Sing About Love

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"Sing About Love"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album Top of the World
B-side "Fickle Fortune"
Released1973 (1973)
Recorded1973
Studio Columbia Studio
Genre
Length2:19
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Glenn Sutton
Producer(s) Glenn Sutton
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"Top of the World"
(1973)
"Sing About Love"
(1973)
"Smile for Me"
(1973)

"Sing About Love" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1973 via Columbia Records.

Contents

Background and release

"Sing About Love" was recorded at the Columbia Studio in March 1973, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Glenn Sutton, Anderson's longtime production collaborator at the label and her first husband. [2]

"Sing About Love" reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1973. It became Anderson's fourteenth top ten hit as a recording artist. [3] It also became a top ten hit on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number 3 in 1973. [4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1973 studio album, Top of the World . [2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Canada Country Songs ( RPM ) [4] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 3

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References

  1. "Top of the World: Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Lynn (June 1973). "Top of the World (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Columbia Records .
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. 1 2 "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. "Lynn Anderson -- "Sing About Love" (1973, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1973. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2020.