When You Ask About Love
"When You Ask About Love" | ||||
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Single by The Crickets | ||||
from the album In Style with the Crickets | ||||
B-side | "Deborah" | |||
Released | October 1959 November 1959 (UK) | (US)|||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Norman Petty | |||
The Crickets singles chronology | ||||
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"When You Ask About Love" is a song written by
The Crickets version
"When You Ask About Love" was the second single from the Crickets' second album,
Personnel
- Earl Sinks - vocals
- Sonny Curtis - guitar
- Joe B. Mauldin - bass
- Jerry Allison - drums
- Dudley Brooks - piano[3]
Charts
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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27 |
Matchbox version
"When You Ask About Love" | ||||
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Single by Matchbox | ||||
from the album Midnite Dynamos | ||||
B-side | "You've Made a Fool of Me" | |||
Released | 19 September 1980 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Magnet | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Peter Collins | |||
Matchbox singles chronology | ||||
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In 1980, English
Reception
Reviewing the song in Record Mirror, Mike Nicholls described the song as "pukeabilly – uninspired, backward looking and unoriginal – surely we've got past this by now. If you want this sort of "music" – go back and listen to Buddy Holly, at least he had some conviction."[5]
Charts
Chart (1980–81) | Peak position |
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Australia ( AMR)[6]
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55 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] | 16 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 22 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 29 |
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 3 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 20 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 18 |
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Other recordings
- In 1962, Julie Grant covered the song for the B-side of "Up on the Roof".
- In 1965, Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas covered the song, for their US album Trains and Boats and Planes.
- In 1965, Mancunian Johnny Peters covered the song as a single, but it failed to chart.[13][14]
- In 1980, Swedish band Sven-Erics covered the song for their album Santa Maria.
- In 1998, a cover by Mike Berry & The Outlaws was featured on the album Rock 'n' Roll Daze.
References
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-85716-189-5.
- ^ "Who's Who On The Cricket's Recordings". Rockin50s.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Record Mirror" (PDF). Record Mirror. 4 October 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1980". Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Matchbox – When You Ask About Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Matchbox – When You Ask About Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Matchbox – When You Ask About Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When You Ask About Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Matchbox" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Matchbox – When You Ask About Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Peters - When You Ask About Love". Discogs. 11 June 1965. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Johnny Peters and the Crestas, Johnny Peters and the Jets, Johnny Peters and the JPs, Press - Plaza Ballroom, 2013". Manchester Digital Music Archive. Retrieved 2020-03-06.