I Love
| "I Love" | ||||
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| Single by Tom T. Hall | ||||
| from the album For the People in the Last Hard Town | ||||
| B-side | "Back When We Were Young" | |||
| Released | October 29, 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom T. Hall | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Tom T. Hall singles chronology | ||||
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"I Love" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in October 1973 as the only single from the album, For the People in the Last Hard Town. The song would be Hall's most successful single and was his fourth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent two weeks at the top and a total of 15 weeks on the chart.[1] "I Love" was Hall's only entry on the Top 40 peaking at number 12.[2]
References in popular culture
"I Love" was used, with altered lyrics, in a popular 2003 TV commercial for Coors Light.[3]
The song was used in the film For No Good Reason.
"I Like", a parody version by Heathen Dan, was released on the 1983 compilation album The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records.
- In 1975, the Shaggs recorded a cover of "I Love" which was intended for their never-finished second album. It was eventually released on the 1982 compilation album, "Shagg's Own Thing".
- The Minneapolis band Low recorded a cover of "I Love" as a wedding present for two of their friends (Along with a falling-apart cover of Journey's "Open Arms"); Both covers were eventually released on Low's compilation box set, "A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief".
Chart performance
| Chart (1973–1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 13 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 7 |
| Australian Go-Set Chart | 35[4] |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 272.
- ↑ THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 1-26-03: PROCESS; How to Write a Catchy Beer Ad, Chris Ballard, The New York Times
- ↑ http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1974/19740518.html
External links
| Preceded by "If We Make It Through December" by Merle Haggard |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 19-January 26, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Jolene" by Dolly Parton |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single January 26-February 2, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Hey Loretta" by Loretta Lynn |
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