And I Love You So (song)
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| "And I Love You So" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Don McLean | |
| from the album Tapestry | |
| A-side | "Castles in the Air" |
| Released | January 1971 |
| Recorded | June 1969 |
| Studio | Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, California, United States |
| Length | 4:16 |
| Label | Mediarts |
| Songwriter(s) | Don McLean |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Corbitt |
| "And I Love You So" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Perry Como | ||||
| from the album And I Love You So | ||||
| B-side | "Love Looks So Good on You" | |||
| Released | April 1973 | |||
| Recorded | January 17–19, 1973 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don McLean | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
| Perry Como singles chronology | ||||
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"And I Love You So" is a
rhyming scheme
for a popular song: ABBA versus the usual AB(C or A)B.
Perry Como recording
"And I Love You So" was a 1973 hit for singer
UK Singles Chart on RCA Records and remained on the chart for 35 weeks (the longest of his hits in the UK).[3]
Como also recorded a Spanish version, titled Y te quiero así.[4]
Chart performance
Weekly Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland[5] | 2 |
| UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company )
|
3 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 29 |
Year-end Charts
| Chart (1973) | |
|---|---|
| UK[7] | 9 |
Other recordings
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The song has been recorded by many other artists in the years since McLean's original version:
- Bobby Goldsboro included his version on his album Come Back Home in 1971.[8]
- Shirley Bassey recorded this song on her album And I Love You So in 1972.[9]
- Bobby Vinton included his version on his album Ev'ry Day of My Life in 1972.[10]
- The song was recorded by Elvis Presley at RCA studio C in Hollywood, California, on March 11, 1975. It was released on his album Today.[11] Presley used it in almost every live show until his death.
- Sergio Franchi covered this song on his 1976 DynaHouse album 20 Magnificent Songs.
- In 1999, Glen Campbell recorded the song on his album My Hits and Love Songs.[12]
- In 2005, Rick Astley covered the song on his 6th studio album Portrait.[13]
- In 2008, Harry Connick, Jr. included the song on his Your Songs album.[14]
- In 1993, George Lam recorded the song on his album When a Man Loves a Woman.
- Roch Voisine covered the song on his album Americana, in 2008.
- Claude François performed a French version, "Et je t'aime tellement", in 1977.
- Other performers who have recorded the song include: Harry Belafonte, Tom T. Hall, Emmylou Harris, Engelbert Humperdinck, Howard Keel, Johnny Mathis, Nana Mouskouri, Olivia Newton-John, Jim Nabors, and Helen Reddy (on her hit album I Am Woman).[15]
Popular culture
- A Filipino film starring Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby, and Derek Ramsay with the same name used the song on its official soundtrack.[16]
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1973 (U.S.)
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 62.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 - 1989 - Songs A-B". rock.co.za. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Perry Como - Te Quiero Asi (1974, Vinyl) | Discogs" https://www.discogs.com/es/Perry-Como-Te-Quiero-Asi/release/8800842
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 187.
- ^ admin (2021-03-30). "Year-End Chart 1973 – UK". YourMusicCharts. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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- ^ "Don McLean - And I Love You So". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "PEP REVIEW: And I Love You So | PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz". PEP.ph. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
