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The Price of Love
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Wikipedia article
"'The Price of Love'" is a song by the Everly Brothers, released in 1965. It charted at number 2 in the UK and number 3 in Ireland. On the NME chart in spent one week at Number 1 in the UK, meanwhile in the US, the song failed to chart at the hot 100.
'Cash Box' described it as "a raunchy, pulsating bluesy thumper which delineates the problems of a modern-day teenager romance."
Cover versions
"'The Price of Love'" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1969. Bob Young is featured on Harmonica. It was released on the same day as the album 'Spare Parts', but was not included on it, and it failed to chart. They re-recorded it in 1991 for inclusion on a later album, 'Rock 'til You Drop'.
Track listing
# "The Price of Love" (D Everly/P Everly) (3.40)# "Little Miss Nothing" (Rossi/Parfitt) (2.58)
Other versions
Bryan Ferry in 1976 on his album 'Let's Stick Together', and as the first track on the EP 'Extended Play'[http://www.discogs.com/Bryan-Ferry-Extended-Play/master/58645 Bryan Ferry EP] on Discogs which reached No. 7 in the UK chartPoco in 1982, on their album 'Cowboys & Englishmen'
British duo Robson & Jerome included a version of the tune on their 1997 album 'Take Two', which reached No. 1 in England.
Chart performance
References
Category:The Everly Brothers songs
Category:Status Quo (band) songs
Category:1965 singles
Category:1969 singles
Category:Songs written by Phil Everly
Category:Songs written by Don Everly
Category:Song recordings produced by John Schroeder (musician)
Category:1965 songs
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