"And I Love You So" is a 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. The song was the B-side to McLean's debut single "Castles in the Air", released in January 1971. In 1973, "And I Love You So" was released as an A-side with "If We Try" as its B-side on United Artists Records.
Perry Como recording
"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 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".
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Other recordings
The song has been recorded by many other artists in the years since McLean's original version:
- Bobby Goldsboro included his version on his album Come Back Home in 1971.[9] It reached #93 in Canada.[10]
- Shirley Bassey recorded this song on her album And I Love You So in 1972.[11]
- Bobby Vinton included his version on his album Ev'ry Day of My Life in 1972.[12]
- The song was recorded by Elvis Presley at RCA studio C in Hollywood, California, on March 11, 1975. It was released on his album Today.[13]
- In 1999, Glen Campbell recorded the song on his album My Hits and Love Songs.[14]
- In 2005, Rick Astley covered the song on his 6th studio album Portrait.[15]
- In 2008, Harry Connick, Jr. included the song on his Your Songs album.[16]
- In 1993, George Lam recorded the song on his album When a Man Loves a Woman.
- Roch Voisine covered the song on his album Americana, in 2008.
- Other performers who have recorded the song include: Harry Belafonte, Tom T. Hall, Emmylou Harris, Engelbert Humperdinck, Howard Keel, Johnny Mathis, Nana Mouskouri, Olivia Newton-John, Jim Nabors, and Helen Reddy (on her hit album I Am Woman).[17]
In popular culture
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 62.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 - 1989 - Songs A-B". rock.co.za. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 117. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 7, 1973" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 AC - June 23, 1973" (PDF).
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 187.
- ^ admin (2021-03-30). "Year-End Chart 1973 – UK". YourMusicCharts. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 26, 1971" (PDF).
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- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Don McLean - And I Love You So". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "PEP REVIEW: And I Love You So". PEP.ph. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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