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1970 song performed by Don McLean, rerecorded by Perry Como From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"And I Love You So" is a popular song written by folk singer and guitarist Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, Tapestry. Its chorus features an unusual rhyming scheme for a popular song: ABBA versus the usual AB(C or A)B.
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"And I Love You So" | |
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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" | ||||
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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" was a 1973 hit for singer Perry Como on his RCA Victor album of the same name, And I Love You So, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It would be the last of his many popular recordings, dating back to 1943, to reach the Top 40. It also spent one week at No. 1 on the easy listening chart.[1] It reached No. 2 in South Africa[2] and in Britain, the record reached No. 3 on the 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 (1973) | Peak position |
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Canada[5] | 21 |
Canada AC[6] | 6 |
Ireland[7] | 2 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 3 |
US Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 29 |
Chart (1973) | |
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UK[9] | 9 |
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The song has been recorded by many other artists in the years since McLean's original version:
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