▁un re leased , ▁apart ▁from ▁its ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Little ▁Mal col m ▁movie . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Harrison ▁and ▁Tom ▁Scott , ▁and ▁featured ▁Harrison ▁on ▁guitar . ▁" L on ely ▁Man " ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁in ▁recording ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁Japanese , ▁S pl inter ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁western ▁artists ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁that ▁language . ▁They ▁were ▁helped ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁by ▁Japanese ▁actor ▁and ▁singer ▁Mas atos hi ▁Nak am ura . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁single ▁cred ited ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁written ▁by ▁B ▁Per vis / M ▁Evans . ▁Another ▁set ▁of ▁mus icians ▁provided ▁backing : ▁Chris ▁Sp ed ding , ▁W addy ▁W acht el ▁and ▁John ▁Taylor . ▁Rec ently ▁the ▁film ▁" L ittle ▁Mal col m " ▁has ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Also ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁S pl inter ▁won ▁the ▁Out standing ▁Song ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Yam aha ▁World ▁Popular ▁Song ▁Festival , ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Bud ok an ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁with ▁their ▁song ▁" L ove ▁Is ▁Not ▁En ough ". ▁This ▁performance ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁an ▁album ▁that ▁documented ▁this ▁annual ▁song ▁festival . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁success , ▁" L ove ▁Is ▁Not ▁En ough " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁Japan . ▁This ▁first ▁version ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Tom ▁Scott , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁different