"Love or Something Like It" | ||||
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Single by Kenny Rogers | ||||
from the album Love or Something Like It | ||||
B-side | "Starting Again" | |||
Released | May 29, 1978 | |||
Studio | Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:51 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenny Rogers Steve Glassmeyer | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Butler | |||
Kenny Rogers singles chronology | ||||
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"Love or Something Like It" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in May 1978 as the first single and title track from the album Love or Something Like It . The song was written by Rogers and Steven Glassmeyer (a member of Rogers's backing band) and was Kenny Rogers's third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week (the only number one of his career that he had a hand in writing) and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart. [1]
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [2] | 32 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 1 |
US Easy Listening (Billboard) [4] | 12 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 36 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 3 |
"All I Ever Need Is You" is a popular song written by Jimmy Holiday and Eddie Reeves, and initially recorded by Ray Charles for his 1971 album, Volcanic Action of My Soul. The most well-known version of the song is the hit single by Sonny & Cher which, in 1971, reached No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was their single of greatest chart longevity, spending 15 weeks on that chart. Their album by the same title sold over 500,000 copies reaching RIAA gold status.
"Lucille" is a song written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in January 1977 as the second and final single from the album Kenny Rogers. It became Rogers' first major hit as a solo artist after leaving the successful country/rock group the First Edition the previous year. An international hit, it reached number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart and number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Overseas, "Lucille" reached the top of the UK Singles Chart in June 1977, the first of Rogers' two number one singles there.
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Love or Something Like It is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Rogers, released in 1978. It was Rogers' fourth #1 hit album.
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"Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" is a song written by Archie Jordan and Naomi Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in September 1978 as the second single from the album Only One Love in My Life. The song was Milsap's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent ten weeks on the chart.
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