Heard It in a Love Song
"Heard It in a Love Song" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, written by Toy Caldwell off their 1977 album Carolina Dreams.
| "Heard It in a Love Song" | ||||
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| Single by The Marshall Tucker Band | ||||
| from the album Carolina Dreams | ||||
| B-side | "Life in a Song" | |||
| Released | March 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 4:55 (album version) 3:29 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Toy Caldwell | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Hornsby | |||
| The Marshall Tucker Band singles chronology | ||||
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It was the highest charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 11, 1977.[1] It also reached number 51 on the Country chart and number 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
"Heard It in a Love Song" was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number five on the Pop chart. It also charted higher on their other corresponding national charts.
The song was also recorded by Mark Chesnutt on his 2006 album of the same name[2] and by country band Crossfire on its album, Bullistik.
Chart history
Personnel
- Doug Gray-lead vocals
- Toy Caldwell-lead & acoustic guitars
- Tommy Caldwell-bass guitar, background vocals
- George McCorkle-rhythm guitar
- Paul Riddle-drums
- Jerry Eubanks-flute, background vocals
- Guest musicians
- Paul Hornsby-piano, Hammond organ
References
- "Billboard Hot 100 chart for June 18, 1977". billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- "Mark Chesnutt - Heard It in a Love Song". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 18, 1977
- Canada, Library and Archives (April 22, 2019). "Image : RPM Weekly".
- "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- "Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1977". April 22, 2019.
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