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| Power of Love | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 27:56 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Norro Wilson | |||
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Power of Love is a studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride, released in 1984 via RCA Records. [2] [3] The album includes the hit single "The Power of Love". [4] [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Power of Love" | Gary Nicholson, Don Cook | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Everybody's Lookin' for Love" | Don Pfrimmer, Bill Shore, Byron Gallimore | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Missin' Mississippi" | Blake Mevis, Shore, Gallimore | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Ellie" | Mevis, Shore, Gallimore | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Falling in Love Again" | Susanna Clark | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Stagger Lee" | Harold Logan, Lloyd Price | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Gotta See Some More of You" | Shore, Gallimore | 3:09 |
| 8. | "I Only Miss You on Weak Days" | John Schweers, Mack David | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Girl Trouble" | Bobby David, Ray Kennedy | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Some Days It Rains All Night Long" | Ed Penney | 3:02 |
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] | 49 |
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