Someone Loves You Honey

"Someone Loves You Honey" is a song written by Don Devaney, originally released by American country music singer Johnny Rodriguez in 1974 on his fourth album, Songs About Ladies and Love. It was recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride and released in January 1978 as the second single and title track from the album of the same name. The song was Pride's 20th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of 12 weeks on the country chart.^[1]

"Someone Loves You Honey"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album Someone Loves You Honey
B-side	"Days of Your Lives"
Released	January 1978
Genre	Country
Length	2:10
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Don Devaney
Producer(s)	Jerry Bradley Charley Pride
Charley Pride singles chronology
"More to Me" (1977) "Someone Loves You Honey" (1978) "When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)" (1978)

June Lodge recorded a version of the song in 1980, which became the best-selling single of 1982 in the Netherlands, and American singer Lutricia McNeal had a big hit with her version of "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1998.

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1

J.C. Lodge version

"Someone Loves You Honey"
Single by June Lodge and Prince Mohammed
from the album Someone Loves You Honey
Released	1982
Genre	Reggae R&B
Songwriter(s)	Don Devaney
June Lodge and Prince Mohammed singles chronology
"Someone Loves You Honey" (1982) "More Than I Can Say" (1982)
"Someone Loves You Honey" on YouTube

British singer June Lodge covered "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1982, featured by Jamaican DJ Prince Mohammed. It was the first single and title track of her debut album. The song reached #1 in Belgium and The Netherlands.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 1 West Germany (GfK)[6] 25

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Rank Netherlands 1

Lutricia McNeal version

"Someone Loves You Honey"
Single by Lutricia McNeal
from the album My Side of Town
Released	1998
Length	3:00
Label	CNR Music
Songwriter(s)	Don Devaney
Producer(s)	Daniel Papalexis Rami Yacoub Josef Larossi
Lutricia McNeal singles chronology
"Stranded" (1997) "Someone Loves You Honey" (1998) "The Greatest Love You'll Never Know" / "When a Child Is Born" (1998)
Music video
"Someone Loves You Honey" on YouTube

American singer Lutricia McNeal released a version of "Someone Loves You Honey" in 1998. It served as the fifth single from her debut album, My Side of Town (1997). The song peaked within the top 10 in Hungary and the United Kingdom and within the top 20 in Austria and Norway.

Music video

The music video for "Someone Loves You Honey" was directed by Stuart Gosling.^[7] It first aired in September 1998. Gosling also directed the videos for "My Side of Town" and "Stranded".

Track listing

• Europe CD maxi (1998)

1. "Someone Loves You Honey" (radio remix) (3:00)
2. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Andre's Boogie Buster remix) (5:09)
3. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony & 12 Stone hip hop mix) (3:54)
4. "Someone Loves You Honey" (T-Total mix) (6:24)
5. "Stranded" (unplugged) (3:34)

• UK CD maxi (1998)

1. "Someone Loves You Honey" (radio edit) (3:02)
2. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony R&B mix) (4:10)
3. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Club Asylum remix edit) (4:05)
4. "Someone Loves You Honey" (Steve Antony & 12 Stone hip hop mix) (3:52)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 34 France (SNEP)[10] 82 Germany (GfK)[11] 51 Hungary (Mahasz)[12] 8 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 21 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[14] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 77 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 30 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 17 Scotland (OCC)[18] 16 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 26 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 9 UK R&B (OCC)[21] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position UK Singles (OCC)[22] 151

References

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18. "Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 20 September 1998-26 September 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
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21. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
22. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.