Livin' on Love

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"Livin' on Love"
Single by Alan Jackson
from the album Who I Am
B-side"Let's Get Back to Me and You"
ReleasedAugust 29, 1994
RecordedJanuary 10, 1994[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:49
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Alan Jackson
Producer(s)Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson singles chronology
"Summertime Blues"
(1994) 		"Livin' on Love"
(1994) 		"A Good Year for the Roses"
(1994)

"Livin' on Love" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in August 1994 as the second single from his album Who I Am. In late 1994, it became his ninth Number One hit on the Billboard country charts. It also reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Content

The song describes a couple who are "livin' on love". In the first verse, they are "two young people without a thing", while throughout the song they age, still in love with each other.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of

honky tonker with killer fiddle, telecasters chopping up the middle, and lyrics that make its sentimental subject matter palatable."[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, calling it "so catchy, so charming, and so full of little funny details." He goes on to say that he forgives Jackson for "ripping off 'Two Sparrows in a Hurricane' so blatantly."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Piers Plowden and premiered in mid-1994.

Chart positions

"Livin' on Love" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 3, 1994.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5]
 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 19

References

  1. ^ The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Alan Jackson. Arista Records. 1995. 07822 18801.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2667." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 28, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.


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