Love Ain't Like That

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"Love Ain't Like That"
Single by Faith Hill
from the album Faith
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1999
Genre Country
Length3:50
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s) Tim Gaetano
A. J. Masters
Producer(s) Faith Hill
Byron Gallimore
Faith Hill singles chronology
"Let Me Let Go"
(1998)
"Love Ain't Like That"
(1999)
"The Secret of Life"
(1999)

"Love Ain't Like That" is a song written by Tim Gaetano and A. J. Masters, and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released in January 1999 as the fourth single from her album Faith . The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 1999. [1]

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a favorable review, writing that "the lyric is a rich tapestry exploring the complex nature of love, and Hill's vocal oozes soulful emotion." [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 13
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 68
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 85
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 61

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Love Ain't Like That"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 11, 1999 Country radio Warner Bros. Nashville [8]

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