
  Glen Campbell
Oklahoma Sunday Morning
11.
01/1972

Oklahoma Sunday Morning
Glen Campbell

15 pts
104
US
36
AC
15
ctry










[Capitol 3254]
written by Tony Macaulay, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Albert Hammond
12.
07/1972

Down by the River
Albert Hammond greentick

from It Never Rains in Southern California   It Never Rains in Southern California
11 pts
91
US
38
AC












[Mums 6009]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
It Never Rains in Southern California
13.
10/1972

It Never Rains in Southern California
Albert Hammond greentick

from It Never Rains in Southern California   It Never Rains in Southern California
193 pts
5
US
2
AC










51
UK
[Mums 6011]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  The Association
14.
02/1973

Names, Tags, Numbers and Labels
The Association

12 pts
91
US
27
AC












co-produced by Albert Hammond
[Mums 6016]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Michael Hazlewood
  Albert Hammond
15.
03/1973

If You've Got to Break Another Heart
Albert Hammond greentick

from It Never Rains in Southern California   It Never Rains in Southern California
13 pts
63
US














[Mums 6015]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
16.
04/1973

The Free Electric Band
Albert Hammond greentick

from The Free Electric Band   
75 pts
48
US












19
UK
[Mums 6018]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Johnny Cash
17.
08/1973

Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup
Johnny Cash

2 pts




57
ctry










with The Carter Family & The Oak Ridge Boys
[Columbia 4-45890]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Albert Hammond
18.
09/1973

The Peacemaker
Albert Hammond greentick

from The Free Electric Band   
25 pts
80
US












51
UK
[Mums 6021]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
19.
12/1973

Half a Million Miles from Home
Albert Hammond greentick

from Albert Hammond   
13 pts
87
US
26
AC












[Mums 6024]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  The Hollies
The Air That I Breathe
20.
02/1974

#5  The Air That I Breathe
The Hollies

from Hollies   
308 pts
6
US
3
AC










2
UK
[Epic 11100]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Albert Hammond
21.
03/1974

I'm a Train
Albert Hammond greentick

from Albert Hammond   
37 pts
31
US
15
AC












[Mums 6026]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
22.
06/1974

Air Disaster
Albert Hammond greentick

from Albert Hammond   
8 pts
81
US














[Mums 6030]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Mama Cass
23.
08/1974

If You're Gonna Break Another Heart
Mama Cass

from The Road Is No Place for a Lady   
14 pts














53
UK
as Cass Elliot
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Terry Sylvester
For the Peace of All Mankind
24.
10/1974

For the Peace of All Mankind
Terry Sylvester

from Terry Sylvester   
2 pts


48
AC












[Epic 20002]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Little Jimmy Osmond
Little Arrows
25.
11/1974

Little Arrows
Little Jimmy Osmond

13 pts














54
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Albert Hammond
26.
03/1975

99 Miles from L.A.
Albert Hammond greentick

from 99 Miles from L.A.   
37 pts
91
US
1
AC












[Mums 6037]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Hal David
  Steppenwolf
Smokey Factory Blues
27.
03/1975

Smokey Factory Blues
Steppenwolf

from Slow Flux   Slow Flux
4 pts
108
US














[Mums 6036]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Michael Hazlewood
  The Carpenters
I Need to Be in Love
28.
06/1976

I Need to Be in Love
The Carpenters

from A Kind of Hush   A Kind of Hush
91 pts
25
US
1
AC










36
UK
[A&M 1828]
written by Richard Carpenter, John Bettis & Albert Hammond greentick
  Leo Sayer
When I Need You
29.
01/1977

#1  When I Need You
Leo Sayer

from Endless Flight   Endless Flight
485 pts
1
US
1
AC




94
R&B




1
UK
[Warner 8332]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Carole Bayer Sager
Easy to Love
30.
12/1977

Easy to Love
Leo Sayer

from Thunder in My Heart   Thunder in My Heart
27 pts
36
US














[Warner 8502]
written by Leo Sayer & Albert Hammond greentick
  Mary Travers
The Air That I Breathe
31.
03/1978

The Air That I Breathe
Mary Travers

from It's in Everyone of Us   
3 pts


42
AC












[Chrysalis 2202]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Lois Johnson
When I Need You
32.
05/1978

When I Need You
Lois Johnson

1 pts




63
ctry










[Polydor 14476]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Carole Bayer Sager
  Franne Golde
33.
07/1979

Here I Go (Fallin' in Love Again)
Franne Golde

12 pts
76
US
36
AC












as Frannie Golde
[Portrait 70031]
written by Frannie Golde & Albert Hammond greentick
  Janis Ian
34.
10/1980

The Other Side of the Sun
Janis Ian

from Night Rains   
2 pts


47
AC












[Columbia 11327]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Janis Ian
  Rex Allen Jr.
The Air That I Breathe
35.
10/1983

The Air That I Breathe
Rex Allen Jr.

from On the Move   
2 pts




37
ctry










[Moon Shine 3017]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson
To All the Girls I've Loved Before
36.
03/1984

To All the Girls I've Loved Before
Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson

from Half Nelson   Half Nelson
209 pts
5
US
3
AC
1
ctry








17
UK
[Columbia 04217]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Hal David
  Julio Iglesias
Moonlight Lady
37.
10/1984

Moonlight Lady
Julio Iglesias

from 1100 Bel Air Place   1100 Bel Air Place
10 pts
102
US
17
AC












[Columbia 04645]
written by Albert Hammond greentick, Carole Bayer Sager & Tony Renis
  Shirley Bassey
To All the Men I've Loved Before
38.
05/1986

To All the Men I've Loved Before
Shirley Bassey

6 pts














86
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Hal David
  Air Supply
Lonely Is the Night
39.
08/1986

Lonely Is the Night
Air Supply

from Hearts in Motion   
19 pts
76
US
12
AC












[Arista 9521]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
  Starship
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
40.
01/1987

#2  Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship

from No Protection   No Protection
410 pts
1
US
1
AC






16
rock


1
UK
[Grunt 5109]
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Luther Ingram
41.
02/1987

Don't Turn Around
Luther Ingram

from Luther Ingram   
2 pts








55
R&B






[Profile 5132]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
  Dionne Warwick & Howard Hewett
Another Chance to Love
42.
02/1988

Another Chance to Love
Dionne Warwick & Howard Hewett

from Reservations for Two   
9 pts


24
AC




42
R&B






[Arista 9656]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Sue Shifrin
  Aswad
43.
02/1988

Don't Turn Around
Aswad

from Distant Thunder   
212 pts








45
R&B




1
UK
[Mango 123]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
44.
05/1988

Give a Little Love
Aswad

from Distant Thunder   
78 pts














11
UK
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Joe Cocker
45.
06/1988

Don't You Love Me Anymore
Joe Cocker

5 pts














99
UK
R
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Chicago
I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
46.
06/1988

I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
Chicago

from Chicago 19   Chicago 19
178 pts
3
US
5
AC












[Warner 27855 (Reprise)]
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Whitney Houston
One Moment in Time
47.
09/1988

#3  One Moment in Time
Whitney Houston

from 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time   
381 pts
5
US
1
AC




22
R&B




1
UK
used by NBC-TV for the 1988 Summer Olympics; produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9743]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & John Bettis
  The Hollies
The Air That I Breathe
48.
12/1988

The Air That I Breathe
The Hollies

from All the Hits & More: The Definitive Collection   
12 pts














60
UK
R
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Living in a Box
Blow the House Down
49.
02/1989

Blow the House Down
Living in a Box

from Gatecrashing   Gatecrashing
81 pts






19
dance






10
UK
written by Marcus Vere & Albert Hammond greentick
  Aretha Franklin & Elton John
50.
04/1989

Through the Storm
Aretha Franklin & Elton John

from Through the Storm   
103 pts
16
US
3
AC




17
R&B




41
UK
[Arista 9809]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
  Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston
It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
51.
07/1989

It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston

from Through the Storm   
72 pts
41
US




18
dance
5
R&B




29
UK
[Arista 9850]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
  Four Tops
52.
08/1989

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine
Four Tops

from Indestructible   
7 pts














84
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
  Living in a Box
53.
09/1989

Room in Your Heart
Living in a Box

from Gatecrashing   Gatecrashing
118 pts














5
UK
written by Marcus Vere, Richard Darbyshire & Albert Hammond greentick
  Tina Turner
I Don't Wanna Lose You
54.
11/1989

I Don't Wanna Lose You
Tina Turner

from Foreign Affair   Foreign Affair
88 pts














8
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Graham Lyle
  Heart
Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger
55.
04/1990

Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger
Heart

from Brigade   Brigade
6 pts










24
rock




written by Holly Knight & Albert Hammond greentick
  Tina Turner
Be Tender with Me Baby
56.
10/1990

Be Tender with Me Baby
Tina Turner

from Foreign Affair   Foreign Affair
33 pts














28
UK
written by Hal David & Albert Hammond greentick
  Tom Jones
57.
01/1991

Couldn't Say Goodbye
Tom Jones

from Carrying a Torch   Carrying a Torch
15 pts














51
UK
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Riff
58.
02/1991

My Heart Is Failing Me
Riff

from Riff   Riff
62 pts
25
US
29
AC




6
R&B






[SBK 07342]
written by Holly Knight & Albert Hammond greentick
  Diana Ross
When You Tell Me That You Love Me
59.
09/1991

When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Diana Ross

from The Force Behind the Power   The Force Behind the Power
183 pts


26
AC




37
R&B




2
UK
[Motown 2139]
written by John Bettis & Albert Hammond greentick
  Tina Turner
60.
11/1991

Way of the World
Tina Turner

from Simply the Best   Simply the Best
68 pts














13
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Graham Lyle
  Neil Diamond
61.
12/1991

Don't Turn Around
Neil Diamond

from Lovescape   Lovescape
7 pts


19
AC












[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
  Tina Turner
Love Thing
62.
02/1992

Love Thing
Tina Turner

from Simply the Best   Simply the Best
33 pts














29
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Holly Knight
  Leo Sayer
When I Need You
63.
02/1993

When I Need You
Leo Sayer

11 pts














65
UK
R
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Carole Bayer Sager
  Radiohead
Creep
64.
04/1993

Creep
Radiohead

from Pablo Honey   Pablo Honey
43 pts










20
rock
2
alt.
78
UK
[Capitol 44932]
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
Creep
65.
06/1993

Creep
Radiohead

from Pablo Honey   Pablo Honey
138 pts
34
US












7
UK
R
[Capitol 44932]
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Yazz
66.
04/1994

Have Mercy
Yazz

from One on One   
20 pts














42
UK
written by Shelly Peiken & Albert Hammond greentick
  Ace of Base
67.
05/1994

#4  Don't Turn Around
Ace of Base

from The Sign   The Sign
314 pts
4
US
7
AC










5
UK
[Arista 12691]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Diane Warren
  Mary Kiani
68.
12/1995

I Give It All to You / I Imagine
Mary Kiani

from Long Hard Funky Dreams   
25 pts














35
UK
written by Steve DuBerry, Albert Hammond greentick, Lord 'n Elliot & Zee [Zee Cowling]
  Chino XL
Kreep
69.
08/1996

Kreep
Chino XL

from Here to Save You All   
1 pts








102
R&B






written by Derek Barbosa, Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Albert Hammond greentick, Mike Hazlewood, Eric Romero, Philip Selway & Thomas Yorke
  Will Mellor
When I Need You
70.
02/1998

When I Need You
Will Mellor

128 pts














5
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Carole Bayer Sager
  Wyclef Jean
71.
08/1998

Chickenhead
Wyclef Jean

13 pts
69
US






54
R&B






[Ruffhouse 78993]
written by Nelust Jean, Salaam Remi, Carlton Grant, Albert Hammond greentick, Hal David, Kelly Keagy, Glen Larson & Stuart Phillips
72.
08/1998

Cheated (To All the Girls)
Wyclef Jean

12 pts
74
US






53
R&B






featuring Queen Pen
[Ruffhouse 78993]
written by Philip Bailey, Hal David, Albert Hammond greentick, Felix Haug, Big Bank Hank, Wyclef Jean, Bernadus Liebrand, Albert McKay, Kurt Meier, Guy O'Brien, Sylvia Robinson, Maurice White & Wonder Mike
  Simply Red
The Air That I Breathe
73.
08/1998

The Air That I Breathe
Simply Red

from Blue   Blue
117 pts














6
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Trent Summar & the New Row Mob
It Never Rains in Southern California
74.
12/2000

It Never Rains in Southern California
Trent Summar & the New Row Mob

from Trent Summar & The New Row Mob   Trent Summar & The New Row Mob
1 pts




74
ctry










[VFR]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  The Mavericks
The Air That I Breathe
75.
02/2004

The Air That I Breathe
The Mavericks

from The Mavericks   The Mavericks
1 pts




59
ctry










[Sanctuary]
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  American Idol Finalists Season 4
When You Tell Me That You Love Me
76.
05/2005

When You Tell Me That You Love Me
American Idol Finalists Season 4

21 pts
39
US














[RCA 69127]
written by John Bettis & Albert Hammond greentick
  Westlife
When You Tell Me That You Love Me
77.
12/2005

When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Westlife

from Face to Face   Face to Face
174 pts














2
UK
with Diana Ross
written by John Bettis & Albert Hammond greentick
  Whitney Houston
One Moment in Time
78.
10/2007

One Moment in Time
Whitney Houston

from The Ultimate Collection   The Ultimate Collection
3 pts














165
UK
R
written by Albert Hammond greentick & John Bettis
  Radiohead
Creep
79.
10/2007

Creep
Radiohead

from Radiohead Box Set   Radiohead Box Set
3 pts














119
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Cliff Richard
When I Neeed You
80.
11/2007

When I Neeed You
Cliff Richard

from Love... The Album   
20 pts














38
UK
written by Albert Hammond greentick & Carole Bayer Sager
  Radiohead
Creep
81.
06/2008

Creep
Radiohead

from Radiohead: The Best Of   Radiohead: The Best Of
22 pts














37
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Starship
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
82.
02/2009

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship

3 pts














123
UK
R
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Radiohead
Creep
83.
04/2009

Creep
Radiohead

3 pts














153
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Starship
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
84.
08/2010

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship

2 pts














192
UK
R
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Radiohead
Creep
85.
08/2010

Creep
Radiohead

19 pts














39
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Duffy [Aimee Anne Duffy]
Well Well Well
86.
12/2010

Well Well Well
Duffy [Aimee Anne Duffy]

from Endlessly   
17 pts














41
UK
written by Duffy [Aimee Anne Duffy] & Albert Hammond greentick
  Radiohead
Creep
87.
03/2011

Creep
Radiohead

7 pts














84
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Whitney Houston
One Moment in Time
88.
09/2011

One Moment in Time
Whitney Houston

3 pts














128
UK
R
written by Albert Hammond greentick & John Bettis
One Moment in Time
89.
02/2012

One Moment in Time
Whitney Houston

from The Essential Whitney Houston   The Essential Whitney Houston
19 pts














40
UK
R: Whitney Houston's death
written by Albert Hammond greentick & John Bettis
  Radiohead
Creep
90.
05/2012

Creep
Radiohead

8 pts














77
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Starship
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
91.
07/2012

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship

3 pts














143
UK
R
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Radiohead
Creep
92.
01/2013

Creep
Radiohead

9 pts














70
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Starship
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
93.
09/2013

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship

19 pts














39
UK
R
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Kimberly Nichole
Creep
94.
05/2015

Creep
Kimberly Nichole

3 pts
123
US














from The Voice (US), season 8
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
  Dirty Pop
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
95.
2017

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Dirty Pop

9 pts






15
dance








featuring Taylor Olson & Jackie Orlando
written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond greentick
  Radiohead
Creep
96.
05/2023

Creep
Radiohead

20 pts














41
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood
Creep
97.
06/2025

Creep
Radiohead

12 pts














65
UK
R
written by Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond greentick & Mike Hazlewood

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