The Battle Hymn of Love

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"The Battle Hymn of Love"
Single by Kathy Mattea with Tim O'Brien
from the album A Collection of Hits
B-side "Leaving West Virginia"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1990
Genre Country
Length2:52
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
Producer(s) Allen Reynolds
Kathy Mattea singles chronology
"She Came from Fort Worth"
(1990)
"The Battle Hymn of Love"
(1990)
"A Few Good Things Remain"
(1990)

"The Battle Hymn of Love" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artists Kathy Mattea and Tim O'Brien. The song was recorded for Mattea's 1987 studio album Untasted Honey . It was released in July 1990 as the first single from her compilation album A Collection of Hits . The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 10
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 9

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1305." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. October 13, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.