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Without Love (Nick Lowe song)

"Without Love" is a song by Nick Lowe from his 1979 studio album Labour of Lust.[1][2]

"Without Love"
Song by Nick Lowe
from the album Labour of Lust
Released1979 (1979)
GenreCountry
Songwriter(s)Nick Lowe
Audio
"Without Love" on YouTube

Johnny Cash version

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"Without Love"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Rockabilly Blues
B-side"It Ain't Nothing New Babe"
ReleasedJanuary 1981 (1981-01)[3][4]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 11-11424
Songwriter(s)Nick Lowe
Producer(s)Nick Lowe[5]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"The Last Time"
(1980) 		"Without Love"
(1981) 		"The Baron"
(1981)
Audio
"Without Love" on YouTube

Johnny Cash covered the song on his 1980 studio album Rockabilly Blues.[6] Nick Lowe himself produced the recording[5] and played on it together with Dave Edmunds.[6]

Released in January 1981 as a single (Columbia 11-11424, with "It Ain't Nothing New Babe" on the opposite side),[3][4] Cash's version reached number 78 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of February 14, 1981.[7][8][2]

Track listing

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7" single (Columbia 11-11424, 1981)[9][3][4][5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Without Love"N. Lowe2:26
2."It Ain't Nothing New Babe"B. J. Shaver4:02

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 78

References

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  1. ^ "Nick Lowe - Labour Of Lust | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. ^ a b Banister, C. Eric (2014-08-01). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2. While touring the UK in late 1979, Cash recorded Lowe's "Without Love," which had appeared on Lowe's second album, Labour of Lust, released that year. Backed by Rockpile, plus Bob Wootton, Cash sounds confident, bouncing through the melody.
  3. ^ a b c "Without Love". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ^ a b c Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
  5. ^ a b c "Johnny Cash - Without Love | Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-10-09. JOHNNY CASH WITHOUT LOVE -N. Lowe- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Nick Lowe // JOHNNY CASH IT AIN'T NOTHING NEW BABE -B. J. Shaver- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Jack Clement
  6. ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 147. ISBN 9780743201698.
  7. ^ "Johnny Cash". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of February 14, 1981)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  9. ^ Lewry, Peter (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
  10. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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