Sowin' Love

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Sowin' Love
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Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1988
StudioThe Reflections Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Label RCA Nashville
Producer James Stroud
Paul Overstreet chronology
Paul Overstreet
(1982)
Sowin' Love
(1989)
Heroes
(1991)
Singles from Sowin' Love
  1. "Love Helps Those"
    Released: August 1988
  2. "Sowin' Love"
    Released: March 1989
  3. "All the Fun"
    Released: July 1989
  4. "Seein' My Father in Me"
    Released: January 6, 1990
  5. "Richest Man on Earth"
    Released: April 1990
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Sowin' Love is the second studio album by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. The album was released by RCA Nashville in 1989 (see 1989 in country music). The album reached #13 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and charted at #31 on the Top Christian Albums chart. This album produced five top ten singles.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Helps Those" Paul Overstreet 3:18
2."All the Fun"Overstreet, Taylor Dunn4:03
3."Call the Preacher"Overstreet3:06
4."Richest Man on Earth"Overstreet, Don Schlitz 3:07
5."Sowin' Love"Overstreet, Schlitz3:48
6."Love Never Sleeps"Overstreet4:16
7."Dig Another Well"Overstreet, Schlitz2:58
8."Seein' My Father in Me"Overstreet, Dunn3:23
9."What God Has Joined Together"Overstreet, Paul Davis 3:03
10."Homemaker"Overstreet, Eugene D. Tyler3:27
11."Neath the Light of Your Love"Overstreet, Schlitz3:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [2] 31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 25

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