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1968 song written by Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens
"Today I Started Loving You Again" is a 1968 song written by
Merle Haggard and
Bonnie Owens.
[1] Haggard first recorded it as a
B-side to his number 1 hit, "
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde",
[1] but it failed to chart. It also appears on his 1968 album,
The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde.
[2] The song was later recorded by
Al Martino in 1969, followed by many other artists, including
Waylon Jennings 1968,
Conway Twitty 1968,
Gene Summers 1980,
Charlie McCoy 1972, David Peters,
Jerry Lee Lewis 1968,
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition 1972,
Bettye Swann 1969,
Connie Smith 1969,
Barbara Mandrell 1974,
Sammi Smith 1975,
Bobby Bland 1975,
Emmylou Harris 1986,
Skeeter Davis 1970 and
Dolly Parton 1996.
[3] More recently it was recorded by
Jeff Carson and Merle Haggard for Carson's 1997 album,
Butterfly Kisses.
[4]
Chart peaks
Al Martino
| Chart (1969)
|
Peak position
|
| US Billboard Hot 100 Singles
|
86
|
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary
|
19
|
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles
|
69
|
| Canada RPM Top Tracks
|
44
|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary
|
21
|
Charlie McCoy
| Chart (1972)
|
Peak position
|
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles
|
16
|
| Canada RPM Country Singles
|
13
|
David Peters
| Chart (1973)
|
Peak position
|
| Canada RPM Country Singles
|
75
|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary
|
83
|
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
| Chart (1973)
|
Peak position
|
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles
|
69
|
Bettye Swann
| Chart (1975)
|
Peak position
|
| US Billboard Hot 100 Singles
|
46
|
| US Billboard R&B Singles
|
26
|
Sammi Smith
| Chart (1975)
|
Peak position
|
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles
|
9
|
Bobby Bland
| Chart (1976)
|
Peak position
|
| US Billboard Bubbling Under-Hot Singles
|
3
|
| US Billboard R&B Singles
|
34
|
Emmylou Harris
| Chart (1986)
|
Peak position
|
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles
|
43
|
| Canada RPM Country Singles
|
49
|
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