'Cause I Have You Explained

Cause I Have You
Cover:Wynn Stewart--Cause I Have You.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Wynn Stewart
B-Side:"That's the Only Way to Cry"
Recorded:February 9, 1965
Studio:Capitol (Hollywood)
Label:Capitol 5937
Producer:Ken Nelson
Prev Title:It's Such a Pretty World Today
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:Love's Gonna Happen to Me
Next Year:1967

"Cause I Have You" is a song written and recorded by American country artist Wynn Stewart. It was released as a single in 1967 and became a major hit the same year.

Background and release

Cause I Have You" was recorded on February 9, 1965 at the Capitol Recording Studio, located in Hollywood, California. The session was produced by Ken Nelson, Stewart's producer at Capitol Records. Four additional tracks were recorded during the same session, including the single "Sha-Marie."[1] Stewart had recently signed with Capitol Records, after first being dropped by the label in the 1950s. He had first number one single on the label, "It's Such a Pretty World Today."[2]

Cause I Have You" was released as a single on Capitol Records in June 1967. It was his fourth single release with the label.[3] The single spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before becoming a top ten hit, peaking at number nine in September.[4] Cause I Have You" was Stewart's third top ten hit single in his career and his fifth major hit altogether. Over the next several years, Stewart would have further major hits for Capitol Records.[3]

Track listing

7" vinyl single[5]

Notes and References

  1. Stewart . Wynn . It's Such a Pretty World Today (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . April 1967.
  2. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Wynn Stewart: Biography & History . . 6 August 2020.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. "Cause I Have You" chart history . . 6 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Wynn Stewart -- "Cause I Have You" (1967, Vinyl) . . 1967 . 6 August 2020.