What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love

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"What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love"
Single by Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely
from the album Two for the Show
B-side "Willingly"
ReleasedJuly 1972 (1972-07)
RecordedSeptember 1971
Studio Bradley's Barn
Genre Country
Length2:12
Label Decca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Jack Greene singles chronology
"If You Ever Need My Love"
(1972)
"What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love"
(1972)
"Satisfaction"
(1973)
Jeannie Seely singles chronology
"Pride"
(1972)
"What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love"
(1972)
"Farm in Pennsyltucky"
(1972)

"What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love" is a song written by Hank Cochran and Johnny Slate. It was originally and released as a duet by American country music artists Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely. Released in 1971, the song became a major hit on the country charts in early 1973.

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Background and release

The song was recorded by Greene and Seely at Bradley's Barn, a studio owned by producer Owen Bradley. The track was officially recorded in September 1971 with Bradley producing the record. [1]

It was released as a single in July 1972 via Decca Records. The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in early 1973. It was later released on their studio album in 1972, Two for the Show. [2]

Track listing

7" vinyl single

Chart performance

Chart (1972–1973)Peak
position
Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 19
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 19

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References

  1. Greene, Jack; Seely, Jeannie (December 1972). "Two for the Show". Decca Records .
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  3. "Search results for "Jeannie Seely" under Country Singles". RPM . Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. "Jack Greene Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.