Keep Each Other Warm

"Keep Each Other Warm" is a 1986 single by Bucks Fizz. The song peaked at No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1986.^[1] It was the fifth and final single from their Writing on the Wall album, which was released at the same time. "Keep Each Other Warm" was co-written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield.

"Keep Each Other Warm"
Single by Bucks Fizz
from the album Writing on the Wall
B-side	"Give a Little Love"
Released	17 November 1986
Genre	Pop
Length	4:12
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield
Producer(s)	Andy Hill
Bucks Fizz singles chronology
"Love the One You're With" (1986) "Keep Each Other Warm" (1986) "Heart of Stone" (1988)

The B-side is a song called "Give a Little Love", originally by Albert Hammond and Albert West, which two years later became a top 20 hit by Aswad.^[2]

Reception

Number One magazine stated: "Their best effort yet with the new line-up, but set beside the sheer genius of say 'The Land of Make Believe', it doesn't really cut the cake."^[3] Smash Hits predicted "Bucks Fizz will find themselves back with a very welcome hit."^[4]

Track listings

7"

1. "Keep Each Other Warm" (4.12)
2. "Give a Little Love" (3.30)

12"

1. "Keep Each Other Warm (Long Version)" (5.37)
2. "Give a Little Love (Long Version)" (4.40)

Barry Manilow version

In 1989, "Keep Each Other Warm" was covered by Barry Manilow and released on his self-titled album. Manilow's version was released as a single, reaching No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[5] Cash Box said of Manilow's version, produced by British producer Paul O'Duffy, that "the arrangement of this new toe-tapper is warm, loose and clean at the same time, one of the best things he’s ever done."^[6]