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A Love Song
This article is about the 1973 song. For other uses, see Love song (disambiguation).
| "A Love Song" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Anne Murray | ||||
| from the album Love Song | ||||
| B-side | You Can't Go Back | |||
| Released | December 1973 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | October 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | D.L. George and Kenny Loggins | |||
| Producer | Brian Ahren | |||
| Anne Murray singles chronology | ||||
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"A Love Song" is a song written by Kenny Loggins and Donna Lyn George. It was first released by the folk-rock duo Loggins & Messina in 1973 on their album Full Sail. Pop / country artist Anne Murray recorded the song the same year.
Released in December 1973, Murray's version became a major crossover hit early in 1974. In her native Canada (listed as "Love Song"), it topped all three singles charts: the overall Top Singles chart, the Country Tracks chart and the Adult Contemporary chart.[1][2][3] In the United States, the song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and just missed the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 12. The song fared even better there in the adult contemporary market — it became Murray's third chart-topper on Billboard's American Hot Adult Contemporary Singles chart.[4] (In Canada, it was her seventh No. 1 on both the country and adult contemporary charts.) This was Murray's second Loggins & Messina cover, having charted with her version of their "Danny's Song" the previous year.
Later cover versions include Dar Williams, Jonathan Rayson and Kenny Loggins.
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4988a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=asntg6j6m9hlp89kqot79uhg10. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4989&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=asntg6j6m9hlp89kqot79uhg10. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5007&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=asntg6j6m9hlp89kqot79uhg10. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 176.
| Preceded by "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra |
US Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single (Anne Murray version) February 9, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Last Time I Saw Him" by Diana Ross |
| Preceded by "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary number-one single (Anne Murray version) February 23 - March 3, 1974 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally" by Dawn |
| Preceded by "World of Make Believe" by Bill Anderson |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Anne Murray version) March 2–9, 1974 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "There Won't Be Anymore" by Charlie Rich |
| Preceded by "Spiders and Snakes" by Jim Stafford |
Canadian RPM number-one single (Anne Murray version) March 16, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Rock On" by David Essex |
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