Crazy in Love (Joe Cocker song)

"Crazy in Love"
"Crazy in Love"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Crazy in Love
B-side	"Heart's Breakin' All Over Town"
Released	August 1990
Genre	Country
Length	3:47
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Randy McCormick; Even Stevens
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen ; Dee Henry; Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty singles chronology

"Crazy in Love"
"Crazy in Love"
Single by Kim Carnes
from the album View from the House
B-side	"Blood from the Bandit"
Released	1988
Recorded	1988; Sound Stage Studios; (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length	3:52
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Randy McCormick; Even Stevens
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen ; Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes singles chronology
Music video
	"Crazy in Love" on YouTube
	;
Licensed audio
	"Crazy in Love" on YouTube

Last updated July 12, 2025

"Crazy in Love" is a song by songwriters Even Stevens and Randy McCormick; it was first recorded by Joe Cocker on his 1984 album Civilized Man . The song was covered by American pop artist Kim Carnes in 1988 and released as the second single from her album View from the House .^[1] Carnes' version peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number 68 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

The song was covered by American country music artist Conway Twitty for his 1990 album Crazy in Love . It was released in August 1990 as the first single from the album. Twitty's version reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1990^[2] and number one on the Cashbox country charts, making it the last song of Twitty's to hit number one on a national chart.

Kenny Rogers also covered the song in 1990 for his album Love Is Strange .^[3] Released as the album's second single, Rogers' version peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Julio Iglesias covered this song in 1998 on his album My Life: The Greatest Hits .^[4]

Chart performance

Kim Carnes

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard )^[5]	13
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[6]	68
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[7]	162

Conway Twitty

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM )^[8]	4
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[9]	2

Kenny Rogers

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard )^[10]	9
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	9
Canadian RPM Top Singles	77

References

↑ "Kim Carnes | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
↑ Conway Twitty Hot Country Songs Chart History, Billboard.com
↑ "Kenny Rogers | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
↑ "My Life: The Greatest Hits [#1] - Julio Iglesias | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
↑ "Kim Carnes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
↑ "Kim Carnes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "Bubbling Down Under". 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9115." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. December 15, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

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[kcar-1] "Kim Carnes | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[2] Conway Twitty Hot Country Songs Chart History, Billboard.com

[3] "Kenny Rogers | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[4] "My Life: The Greatest Hits [#1] - Julio Iglesias | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Kim_Carnes-5] "Kim Carnes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Kim_Carnes-6] "Kim Carnes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[7] "Bubbling Down Under". 22 May 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[sc_Canadacountry_-8] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9115." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. December 15, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Conway_Twitty-9] "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Kenny_Rogers-10] "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

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v t e Joe Cocker
Discography
Studio albums	With a Little Help from My Friends Joe Cocker! Joe Cocker I Can Stand a Little Rain Jamaica Say You Will Stingray Luxury You Can Afford Sheffield Steel Civilized Man Cocker Unchain My Heart One Night of Sin Night Calls Have a Little Faith Organic Across from Midnight No Ordinary World Respect Yourself Heart & Soul Hymn for My Soul Hard Knocks Fire It Up
Live albums	Mad Dogs & Englishmen Live in New York Joe Cocker Live Mad Dogs & Englishmen: The Complete Fillmore East Concerts Live at Woodstock Vance Arnold & The Avengers
Songs	"With a Little Help from My Friends" "Feeling Alright" "Delta Lady" "The Letter" "Woman to Woman" "You Are So Beautiful" "Up Where We Belong" "Crazy in Love" "You Can Leave Your Hat On" "Could You Be Loved"
Compilations	Cocker Happy Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits The Best of Joe Cocker (1983) Joe Cocker Classics Volume 4 The Legend The Best of Joe Cocker (1992) The Long Voyage Home Greatest Hits The Anthology Greatest Love Songs The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003 Ultimate Collection Gold Icon
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v t e Kim Carnes
Studio albums	Rest on Me Kim Carnes Sailin' St. Vincent's Court Romance Dance Mistaken Identity Voyeur Café Racers Barking at Airplanes Light House View from the House Checkin' Out the Ghosts Chasin' Wild Trains
Live albums	Live at Savoy, 1981
Compilations	Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes
Singles	"You're a Part of Me" "More Love" "Cry Like a Baby" "Bette Davis Eyes" "Draw of the Cards" "Voyeur" "Does It Make You Remember" "Invisible Hands" "You Make My Heart Beat Faster (And That's All That Matters)" "Invitation to Dance" "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes) "Crazy in Love" "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" "Gypsy Honeymoon"
Collaborative singles	"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" "What About Me?"
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v t e Kenny Rogers
Studio albums	Love Lifted Me Kenny Rogers Daytime Friends Love or Something Like It The Gambler Kenny Gideon Share Your Love Love Will Turn You Around We've Got Tonight Eyes That See in the Dark What About Me? The Heart of the Matter They Don't Make Them Like They Used To I Prefer the Moonlight Something Inside So Strong Love Is Strange Back Home Again If Only My Heart Had a Voice Vote for Love Across My Heart She Rides Wild Horses There You Go Again Back to the Well Water & Bridges You Can't Make Old Friends Life Is Like a Song
Collaboration albums	Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) Classics (with Dottie West) Timepiece (with David Foster)
Christmas albums	Christmas Once Upon a Christmas (with Dolly Parton) Christmas in America The Gift Christmas from the Heart Once Again It's Christmas
Compilations	Ten Years of Gold The Kenny Rogers Singles Album Greatest Hits (1980) 20 Greatest Hits Duets The Kenny Rogers Story Love Is What We Make It Short Stories Greatest Hits (1988) Daytime Friends – The Very Best of Kenny Rogers Live by Request 42 Ultimate Hits 21 Number Ones
Notable singles	"That Crazy Feeling" "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" "But You Know I Love You" "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" "Something's Burning" "Love Lifted Me" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "Lucille" "Daytime Friends" "Sweet Music Man" "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Dottie West) "Love or Something Like It" "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Dottie West) "The Gambler" "All I Ever Need Is You" (with Dottie West) "She Believes in Me" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Dottie West) "You Decorated My Life" "Coward of the County" "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kim Carnes) "Love the World Away" "Lady" "I Don't Need You" "Share Your Love with Me" "Blaze of Glory" "Through the Years" "Love Will Turn You Around" "A Love Song" "We've Got Tonight" (with Sheena Easton) "All My Life" "Scarlet Fever" "Islands in the Stream" (with Dolly Parton) "Eyes That See in the Dark" "This Woman" "Buried Treasure" "Together Again" (with Dottie West) "What About Me?" (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) "Evening Star" "Crazy" "Morning Desire" "Goodbye Marie" "Tomb of the Unknown Love" "Twenty Years Ago" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Ronnie Milsap) "I Prefer the Moonlight" "The Factory" "I Don't Call Him Daddy" "When You Put Your Heart in It" "Planet Texas" "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" "Maybe" (with Holly Dunn) "Love Is Strange" (with Dolly Parton) "Crazy in Love" "If You Want to Find Love" "Ol' Red" "Mary, Did You Know?" (with Wynonna Judd) "The Greatest" "Buy Me a Rose" (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean) "He Will, She Knows" "There You Go Again" "Homeland" "I Can't Unlove You"
Guest singles	"What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Dottie West) "Real Love" (with Dolly Parton) "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Anne Murray)
Other songs	"Elvira" "You and I" (with the Bee Gees)
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v t e Conway Twitty
Studio albums	Sings Saturday Night with Conway Twitty Lonely Blue Boy The Rock & Roll Story I Can't See Me Without You Honky Tonk Angel I'm Not Through Loving You Yet Linda on My Mind The High Priest of Country Music Now and Then I've Already Loved You in My Mind Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring Cross Winds Heart & Soul Rest Your Love on Me Mr. T Southern Comfort Dream Maker Lost in the Feeling By Heart Don't Call Him a Cowboy Chasin' Rainbows Fallin' for You for Years Borderline Still in Your Dreams House on Old Lonesome Road Crazy in Love Even Now Final Touches
Collaboration albums	We Only Make Believe Lead Me On Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Country Partners Dynamic Duo
Compilation albums	Number Ones Classic Conway Conway's Latest Greatest Hits Volume 1 Greatest Hits Volume III 25 Number Ones
Notable singles	"It's Only Make Believe" "Mona Lisa" "Danny Boy" "Lonely Blue Boy" "What Am I Living For" "Next in Line" "I Love You More Today" "To See My Angel Cry" "Hello Darlin'" "Fifteen Years Ago" "How Much More Can She Stand" "I Can't See Me Without You" "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date" "I Can't Stop Loving You" "She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries)" "You've Never Been This Far Before" "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" "I See the Want To in Your Eyes" "Linda on My Mind" "Touch the Hand" "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" "After All the Good Is Gone" "The Games That Daddies Play" "I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me" "Play Guitar Play" "I've Already Loved You in My Mind" "Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring" "Boogie Grass Band" "Your Love Had Taken Me That High" "Don't Take It Away" "I May Never Get to Heaven" "Happy Birthday Darlin'" "I'd Love to Lay You Down" "Rest Your Love on Me" "Tight Fittin' Jeans" "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" "The Clown" "Slow Hand" "We Did But Now You Don't" "The Rose" "We Had It All" "Lost in the Feeling" "Heartache Tonight" "Three Times a Lady" "Somebody's Needin' Somebody" "I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)" "Ain't She Somethin' Else" "Don't Call Him a Cowboy" "Between Blue Eyes and Jeans" "Desperado Love" "Fallin' for You for Years" "Julia" "I Want to Know You Before We Make Love" "That's My Job" "Goodbye Time" "Saturday Night Special" "I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams" "She's Got a Single Thing in Mind" "House on Old Lonesome Road" "Fit to Be Tied Down" "Crazy in Love" "I Couldn't See You Leavin'" "Rainy Night in Georgia"
Collaboration singles	"After the Fire Is Gone" "Lead Me On" "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" "Feelins'" "The Letter" "I Can't Love You Enough" "Making Believe" "Don't Cry Joni"
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