Someone Loves You Honey Explained

Someone Loves You Honey
Cover:Someone_Loves_You_Honey_-_Charley_Pride.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Charley Pride
Album:Someone Loves You Honey
B-Side:Days of Your Lives
Released:January 1978
Genre:Country
Length:2:10
Label:RCA
Producer:Jerry Bradley
Charley Pride
Prev Title:More to Me
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)
Next Year:1978

"Someone Loves You Honey" is a song written by Don Devaney, originally released by American country music singer Johnny Rodriguez in 1974 on his fourth album, Songs About Ladies and Love. It was recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride and released in January 1978 as the second single and title track from the album of the same name. The song was Pride's 20th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of 12 weeks on the country chart.[1]

June Lodge recorded a version of the song in 1980, which became the best-selling single of 1982 in the Netherlands, and American singer Lutricia McNeal had a big hit with her version of "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1998.

J.C. Lodge version

Someone Loves You Honey
Type:single
Artist:June Lodge and Prince Mohammed
Album:Someone Loves You Honey
Released:1982
Genre:
Next Title:More Than I Can Say
Next Year:1982

British singer June Lodge covered "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1982, featured by Jamaican DJ Prince Mohammed. It was the first single and title track of her debut album. The song reached #1 in Belgium and The Netherlands.

Year-end charts

Lutricia McNeal version

Someone Loves You Honey
Cover:Someone_Loves_You_Honey.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Lutricia McNeal
Album:My Side of Town
Released:1998
Length:3:00
Label:CNR Music
Producer:
  • Daniel Papalexis
  • Rami Yacoub
  • Josef Larossi
Prev Title:Stranded
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:The Greatest Love You'll Never Know
Next Title2:When a Child Is Born
Next Year:1998

American singer Lutricia McNeal released a version of "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1998. It served as the fifth single from her debut album, My Side of Town (1997). The song peaked within the top 10 in Hungary and the United Kingdom and within the top 20 in Austria and Norway.

Music video

The music video for "Someone Loves You Honey" was directed by Stuart Gosling.[2] It first aired in September 1998. Gosling also directed the videos for "My Side of Town" and "Stranded".

Track listing

  1. "Someone Loves You Honey" (radio remix) (3:00)
  2. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Andre's Boogie Buster remix) (5:09)
  3. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony & 12 Stone hip hop mix) (3:54)
  4. "Someone Loves You Honey" (T-Total mix) (6:24)
  5. "Stranded" (unplugged) (3:34)
  1. "Someone Loves You Honey" (radio edit) (3:02)
  2. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony R&B mix) (4:10)
  3. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Club Asylum remix edit) (4:05)
  4. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony & 12 Stone hip hop mix) (3:52)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 34
Hungary (Mahasz)[4] 8
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 14
Scotland (OCC)[7] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 9
UK R&B (OCC)[9] 3

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 277.
  2. Web site: Lutricia McNeal: Someone Loves You. Mvdbase.com. October 16, 2018.
  3. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 15. 41. 16. October 10, 1998.
  4. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 16. 4. 11. January 23, 1999. May 4, 2018.
  5. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (05.11.1998 – 12.11.1998). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 13. November 6, 1998. February 6, 2018.
  6. Web site: Lutricia McNeal – Someone Loves You Honey. Dutch Top 40. nl. April 5, 2018.
  7. Web site: Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 20 September 1998-26 September 1998. Official Charts Company. February 6, 2018.
  8. Web site: Someone Loves You Honey. Official Charts Company. February 6, 2018.
  9. Web site: Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company.
  10. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży. pl. Official Charts Company. December 21, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604184020/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201998.html. June 4, 2015.