Love of a Lifetime (Larry Gatlin song)

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"Love of a Lifetime"
Single by Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
from the album Alive & Well...Livin' in the Land of Dreams
B-side "Don't Blame Me for Colorado"
ReleasedFebruary 1988
Format CD single, 12" single
Recorded1987
Genre Country
Length2:55
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Larry Gatlin
Producer(s) Chip Young
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers singles chronology
"Changin' Partners"
(1987)
"Love of a Lifetime"
(1988)
"Alive and Well"
(1988)

"Love of a Lifetime" is a song recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers. Written by Larry Gatlin, it was released in February 1988 as the lead single from their album Alive & Well...Livin' in the Land of Dreams. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was their last top ten single. [1]

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Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 155. ISBN   0-89820-177-2.