That's How Strong My Love Is

"That's How Strong My Love Is" is a song written by Roosevelt Jamison and first recorded in 1964 by deep soul singer O. V. Wright.[1]

"That's How Strong My Love Is"
Single by O. V. Wright
B-side"There Goes My Used To Be"
Released1964
Format7"
RecordedMemphis, Tennessee, USA
GenreSoul
LabelGoldwax
Songwriter(s)Roosevelt Jamison

The song is a soulful love ballad and has been covered many times, most notably in 1965 by Otis Redding, with Redding's cover reaching no.18 on the Billboard R&B chart and no.74 on the US pop chart.[2] Redding's version is regarded as one of his signature songs.[3] The lyrics use natural phenomena such as the sun, the moon, and the ocean to describe the extent of the author's love.

Cover versions

Otis Redding's version appeared on his album The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads. Three other versions of the song were recorded in 1965, one by The Rolling Stones on their album Out of Our Heads, a second by The In Crowd, released as a single and the third by The Hollies on their 1966 album Would You Believe?. Millie, the "My Boy Lollipop" girl, recorded it on a single for Island Records, also in 1966.

Other versions

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References
  1. "That's How Strong My Love Is", SecondhandSongs. Retrieved 5 January 2020
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 368. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
  3. Steven Mirkin, "Otis Redding" in The Rough Guide to Rock, edited by Peter Buckley, 3rd edn., 2003, p.859
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