A Little Bit More

For the song by Melba Moore, see A Little Bit More (Melba Moore song). For the song by Kym Sims, see A Little Bit More (Kym Sims song).

"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".

"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[1]
Length	3:14 (album version) 2:56 (single edit)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Gosh
Producer(s)	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"Only Sixteen" (1975) "A Little Bit More" (1976) "If Not You" (1976)

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts Chart (1976) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 10 Belgian VRT Top 30 17 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 6 Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles 4 Danish Singles Chart 1 Dutch Top 40 10 Euro Hit 50 6 German Media Control Charts 42 Irish Singles Chart 2 New Zealand Singles Chart 13 Swedish Singles Chart 10 UK Singles Chart[5] 2 US Billboard Hot 100 11 US Cash Box Top 100[3] 9 US Easy Listening[6] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 85 Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 60 UK[8] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 46 US Billboard Easy Listening[6] 25

911 version

"A Little Bit More"
Single by 911
from the album There It Is
Released	January 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)[10]
Length	3:46
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Gosh
Producer(s)	911
911 singles chronology
"More Than a Woman" (1998) "A Little Bit More" (1999) "Private Number" (1999)

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.^[11][12] 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.^[13][14]

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single, Australian CD single^[15][16]

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

UK CD2^[17]

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[18] 116 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[19] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 46 Scotland (OCC)[20] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC)[21] 96

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	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)