Sweet, Sweet Love Explained

Sweet, Sweet Love
Cover:	Sweet,_Sweet_Love_-_Russell_Morris.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Russell Morris
Album:	Bloodstone
B-Side:	Jail Jonah's Daughter
Released:	June 1971
Recorded:	Channel 9's TCS Studios
Genre:	Pop rock
Length:	4:19
Label:	His Masters Voice/ EMI Music (Australia) Columbia Records (New Zealand)
Producer:	Howard Gable
Prev Title:	Mr America
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Live with Friends
Next Year:	1972

"Sweet, Sweet Love" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer Russell Morris and produced by Howard Gable. It was released as the lead single from his debut album Bloodstone. It peaked at number 7 on the Australian Go-Set chart in July 1971; this becoming Morris' fourth top ten single.^[1]

In a performance of the song in 2007, Morris said he originally wrote the song for John Farnham who turned the song down saying 'it takes too long to get to the chorus'.^[2]

"Sweet Sweet Love" is made up of two songs, inspired by a photo of his then-wife which he stuck up on the wall in bedsit in London while trying for UK success.^[3]

Music and review

The song is set in the key of Dm ^[4]

Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane said; ""Sweet, Sweet Love" is just a great pop ballad with a terrific arrangement. It starts out in a gentle, minor key way and then about halfway through the pay off comes when Morris changes key, ups the tempo and the whole thing just takes off – as good a pop song as any in 1971."^[5]

Track listing

7" Single

• Side A "Sweet, Sweet Love" - 4:19
• Side B "Jail Jonah's Daughter" - 2:56

Charts

"Sweet, Sweet Love" was released in June 1971, before peaking at number 9 for the week commencing 14 August 1971.

Weekly charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australian Artist Go-Set Chart^[6]	9
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	7
New Zealand (Listener)^[8]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Position
Australian Go-Set Chart^[9]	33
Australian Artist Go-Set Chart^[10]	9
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[11]	41

Notes and References

1. Web site: RUSSELL MORRIS . www.milesago.com. 18 June 2016.
2. Web site: Russell Morris "Sweet Sweet Love" in 2007. YouTube. 2008. 25 June 2016.
3. Web site: Russell Morris. Australian RoadCrew. 15 June 1982 . 3 August 2022.
4. Web site: Russell Morris "Sweet Sweet Love" e chords. e-chords. 23 June 2016.
5. Web site: A Slice of Oz Rock History: Russell Morris – Bloodstone (1971). Addicted to Noise. 16 September 2013 . 23 June 2016.
6. Web site: TOP SINGLES FOR w/c 14 August 1971. Pop Archives . 14 August 1971. 24 August 2016.
7. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian) . . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.

8. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=797#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 11 October 1971
9. Web site: TOP SINGLES FOR 1971. Pop Archives . 1972 . 24 August 2016.
10. Web site: TOP SINGLES FOR 1971. Pop Archives . 1972 . 24 August 2016.
11. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian) . . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.