We Were Meant to Be Lovers

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"We Were Meant to Be Lovers"
Single by Jim Photoglo
from the album Photoglo
B-side "Beg, Borrow or Steal"
Released1980
Genre Soft rock
Length3:35
Label 20th Century
Songwriter(s) Brian Neary, Jim Photoglo [1]
Producer(s) Brian Francis Neary
Jim Photoglo singles chronology
"We Were Meant to Be Lovers"
(1980)
"When Love Is Gone"
(1980)

"We Were Meant to Be Lovers" is a song by Jim Photoglo, released as a single in 1980 from his debut album, Photoglo. It reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, [2] and No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [3]

Cover versions have been recorded by Rita Remington in 1980 and David Slater in 1988. Slater's version reached No. 63 on the Billboard Country chart. [4]

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References

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  2. "Photoglo We Were Meant To Be Lovers Chart History". Archived from the original on November 10, 2018.
  3. "Photoglo Adult Contemporary Chart History". Archived from the original on November 10, 2018.
  4. "David Slater We Were Meant To Be Lovers Chart History". Archived from the original on November 11, 2018.