A Little Bit More

"A Little Bit More"
"A Little Bit More"
Single by 911
from the album There It Is
Released	January 11, 1999
Length	3:46
Label	Virgin
Songwriter	Bobby Gosh
Producer	911
911 singles chronology

"A Little Bit More"
"A Little Bit More"
	One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album A Little Bit More
B-side	"A Couple More Years"
Released	June 1976
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:14 (album version); 2:56 (single edit)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter	Bobby Gosh
Producer	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology

"A Little Bit More" is a song written and performed by American musician Bobby Gosh, released on his 1973 album Sitting in the Quiet.^[2] American rock band Dr. Hook recorded the first hit version which was released as a single in 1976. It charted at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number nine on the Cash Box Top 100.^[3] It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in July 1976 for five consecutive weeks, being held from the top spot by Elton John and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". It was Dr. Hook's joint second-best UK chart placing, matching "Sylvia's Mother" and surpassed only by "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	30
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[7]	6
Danish Singles Chart	1
Euro Hit 50	6
Germany (GfK)^[8]	42
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	13
Norway (VG-lista)^[12]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	10
UK Singles Chart^[14]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[15]	11
US Cash Box Top 100^[3]	9
US Easy Listening^[15]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	85
Canada RPM Top Singles^[16]	60
UK^[17]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	46
US Billboard Easy Listening^[19]	25

911 version

English boy band 911 recorded their own version of "A Little Bit More" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). It was released on January 11, 1999, in the United Kingdom and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on January 17, 1999, becoming their only number-one single.^[21]^[22] It also reached number seven on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming the band's only single to enter the top 30 in Ireland, and number 46 in New Zealand.^[23]^[24]

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single, Australian CD single^[25]^[26]

"A Little Bit More" (radio mix) – 3:46
"Don't Walk Away" – 4:00
"Nothing Stops the Rain" (French version) – 3:34

UK CD2^[27]

"A Little Bit More" (original version) – 3:46
"Baby Come Back to Me" – 4:26
"All I Want Is You" (Spanish version) – 3:50

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[28]	116
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[29]	9
Ireland (IRMA)^[23]	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[24]	46
Scotland (OCC)^[30]	1
Spain (Top 40 Radio)^[31]	28
UK Singles (OCC)^[22]	1
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[32]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[33]	96

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[34]	Silver	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other recordings

The song has also been recorded by:

Lynn Anderson (1977)
Ronnie McDowell (1992)
Lars Roos (1992)
Shane Richie (1998)

References

^ Kuge, Mara (February 7, 2019). "14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^ "Cover versions of A Little Bit More by Bobby Gosh". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Top 100 1976-10-02". Cash Box. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
^ "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4340a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4302." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Little Bit More". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More". VG-lista. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Old-Charts". Old-Charts. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "A Little Bit More (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ "Year-End Chart 1976 – UK". May 19, 2021.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 629. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ ^a ^b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ ^a ^b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 911". Irish Singles Chart.
^ ^a ^b "911 – A Little Bit More". Top 40 Singles.
^ A Little Bit More (UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 1999. VSCDT 1719, 7243 8 95488 22.
^ A Little Bit More (UK cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records. 1999. VSC 1719, 7243 8 95488 4 6.
^ A Little Bit More (UK CD2 liner notes). Virgin Records. 1999. VSCDX 1719, 7243 8 95489 21.
^ "911 ARIA chart history (singles), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 5. January 30, 1999. p. 27. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week. January 30, 1999. p. 15. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. January 22, 2000. p. 27.
^ "British single certifications – 911 – A Little Bit More". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[1] Kuge, Mara (February 7, 2019). "14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

[2] "Cover versions of A Little Bit More by Bobby Gosh". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved April 1, 2014.

[cashboxmagazine.com-3] "Top 100 1976-10-02". Cash Box. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[aus76-4] "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.

[sc_Flanders_Dr._Hook-5] "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-6] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4340a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-7] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4302." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Germany_Dr._Hook-8] "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Ireland2_Dr._Hook-9] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Little Bit More". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Dutch100_Dr._Hook-10] "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_New_Zealand_Dr._Hook-11] "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Norway_Dr._Hook-12] "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More". VG-lista. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Sweden_Dr._Hook-13] "Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[14] "Old-Charts". Old-Charts. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[MusicVF-15] "A Little Bit More (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[16] "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[17] "Year-End Chart 1976 – UK". May 19, 2021.

[18] "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[45cat.com-19] Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976

[20] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-21] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 629. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[uk911-22] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ire911-23] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 911". Irish Singles Chart.

[nz911-24] "911 – A Little Bit More". Top 40 Singles.

[25] A Little Bit More (UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 1999. VSCDT 1719, 7243 8 95488 22.

[26] A Little Bit More (UK cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records. 1999. VSC 1719, 7243 8 95488 4 6.

[27] A Little Bit More (UK CD2 liner notes). Virgin Records. 1999. VSCDX 1719, 7243 8 95489 21.

[aus_singles-28] "911 ARIA chart history (singles), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[29] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 5. January 30, 1999. p. 27. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[sc_Scotland_-30] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[31] Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[32] "Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week. January 30, 1999. p. 15. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

[33] "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. January 22, 2000. p. 27.

[United_Kingdom911A_Little_Bit_MoresingleCertRef-34] "British single certifications – 911 – A Little Bit More". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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v t e Dr. Hook
Billy Francis Ray Sawyer George Cummings Bobby Dominguez Jimmy Allen Dennis Locorriere Popeye Phillips Joseph Oliver John David Rik Elswit Jance Garfat John Wolters Bob "Willard" Henke Rod Smarr Walter Hartman
Studio albums	Doctor Hook (1972) Sloppy Seconds (1973) Pleasure and Pain (1978) Sometimes You Win (1979)
Compilations	Dr. Hook Revisited (1976) Greatest Hits (1980) The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (2003)
Singles	"Sylvia's Mother" "Carry Me Carrie "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" "Only Sixteen" "A Little Bit More" "Walk Right In" "Sharing the Night Together" "All the Time in the World" "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" "Better Love Next Time" "Sexy Eyes"
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Singles	"Night to Remember" "Love Sensation" "Don't Make Me Wait" "The Day We Find Love" "Bodyshakin'" "The Journey" "Party People...Friday Night" "All I Want Is You" "How Do You Want Me to Love You?" "More Than a Woman" "A Little Bit More" "Private Number" "2 Hearts 1 Love"
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