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{{Short description|1972 single by Jerry Reed}}
{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = A Thing Called Love
{{For|similarly titled songs|Thing Called Love (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| Type =
| Artist = [[Jerry Reed]]
| name = A Thing Called Love
| alt Artist =
| cover =
| Album = Nashville Underground
| alt =
| A-side =
| type = Single
| Recorded =
| artist = [[Jerry Reed]]
| Released = {{Start date|1968}}
| album = Nashville Underground
| Published =
| B-side = [[Hallelujah I Love Her So]]
| released = {{Start date|1969|09}}
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Language =
| format =
| recorded = November 29, 1967
| Length = {{Duration|m=02|s=19}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Reed – Nashville Underground|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jerry-Reed-Nashville-Underground/release/4434640|work=Discogs|accessdate=17 May 2013}}</ref>
| studio = RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
| Writer = [[Jerry Reed]]
| Composer =
| venue =
| Label = [[RCA Victor]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = {{Duration|m=02|s=20}}<ref>{{cite web|title=''Nashville Underground'' – Jerry Reed|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/26543768|website=[[Tidal (service)|TIDAL]]|access-date=8 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180508205048/https://listen.tidal.com/album/26543768|archive-date=2018-05-08}}</ref>
| Producer =
| Tracks =
| label = [[RCA Victor]]
| writer = Jerry Reed
| prev = Remembering
| producer =
| prev_no = 1
}}{{Infobox song
| track_no = 2
| next = You Wouldn't Know A Good Thing
| name = A Thing Called Love
| next_no = 3
| cover =
| Misc =
| alt =
| type = Single
| artist = [[Jimmy Dean]]
| album = A Thing Called Love
| B-side = One Last Time
| released = {{Start date|1968|02}}
| format =
| recorded = December 5, 1967
| studio = RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = {{Duration|m=02|s=15}}
| label = [[RCA Victor]]
| writer = Jerry Reed
| producer = Chet Atkins, Felton Jarvis
}}
}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = A Thing Called Love
| name = A Thing Called Love
| cover =
| Cover = <!-- just the file name -->
| Border =
| alt =
| Alt =
| type = single
| Caption =
| artist = [[Johnny Cash]]
| Artist = [[Johnny Cash]]
| album = [[A Thing Called Love]]
| Album = [[A Thing Called Love]]
| B-side = Daddy
| A-side =
| released = December 30, 1971
| B-side = "Daddy"
| format =
| recorded =
| Released = January 29, 1972
| Format =
| studio =
| Recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[pop rock]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[pop music|pop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=02|s=36}}
| length = {{Duration|m=02|s=36}}
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = [[Jerry Reed]]
| writer = Jerry Reed
| producer = [[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]]
| Producer =
| prev_title = [[Papa Was a Good Man]]
| Certification =
| Chronology =
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = [[Kate (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]
| Last single = "Papa Was a Good Man"<br />(1971)
| next_year = 1972
| This single = "'''A Thing Called Love'''"<br />(1971)
| misc =
| Next single = "[[Kate (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]"<br />(1972)
| Misc = {{Extra track listing
| Album = [[A Thing Called Love]]
| Type = single
| prev_track = "Melva's Wine"
| prev_no = 2
| this_track = "'''A Thing Called Love'''"
| track_no = 3
| next_track = "I Promise You"
| next_no = 4
}}
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = A Thing Called Love
| cover =
| alt =
| type = Song
| artist = [[Elvis Presley]]
| album = [[He Touched Me (album)|He Touched Me]]
| released = April 1972
| format =
| recorded = May 1971
| studio = [[RCA Studio B]], Nashville, Tennessee
| venue =
| genre = [[Gospel music|Gospel]]
| length = 2:27
| label = [[RCA]]
| writer = [[Jerry Reed]]
| producer = [[Felton Jarvis]]
}}
}}

"'''A Thing Called Love'''" is a song written and originally recorded by [[Jerry Reed]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202938.html?hpid=entnews|title=Jerry Reed, 71; Musician Was Also 'Smokey' Sidekick|work=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=washingtonpost.com|accessdate=7 February 2011|first=Adam|last=Bernstein|date=3 September 2008}}</ref> 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, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
"'''A Thing Called Love'''" is a song written and originally recorded by [[Jerry Reed]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090202938.html?hpid=entnews|title=Jerry Reed, 71; Musician Was Also 'Smokey' Sidekick|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=washingtonpost.com|access-date=7 February 2011|first=Adam|last=Bernstein|date=3 September 2008}}</ref> in 1968. This song has been recorded by many artists, including [[Jimmy Dean]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Glen Campbell]], and [[Lynn Anderson]]. In 1971, the song was recorded by [[Johnny Cash]] and it became a No. 1 country hit in Canada. The record was Cash's biggest hit in Europe, charting in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Presley's version features [[The Imperials]] on backing vocals and is an uncredited duet with their bass singer Armond Morales; it was also recorded in 1971 and was released on his third and final [[gospel music|gospel]] album, ''[[He Touched Me (album)|He Touched Me]]'' in 1972.


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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!Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' Easy Listening
|align="center"|37
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{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|3|artist=Johnny Cash}}
{{singlechart|Wallonia|49|artist=Johnny Cash|song=A Thing Called Love}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Johnny Cash}}
{{singlechart|Canadacountry|1|song=A Thing Called Love |chartid=7732 }}
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{{singlechart|Dutch100|6|artist=Johnny Cash|song=A Thing Called Love}}
|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
|align="center"|1
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{{singlechart|Ireland2|1|artist=Johnny Cash|song=A Thing Called Love}}
|Irish Singles Chart
|align="center"|1
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{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|4|artist=Johnny Cash|artistid=28866}}
|U.K. Singles Chart
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Easy Listening{{CN|date=December 2021}}
|Dutch Top 40
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|37
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Johnny Cash}}
|}
|}

{{s-start}}
{{s-bef | before="[[My Hang-Up Is You]]"<br />by [[Freddie Hart (musician)|Freddie Hart]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Tracks<br />[[List of number-one country hits of 1972 (Canada)|number-one single]]
| years=April 15, 1972}}
{{s-aft | after="[[Smiling Wine]]"<br />by [[Shirley Eikhard]]}}
{{s-end}}


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Johnny Cash}}
{{Johnny Cash}}
{{Jimmy Dean}}
{{Jimmy Dean}}
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Latest revision as of 05:45, 5 December 2024

For similarly titled songs, see Thing Called Love (disambiguation).
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Jerry Reed
from the album Nashville Underground
B-side"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
ReleasedSeptember 1969 (1969-09)
RecordedNovember 29, 1967
StudioRCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:20[1]
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Jerry Reed
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Jimmy Dean
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side"One Last Time"
ReleasedFebruary 1968 (1968-02)
RecordedDecember 5, 1967
StudioRCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:15
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Jerry Reed
Producer(s)Chet Atkins, Felton Jarvis
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side"Daddy"
ReleasedDecember 30, 1971
GenreCountry, pop
Length2:36
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jerry Reed
Producer(s)Larry Butler
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Papa Was a Good Man"
(1971) 		"A Thing Called Love"
(1971) 		"Kate"
(1972)
"A Thing Called Love"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album He Touched Me
ReleasedApril 1972
RecordedMay 1971
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreGospel
Length2:27
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Jerry Reed
Producer(s)Felton Jarvis

"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, Glen Campbell, and Lynn Anderson. In 1971, the song was recorded by Johnny Cash and it became a No. 1 country hit in Canada. The record was Cash's biggest hit in Europe, charting in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Presley's version features The Imperials on backing vocals and is an uncredited duet with their bass singer Armond Morales; it was also recorded in 1971 and was released on his third and final gospel album, He Touched Me in 1972.

Chart performance

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Jimmy Dean

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Chart (1968) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 21

Johnny Cash

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 49
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 4
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[citation needed] 37
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 2

References

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  1. ^ "Nashville Underground – Jerry Reed". TIDAL. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Adam (3 September 2008). "Jerry Reed, 71; Musician Was Also 'Smokey' Sidekick". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Dean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Johnny Cash – A Thing Called Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "Johnny Cash – A Thing Called Love" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7732." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ "Johnny Cash – A Thing Called Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Thing Called Love". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "Johnny Cash: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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