Love Me Like You Used To (song)

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"Love Me Like You Used To"
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Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Love Me Like You Used To
B-side "If I Didn't Love You"
ReleasedJuly 25, 1987
Genre Country
Length3:48
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s) Paul Davis, Bobby Emmons
Producer(s) Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"It's Only Over for You"
(1987)
"Love Me Like You Used To"
(1987)
"I Won't Take Less Than Your Love"
(1987)

"Love Me Like You Used To" is a song written by Paul Davis and Bobby Emmons, and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash for his 1985 studio album Rainbow . The song was later recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker in 1987. The song was released in July of that year as the first single and title track from Tucker's album Love Me Like You Used To . The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 19

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References

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  2. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2021.