A Thing Called Love (song)

"A Thing Called Love"
Song by Jerry Reed from the album Nashville Underground
Released 1968 (1968)
Genre Country
Length 02:19[1]
Label RCA Victor
Writer(s) Jerry Reed
Nashville Underground track listing

Remembering
(1)
"A Thing Called Love"
(2)
You Wouldn't Know A Good Thing
(3)
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side "Daddy"
Released January 29, 1972
Genre Country, pop rock
Length 02:36
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Jerry Reed
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Papa Was a Good Man"
(1971)
"A Thing Called Love"
(1971)
"Kate"
(1972)
A Thing Called Love track listing
"Melva's Wine"
(2)
"A Thing Called Love"
(3)
"I Promise You"
(4)

"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 and Dave Dudley. In 1971, the song was recorded by Johnny Cash and it became a #1 hit in Canada. The record was Cash's biggest hit in Europe, charting in Ireland, United Kingdom and Netherlands.

Chart performance

Jimmy Dean

Chart (1968) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 14
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 21

Johnny Cash

Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 37
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Irish Singles Chart 1
U.K. Singles Chart 4
Dutch Top 40 6
Preceded by
"My Hang-Up Is You"
by Freddie Hart
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

April 15, 1972
Succeeded by
"Smiling Wine"
by Shirley Eikhard

References

  1. "Jerry Reed – Nashville Underground". Discogs. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. Bernstein, Adam (3 September 2008). "Jerry Reed, 71; Musician Was Also 'Smokey' Sidekick". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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