Love Remains (song)

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"Love Remains"
Single by Collin Raye
from the album I Think About You
B-side "I Love Being Wrong"
ReleasedJune 1996
Recorded1995
Genre Country
Length3:48
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Tom Douglas
Jim Daddario
Producer(s) John Hobbs
Ed Seay
Paul Worley
Collin Raye singles chronology
"I Think About You"
(1996)
"Love Remains"
(1996)
"What If Jesus Comes Back Like That"
(1996)

"Love Remains" is a song written by Tom Douglas and Jim Daddario, and recorded by American country music artist Collin Raye. It was released in June 1996 as the fourth single from his album I Think About You . The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1996. [1]

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The song features several layered background vocals from bass guitarist Joe Chemay. [2]

The song was later covered by country music artist Hillary Scott, of the group Lady Antebellum, along with her family and appeared on Scott's 2016 Christian/Gospel album of the same title.

Chart performance

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 20
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 67
Hillary Scott & the Scott Family version
Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Christian Songs (Billboard) [6] 38

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