I Love (Tom T. Hall song)

"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]

"I Love"
Single by Tom T. Hall
from the album For the People in the Last Hard Town
B-side"Back When We Were Young"
ReleasedOctober 29, 1973
Recorded1973
GenreCountry
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Tom T. Hall
Producer(s)Jerry Kennedy
Tom T. Hall singles chronology
"Watergate Blues"
(1973)		 "I Love"
(1973)		 "That Song Is Driving Me Crazy"
(1974)

Covers and alternative versions
  • Addressing potential censorship issues, an alternative version of Hall's recording replaced the lyrics "bourbon in a glass and grass" with "old TV shows and snow".
  • "I Love" was used, with altered lyrics, in a popular 2003 TV commercial for Coors Light, which prominently featured the Klimaszewski Twins.[3]

Soundtrack appearances

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

Chart performance

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 272.
  3. THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 1-26-03: PROCESS; How to Write a Catchy Beer Ad, Chris Ballard, The New York Times
  4. "Go-Set Australian charts - 18 May 1974". Poparchives.com.au.
  5. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. "Tom T. Hall Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990, ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. "Tom T. Hall Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  10. "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.


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