Someone Loves You Honey

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"Someone Loves You Honey"
Someone Loves You Honey - Charley Pride.jpg
Single by Charley Pride
from the album Someone Loves You Honey
B-side "Days of Your Lives"
ReleasedJanuary 1978
Genre Country
Length2:10
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Don Devaney
Producer(s) Jerry Bradley
Charley Pride
Charley Pride singles chronology
"More to Me"
(1977)
"Someone Loves You Honey"
(1978)
"When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)"
(1978)

"Someone Loves You Honey" is a song written by Don Devaney, originally released by American country music singer Johnny Rodriguez in 1974 on his fourth album, Songs About Ladies and Love. It was recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride and released in January 1978 as the second single and title track from the album Someone Loves You Honey . The song was Pride's 20th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of 12 weeks on the country chart. [1]

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June Lodge recorded a version of the song in 1980, which became the best-selling single of 1982 in the Netherlands, and American singer Lutricia McNeal had a big hit with her version of "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1998.

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM )1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1

J.C. Lodge version

"Someone Loves You Honey"
Single by June Lodge and Prince Mohammed
from the album Someone Loves You Honey
Released1982
Genre
Songwriter(s) Don Devaney
June Lodge and Prince Mohammed singles chronology
"Someone Loves You Honey"
(1982)
"More Than I Can Say"
(1982)
"Someone Loves You Honey" on YouTube

British singer June Lodge covered "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1982, featured by Jamaican DJ Prince Mohammed. It was the first single and title track of her debut album. The song reached #1 in Belgium and The Netherlands.

Charts

Lutricia McNeal version

"Someone Loves You Honey"
Someone Loves You Honey.jpg
Single by Lutricia McNeal
from the album My Side of Town
Released1998
Length3:00
Label CNR Music
Songwriter(s) Don Devaney
Producer(s)
  • Daniel Papalexis
  • Rami Yacoub
  • Josef Larossi
Lutricia McNeal singles chronology
"Stranded"
(1997)
"Someone Loves You Honey"
(1998)
"The Greatest Love You'll Never Know" / "When a Child Is Born"
(1998)
Music video
"Someone Loves You Honey" on YouTube

American singer Lutricia McNeal released a version of "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1998. It served as the fifth single from her debut album, My Side of Town (1997). The song peaked within the top 10 in Hungary and the United Kingdom and within the top 20 in Austria and Norway.

Music video

The music video for "Someone Loves You Honey" was directed by Stuart Gosling. [7] It first aired in September 1998. Gosling also directed the videos for "My Side of Town" and "Stranded".

Track listing

  1. "Someone Loves You Honey" (radio remix) (3:00)
  2. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Andre's Boogie Buster remix) (5:09)
  3. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony & 12 Stone hip hop mix) (3:54)
  4. "Someone Loves You Honey" (T-Total mix) (6:24)
  5. "Stranded" (unplugged) (3:34)
  1. "Someone Loves You Honey" (radio edit) (3:02)
  2. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony R&B mix) (4:10)
  3. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Club Asylum remix edit) (4:05)
  4. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony & 12 Stone hip hop mix) (3:52)

Charts

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