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1970 song performed by Don McLean, rerecorded by Perry Como
"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 rhyming scheme for a popular song: ABBA versus the usual AB(C or A)B.
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 100Top 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 performance 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.
[8]
Shirley Bassey recorded this song on her album And I Love You So in 1972.
[9]
Bobby Vinton included his version on his album
Ev'ry Day of My Life in 1972.
[10]
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 .
[11] Presley used it in almost every live show until his death.
Sergio Franchi covered this song on his 1976 DynaHouse album 20 Magnificent Songs .
In 1999,
Glen Campbell recorded the song on his album
My Hits and Love Songs .
[12]
In 2005,
Rick Astley covered the song on his 6th studio album
Portrait .
[13]
In 2008,
Harry Connick, Jr. included the song on his
Your Songs album.
[14]
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.
Claude François performed a French version, "Et je t'aime tellement", in 1977.
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 ).
[15] Popular culture See also References
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Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001 . Record Research. p. 62.
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"SA Charts 1965 - 1989 - Songs A-B" . rock.co.za . Retrieved 17 January 2018 .
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British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 117.
ISBN
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^ "Perry Como - Te Quiero Asi (1974, Vinyl) | Discogs"
https://www.discogs.com/es/Perry-Como-Te-Quiero-Asi/release/8800842
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"The Irish Charts - All there is to know" . www.irishcharts.ie . Retrieved 2023-06-30 .
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Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Record Research. p. 187.
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