Love in the First Degree (Alabama song)

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"Love in the First Degree"
Single by Alabama
from the album Feels So Right
B-side "Ride the Train"
ReleasedOctober 2, 1981 (U.S.)
RecordedAugust 30, 1980
Length3:19
Label RCA Nashville 12288
Songwriters Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt
Producers Harold Shedd and Alabama
Alabama singles chronology
"Feels So Right"
(1981)		"Love in the First Degree"
(1981)		"Mountain Music"
(1982)

"Love in the First Degree" is a song written by Jim Hurt and Tim DuBois, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in October 1981 as the third single from the band's album Feels So Right . It became the group's fifth straight No. 1 single (and second multi-week No. 1) on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

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"Love in the First Degree" became Alabama's biggest crossover hit, peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1982. [2]

Background

Today, "Love in the First Degree" remains one of Alabama's most popular songs.

Content

The song, a mid-tempoed song with a strong country beat, uses the analogy of being found guilty of a crime (this time, of love) and the perpetrator throwing himself on the mercy of the object of his affection.

Cover versions

Country music singer Jason Aldean covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Alabama. Country music singer Luke Bryan covered the song from the album Alabama & Friends.

Charts

Chart (1981–1982)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 15
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [4] 5
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
Year-end chart (1982)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [6] 55

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 18.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 22.
  3. ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.

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