"Falling" is a 1977 song by

Lenny LeBlanc Lenny LeBlanc (born June 17, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter. He started his career with Pete Carr in 1975 and later separated ways when both had different plans for their profession. A resident of Alabama, he is known for the song ...

and

Pete Carr Jesse Willard "Pete" Carr (April 22, 1950 – June 27, 2020) was an American guitarist. Carr contributed to successful recordings by Joan Baez, Luther Ingram, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Boz Scaggs, The Staple Singers, R ...

. It was their highest-charting single, peaking at number 13 in the United States during the winter of 1978. It was the first of two charting singles from their ''Midnight Light'' LP. "Falling" spent 28 weeks on the American charts. On the ''Cash Box'' chart, the song reached number 11. "Falling" also hit number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart as well as the Canadian Pop Singles chart. A song originally recorded by LeBlanc in 1976, "

Sharing the Night Together "Sharing the Night Together" is a popular song written by Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick. Originally recorded by Lenny LeBlanc and then Arthur Alexander in 1976, the song was later a single produced by Ron Haffkine and performed by rock band ...

," became a bigger hit than "Falling" when covered and released by

Dr. Hook Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) is an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. The band had commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles "Sylvia's Mother", " The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (both 1972) ...

in the fall of 1978. (U.S. number 6, Canada number 3)

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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* 1977 songs 1977 singles Big Tree Records singles Songs written by Lenny LeBlanc Male vocal duets {{1970s-song-stub