From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 [ edit ] "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 ,Billboard Hot 100Top 40 . It also spent one week at No. 1 on the easy listening chart .[ 1] [ 2] UK Singles Chart on RCA Records and remained on the chart for 35 weeks (the longest of his hits in the UK).[ 3] Y te quiero así .[ 4]
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.[ 10] [ 11] Shirley Bassey recorded this song on her album And I Love You So in 1972.[ 12] Bobby Vinton included his version on his album Ev'ry Day of My Life [ 13] 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 [ 14]
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 [ 15]
In 2005, Rick Astley covered the song on his 6th studio album Portrait [ 16]
In 2008, Harry Connick, Jr. included the song on his Your Songs [ 17]
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 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 [ 18]
^ 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 ISBN 1-904994-10-5 ^ "Perry Como - Te Quiero Asi (1974, Vinyl) | Discogs" https://www.discogs.com/es/Perry-Como-Te-Quiero-Asi/release/8800842
^ "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 . ^ "www.allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved January 17, 2023 .^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 26, 1971" (PDF) .^ "www.allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved January 17, 2023 .^ "www.allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved January 21, 2023 .^ "www.allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved January 18, 2023 .^ "www.allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved January 20, 2023 .^ "www.allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ "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: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz" . PEP.ph. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2012-01-04 .
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Other songs Related
