And I Love You So (song) explained

And I Love You So
Type:	single
Artist:	Don McLean
Album:	Tapestry
A-Side:	Castles in the Air
Released:	January 1971
Recorded:	June 1969
Studio:	Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, California, United States
Length:	4:16
Label:	Mediarts
Producer:	Jerry Corbitt

And I Love You So
Type:	single
Artist:	Perry Como
Album:	And I Love You So
B-Side:	Love Looks So Good on You
Released:	April 1973
Recorded:	January 17–19, 1973
Studio:	RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Length:	3:14
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Chet Atkins
Prev Title:	Love Don't Care (Where it Grows)
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Beyond Tomorrow (Love Theme from "Serpico")
Next Year:	1974

"And I Love You So" is a popular song written by folk singer and guitarist Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, Tapestry. Its chorus features an unusual rhyming scheme for a popular song: ABBA versus the usual AB(C or A)B.

Perry Como recording

"And I Love You So" was a 1973 hit for singer Perry Como on his RCA Victor album of the same name, And I Love You So, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It would be the last of his many popular recordings, dating back to 1943, to reach the Top 40. It also spent one week at No. 1 on the easy listening chart.^[1] It reached No. 2 in South Africa^[2] and in Britain, the record reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart on RCA Records and remained on the chart for 35 weeks (the longest of his hits in the UK).^[3] Como also recorded a Spanish version, titled Y te quiero así.^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Canada^[5]	21
Canada AC^[6]	6
Ireland^[7]	2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	3
US Billboard Easy Listening	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	29

Year-end Charts

Other recordings

The song has been recorded by many other artists in the years since McLean's original version:

• Bobby Goldsboro included his version on his album Come Back Home in 1971.^[10] It reached #93 in Canada.^[11]
• Shirley Bassey recorded this song on her album And I Love You So in 1972.^[12]
• Bobby Vinton included his version on his album Ev'ry Day of My Life in 1972.^[13]
• The song was recorded by Elvis Presley at RCA studio C in Hollywood, California, on March 11, 1975. It was released on his album Today.^[14] Presley used it in almost every live show until his death.
• Sergio Franchi covered this song on his 1976 DynaHouse album 20 Magnificent Songs.
• In 1999, Glen Campbell recorded the song on his album My Hits and Love Songs.^[15]
• In 2005, Rick Astley covered the song on his 6th studio album Portrait.^[16]
• In 2008, Harry Connick, Jr. included the song on his Your Songs album.^[17]
• In 1993, George Lam recorded the song on his album When a Man Loves a Woman.
• Roch Voisine covered the song on his album Americana, in 2008.
• Claude François performed a French version, "Et je t'aime tellement", in 1977.
• Other performers who have recorded the song include: Harry Belafonte, Tom T. Hall, Emmylou Harris, Engelbert Humperdinck, Howard Keel, Johnny Mathis, Nana Mouskouri, Olivia Newton-John, Jim Nabors, and Helen Reddy (on her hit album I Am Woman).^[18]

Popular culture

• A Filipino film starring Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby, and Derek Ramsay with the same name used the song on its official soundtrack.^[19]

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1973 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 62.
2. Web site: SA Charts 1965 - 1989 - Songs A-B . rock.co.za. 17 January 2018.
3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 117.
4. "Perry Como - Te Quiero Asi (1974, Vinyl) | Discogs" https://www.discogs.com/es/Perry-Como-Te-Quiero-Asi/release/8800842
5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - July 7, 1973.
6. Web site: RPM Top 100 AC - June 23, 1973.
7. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . 2023-06-30 . www.irishcharts.ie.
8. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 187.

9. Web site: admin . 2021-03-30 . Year-End Chart 1973 – UK . 2023-06-30 . YourMusicCharts . en.
10. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 17, 2023.
11. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - June 26, 1971.
12. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 17, 2023.
13. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 21, 2023.
14. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 18, 2023.
15. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 20, 2023.
16. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 19, 2023.
17. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 22, 2023.
18. Web site: Don McLean - And I Love You So . AllMusic . 15 September 2021.
19. Web site: PEP REVIEW: And I Love You So | PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz . PEP.ph . 2009-08-20 . 2012-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090910055258/http://www.pep.ph/guide/4534/PEP-REVIEW:-And-I-Love-You-So . 2009-09-10 . dead .