So Much in Love

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"So Much in Love"
Single by the Tymes
from the album So Much in Love
B-side "Roscoe James McClain"
Released1963
Genre Doo-wop [1]
Length2:08
Label Parkway Records
Songwriter(s) George Williams, Bill Jackson, Roy Straigis
The Tymes singles chronology
"So Much in Love"
(1963)		"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
(1963)

"So Much in Love" is a song written by George Williams, Billy Jackson, and Roy Straigis (initially under the name John Joseph). It was originally performed by Williams's American soul vocal group the Tymes and was released in the summer of 1963 on Cameo Parkway Records, which produced many pre-Beatles hits of the 60s such as The Twist. It quickly became The Tymes' first hit single, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on August 3, 1963, and remaining there for one week, [2] as well as peaking at No. 4 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. [3]

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Chart performance

Chart (1963)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1

All-4-One version

"So Much in Love"
Single by All-4-One
from the album All-4-One
Released1993 (1993)
Genre R&B
Length3:31
Label Atlantic, Blitzz
Songwriter(s) George Williams, Bill Jackson, Roy Straigis
Producer(s) Tim O'Brien, Gary St. Clair
All-4-One singles chronology
"So Much in Love"
(1993)		"I Swear"
(1994)

American R&B vocal group All-4-One released "So Much in Love" in late 1993 as their debut single. It peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1994 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling 600,000 copies. [4] [5] It also reached No. 3 in New Zealand, No. 29 in Belgium and No. 49 in the UK. All-4-One's version is based on a version by a group called AFD whose version was released not long before All-4-One's. A rare music video was also made. [6]

Background and composition

The group had not heard the original song by the Tymes before. One of the producers of the cover record, Gary St. Clair, had reached out over a call with a concept asking for the group to be a part of the new recording. "So Much in Love" was also the first work All-4-One had done together; the doo-wop sound had not been an intention stylistically for the group. [7]

Critical reception

Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "Recalling those street corner harmonies of old, this sensational cover of the Tymes' 1963 summer smash caught fire at the tail end of 1993. It's one of those songs that gets on the air and within seconds, captures the audience. Strong request activity." [8] Dennis Hunt from Los Angeles Times declared it as a "glorious remake", naming it "a highlight of this excellent album". [9]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold600,000 [5]

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOriginal1993Cassette
United KingdomMarch 21, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [23]
RemixNovember 7, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Atlantic [24]

Other versions

The song has been covered several times:

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