I Love (Tom T. Hall song) explained

I Love
Cover:TTH I Love single.png
Type:single
Artist:Tom T. Hall
Album:For the People in the Last Hard Town
B-Side:Back When We Were Young
Released:October 29, 1973
Recorded:1973
Genre:Country
Label:Mercury
Producer:Jerry Kennedy
Prev Title:Watergate Blues
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
Next Year:1974

"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 US country singles chart, spending two weeks at the top and a total of 15 weeks on the chart.[1] Additionally, "I Love" was Hall's sole entry on the Top 40, peaking at number 12.[2]

Covers and alternative versions

Soundtrack appearances

The song was used in the film For No Good Reason.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1973–1974)Peak
position
Australian Go-Set Chart[4] 35
Australia KMR28
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] (2wks@#1)1
Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] 13
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks[7] 7
New Zealand (Listener)[8] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 12
US Cash Box Top 10017

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)Rank
Australia KMR161
Canada RPM Top Singles[10] 95
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 83

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 149.

  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 272.

  3. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E5DE1130F935A15752C0A9659C8B63 THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 1-26-03: PROCESS; How to Write a Catchy Beer Ad
  4. Web site: Go-Set Australian charts - 18 May 1974. Poparchives.com.au.
  5. Web site: RPM Country Playlist - January 26, 1974.
  6. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - February 16, 1974.
  7. Web site: RPM AC Playlist - March 2, 1974.
  8. Web site: flavour of new zealand - search listener. Flavourofnz.co.nz. 21 August 2021.
  9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990,
  10. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. 17 July 2013. Bac-lac.gc.ca. 21 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974. Musicoutfitters.com. 21 August 2021.