A Long Line of Love

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"A Long Line of Love"
Single by Michael Martin Murphey
from the album Americana
B-side "Worlds Apart"
ReleasedApril 1987
Recordedca. October 1986
Genre Country
Length3:27
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Paul Overstreet and Thom Schuyler
Producer(s) Jim Ed Norman
Michael Martin Murphey singles chronology
"A Face in the Crowd"
(1987)
"A Long Line of Love"
(1987)
"I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
(1987)

"A Long Line of Love" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in April 1987 as the second single from his album Americana . The song reached number one on the U.S. and Canadian country charts in August 1987.

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles [1] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart1

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