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"A Thing Called Love"
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side	"Daddy"
Released	December 30, 1971
Genre	Country, pop
Length	2:36
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Reed
Producer(s)	Larry Butler
Johnny Cash singles chronology

"A Thing Called Love"
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Jimmy Dean
from the album A Thing Called Love
B-side	"One Last Time"
Released	February 1968
Recorded	December 5, 1967
Studio	RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	2:15
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Reed
Producer(s)	Chet Atkins, Felton Jarvis

"A Thing Called Love"
"A Thing Called Love"
Single by Jerry Reed
from the album Nashville Underground
B-side	"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
Released	September 1969
Recorded	November 29, 1967
Studio	RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	2:20
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Reed

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"A Thing Called Love"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album He Touched Me
Released	April 1972
Recorded	May 1971
Studio	RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Gospel
Length	2:27
Label	RCA
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

Jimmy Dean

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

Johnny Cash

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

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

[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.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Jimmy_Dean-3] "Jimmy Dean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Flanders_Johnny_Cash-4] "Johnny Cash – A Thing Called Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Johnny_Cash-5] "Johnny Cash – A Thing Called Love" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Canadacountry_-6] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7732." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.

[sc_Dutch100_Johnny_Cash-7] "Johnny Cash – A Thing Called Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Ireland2_Johnny_Cash-8] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Thing Called Love". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Johnny_Cash-9] "Johnny Cash: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Johnny_Cash-10] "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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+}}{{Infobox song
+| name     = A Thing Called Love
+| cover    =
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+| artist   = [[Jimmy Dean]]
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+| B-side   = One Last Time
+| released = {{Start date|1968|02}}
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+| label    = [[RCA Victor]]
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 | B-side     = Daddy
-| released   = January 29, 1972
+| released   = December 30, 1971
 | format     =
 | recorded   =
 | studio     =
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+| prev_title = [[Papa Was a Good Man]]
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 | next_title = [[Kate (Johnny Cash song)|Kate]]
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+{{Infobox song
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+| 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]]
+}}
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 ==Chart performance==
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 [[Category:Johnny Cash songs]]
-[[Category:RPM Country Tracks number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Jerry Reed]]

v t e Jimmy Dean
Studio albums	Everybody's Favourite (1967) Country Boy & Country Girl (1970)
Songs	"My Heart Is an Open Book" "Big Bad John" "PT-109" "Mind Your Own Business" "The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" "A Thing Called Love" "I.O.U."
Television	The Jimmy Dean Show
Business ventures	Jimmy Dean sausage
Related	Discography