And I Love You So (song)

"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. Its chorus features an unusual rhyming scheme for a popular song: ABBA versus the usual AB(C or A)B.

"And I Love You So"
Single by Don McLean
from the album Tapestry
A-side"Castles in the Air"
ReleasedJanuary 1971
RecordedJune 1969
StudioSierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, California, United States
Length4:16
LabelMediarts
Songwriter(s)Don McLean
Producer(s)Jerry Corbitt
"And I Love You So"
Single by Perry Como
from the album And I Love You So
B-side"Love Looks So Good on You"
ReleasedApril 1973
RecordedJanuary 17–19, 1973
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Length3:14
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Don McLean
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
Perry Como singles chronology
"Love Don't Care (Where it Grows)"
(1973)
"And I Love You So"
(1973)
"Beyond Tomorrow (Love Theme from "Serpico")"
(1974)

Perry Como recording

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"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, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It would be the last of his many popular recordings, dating back to 1943, to reach the Top 40. It also spent one week at No. 1 on the easy listening chart.[1] It reached No. 2 in South Africa[2] and in Britain, the record reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart on RCA Records and remained on the chart for 35 weeks (the longest of his hits in the UK).[3] Como also recorded a Spanish version, titled Y te quiero así.[4]

Chart performance

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Weekly Charts

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Chart (1973) Peak
position
Canada[5] 21
Canada AC[6] 6
Ireland[7] 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 3
US Billboard Easy Listening 1
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 29

Year-end Charts

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Chart (1973)
UK[9] 9

Other recordings

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The song has been recorded by many other artists in the years since McLean's original version:

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 62.
  2. ^ "SA Charts 1965 - 1989 - Songs A-B". rock.co.za. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 117. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Perry Como - Te Quiero Asi (1974, Vinyl) | Discogs" https://www.discogs.com/es/Perry-Como-Te-Quiero-Asi/release/8800842
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 7, 1973" (PDF).
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 AC - June 23, 1973" (PDF).
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 187.
  9. ^ admin (2021-03-30). "Year-End Chart 1973 – UK". YourMusicCharts. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  10. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 26, 1971" (PDF).
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  18. ^ "Don McLean - And I Love You So". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  19. ^ "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.