I Love You Drops (song) explained

I Love You Drops
Type:	single
Artist:	Bill Anderson
Album:	I Love You Drops
B-Side:	"Golden Guitar"
Recorded:	1965
Studio:	Bradley Studio
Label:	Decca
Producer:	Owen Bradley
Prev Title:	Bright Lights and Country Music
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	I Get the Fever
Next Year:	1966

"I Love You Drops" is a song written and first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1965 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

Background and release

"I Love You Drops" was recorded in 1965 at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Additional tracks were recorded at the session as well.^[1]

"I Love You Drops" was released as a single by Decca Records in December 1965.^[2] The song spent 24 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 4 in May 1966. "I Love You Drops" was Anderson's tenth single to reach the top ten in his career and his fifth to reach the top five.^[3] It was later released on his 1966 studio album I Love You Drops.^[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single^[4]

• "I Love You Drops" – 2:45
• "Golden Guitar" – 4:13

Cover versions

• In 1966, the song was covered by Vic Dana whose version reached #20 on the US, Easy Listening chart and #30 on the Hot 100.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Anderson . Bill . I Love You Drops (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . August 1966.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
3. "I Love You Drops" chart history . . 22 July 2020.
4. Web site: Bill Anderson -- "I Love You Drops" (1965, Vinyl) . . 1966 . 22 July 2020.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 70.