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What Kind of Love
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Wikipedia article
"'What Kind of Love'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in June 1992 as the second single from the album 'Life Is Messy'. The song reached number 11 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 2 on the 'RPM' Country Tracks in Canada.
History
Crowell and co-writer Will Jennings wrote the lyrics to a recording of a melody that Roy Orbison had made before his death. The song features backing vocals from Don Henley and Linda Ronstadt.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it the "first step in a major effort to immerse this rock-influenced country star into the pop and AC realm. She goes on to say that "twangy instrumentation a la Tom Petty and the late Roy Orbison (with whom this song was penned), combined with an appealing vocal, makes a strong argument for play at these and album rock formats."'Billboard', July 11, 1992 - Vol. 104, No. 28, Page 66.
Personnel
From 'Life Is Messy' liner notes.
;Musicians
*Mickey Curry - drums
*Don Henley - background vocals
*Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ
*Larry Klein - bass guitar, keyboards
*Linda Ronstadt - background vocals
*Steuart Smith - guitars
;Technical
*Larry Klein - producer
*Dan Marnien - engineering, mixing
Chart performance
"What Kind of Love" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 27, 1992.
Year-end charts
Other versions
Mike Walker covered the song on his 2002 album for DreamWorks Records. It was the B-side to the album's first single, "Honey Do".
References
Category:1992 singles
Category:Rodney Crowell songs
Category:Songs written by Rodney Crowell
Category:Songs written by Roy Orbison
Category:Songs with lyrics by Will Jennings
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:1992 songs
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