It Should Have Been Love by Now

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"It Should Have Been Love by Now"
Single by Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell
from the album Meant for Each Other
B-side "Can't Get Too Much of a Good Thing"
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1985
Genre Country
Length3:15
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Jan Crutchfield, Paul Harrison
Producer(s) Tom Collins
Lee Greenwood singles chronology
"You've Got a Good Love Comin'"
(1985)
"It Should Have Been Love by Now"
(1985)
"Dixie Road"
(1985)
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology
"Crossword Puzzle"
(1984)
"It Should Have Been Love by Now"
(1985)
"There's No Love in Tennessee"
(1985)

"It Should Have Been Love by Now" is a song written by Jan Crutchfield and Paul Harrison, and recorded by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell. It was released in February 1985 as the second single from the album Meant for Each Other . The song reached #19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 19
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 35
Canadian RPM Country Tracks12

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 144.
  2. "Lee Greenwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Lee Greenwood Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.