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Heard It in a Love Song

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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Heard It in a Love Song

| cover = Heard It in a Love Song - The Marshall Tucker Band.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Marshall Tucker Band

| album = Carolina Dreams

| B-side = "Life in a Song"

| released = March 1977

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Country rock|Southern rock|pop rock}}

| length = 4:55 (album version)


3:29 (single edit)

| label = Capricorn

| writer = Toy Caldwell

| producer = Paul Hornsby

| chronology = The Marshall Tucker Band

| prev_title = Long Hard Ride

| prev_year = 1976

| year = 1977

| next_title = Can't You See

| next_year = 1977

}}

"'Heard It in a Love Song'" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, from their 1977 album 'Carolina Dreams'; it was written by Toy Caldwell.

Reception



'Cash Box' praised the "pure-toned vocals" and "excellent work on the flute and guitars."

Chart history



This was the highest-charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart on June 11, 1977. It also reached number 51 on the Country chart and number 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

"Heard It in a Love Song" was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number 5 on the Pop chart. It also charted higher on their other corresponding national charts.

Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Personnel



*Doug Gray-lead vocals

*Toy Caldwell-lead & acoustic guitars

*Tommy Caldwell-bass guitar, background vocals

*George McCorkle-rhythm guitar

*Paul Riddle-drums

*Jerry Eubanks-flute, background vocals

;Guest musicians

*Paul Hornsby-piano, Hammond organ

Cover versions



*Mark Chesnutt, on his 2006 album of the same name

*Country band Crossfire, on their album, 'Bullistik'.

References



Category:1977 singles

Category:The Marshall Tucker Band songs

Category:Mark Chesnutt songs

Category:1977 songs

Category:Capricorn Records singles

Category:Songs about music


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