God Made Love

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"God Made Love"
Single by Mel McDaniel
from the album Gentle to Your Senses
ReleasedDecember 5, 1977
RecordedJune 29, 1977
Genre Country
Length3:15
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s) Dennis Linde, Mel McDaniel, Johnny MacRae, Len Pollard
Producer(s) Johnny MacRae
Mel McDaniel singles chronology
"Soul of a Honky Tonk Woman"
(1977)
"God Made Love"
(1977)
"The Farm"
(1978)

"God Made Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist, Mel McDaniel. [1] Recorded in June 1977 it was released in December of the year as the third and final single from McDaniel's album, Gentle to Your Senses. It peaked at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Dennis Linde, Mel McDaniel, Johnny MacRae, and Len Pollard

Chart performance

Chart (1977-1978)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks11
Canadian RPM Country Tracks12

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.