I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before)

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"I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before)"
Single by Earl Thomas Conley
from the album Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
B-side
ReleasedJuly 1975
January 10, 1983
Genre Country
Length2:36
Label GRT (1975)
RCA (1983)
Songwriter(s) Earl Thomas Conley
Producer(s) Nelson Larkin, Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley singles chronology
"Somewhere Between Right and Wrong"
(1982)
"I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before)"
(1975)
"Your Love's on the Line"
(1983)

"I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. He first released the song in 1975 on the GRT label as Earl Conley, reaching number 87 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Contents

In January 1983, Conley re-released the song as the third from his album Somewhere Between Right and Wrong . The re-recording went to number two on the same chart that year. [1]

Critical reception

Kip Kirby of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it one of the brightest songs on the album. He went on to say that Conley combines "an excellent melody, expressive vocals and sensitive lyrics for a fresh way of presenting a love song." He states that the "lean guitar/piano rhythms leave proper space for Conley's singing." [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 87
Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [4] 24

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 102–103. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Billboard , January 8, 1983
  3. 1 2 "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.