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"That's How Much I Love You" is a country music song written by Arnold, Fowler, and Hall, sung by Eddy Arnold, and released in 1946 on the RCA Victor label. In October 1946, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard folk chart. It was also ranked as the No. 10 record on the Billboard 1946 year-end folk juke box chart.
References
- ↑ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1946). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1946 Published Musical Compositions New Series Vol 41 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ↑ Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 0195139895.
- 1 2 3 Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 95. ISBN 0823076326.
- ↑ "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 4, 1947. p. 55.