A Thing Called Love (song)

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"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Jerry Reed
from the album Nashville Underground
B-side "Hallelujah I Love Her So"
ReleasedSeptember 1969 (1969-09)
RecordedNovember 29, 1967
Studio RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length2:20 [1]
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Jerry Reed
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Jimmy Dean
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side "One Last Time"
ReleasedFebruary 1968 (1968-02)
RecordedDecember 5, 1967
Studio RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length2:15
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Jerry Reed
Producer(s) Chet Atkins, Felton Jarvis
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side "Daddy"
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1972
Genre Country, pop rock
Length2:36
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Jerry Reed
Producer(s) Larry Butler
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Papa Was a Good Man"
(1971)
"A Thing Called Love"
(1972)
"Kate"
(1972)
"A Thing Called Love"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album He Touched Me
ReleasedApril 1972
RecordedMay 1971
Studio RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Gospel
Length2:27
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Jerry Reed
Producer(s) Felton Jarvis

"A Thing Called Love" is a song written and originally recorded by Jerry Reed [2] in 1968. This song has been recorded by many artists, including Jimmy Dean, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, and Dave Dudley. In 1971, the song was recorded by Johnny Cash and it became a No. 1 country hit in Canada. The record was Cash's biggest hit in Europe, charting in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Presley's version features The Imperials on backing vocals and is an uncredited duet with their bass singer Armond Morales; it was also recorded in 1971 and was released on his third and final gospel album, He Touched Me in 1972.

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Chart performance

Jimmy Dean

Chart (1968)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks14
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 21

Johnny Cash

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 49
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 6
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 4
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[ citation needed ]37
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 2

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