Sweet Loving Man

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"Sweet Loving Man"
Sweet Loving Man by Morris Albert US vinyl.png
Side-A label of US vinyl single
Single by Morris Albert
from the album Feelings
B-side "Christine"
ReleasedDecember 1975
Genre Soft rock
Length
  • 2:59 (single)
  • 3:45 (album)
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Morris Albert
Producer(s) Morris Albert
Morris Albert singles chronology
"Feelings"
(1975)
"Sweet Loving Man"
(1975)
"She's My Girl"
(1976)

"Sweet Loving Man" is a song by Brazilian singer Morris Albert. It was the follow-up to his international hit song, "Feelings" from his 1975 LP of the same name.

Contents

During the winter of 1976, "Sweet Loving Man" peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States. [1] It also charted very similarly in Canada.

Chart history

Chart (1975-76)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [2] 83
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [3] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 93
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [5] 15
U.S. Cash Box Top 10085

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  2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. January 24, 1976. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. March 13, 1976. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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