Hallelujah I Love Her So

"Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
"Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
Single by Eddie Cochran
from the album The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album
B-side	""
Released	November 1959
Recorded	August 31, 1959
Genre	Rock 'n' roll
Label	Liberty F-55217
Songwriter(s)	Ray Charles
Producer(s)	Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran singles chronology

"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
Song by the Beatles (then known as the Quarrymen)
from the album Anthology 1
Released	20 November 1995
Recorded	July 1960
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	1:13
Songwriter(s)	Ray Charles

"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
Single by Ray Charles
from the album Ray Charles (or, Hallelujah I Love Her So)
B-side	"What Would I Do Without You"
Released	1956
Recorded	1956
Genre	R&B;
Length	2:35
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ray Charles
Producer(s)	Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles singles chronology

"Hallelujah I Love Her So" is a single by American musician Ray Charles. The rhythm and blues song was written and released by Charles in 1956 on the Atlantic label, and in 1957 it was included on his self-titled debut LP, also released on Atlantic. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart. It is loosely based on 'Get It Over Baby' by Ike Turner (1953).

The song incorporates Gospel music. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" is a testament to the joyous release of love, featuring a sophisticated horn arrangement and memorable tenor sax solo by Don Wilkerson. Several artists, including Stevie Wonder, Peggy Lee, Eddie Cochran, and Humble Pie have successfully covered the song.^[1]

Personnel[]

Ray Charles – lead vocal
Don Wilkerson – tenor saxophone solo
The Ray Charles Orchestra – instrumentation
Jerry Wexler – producer

Beatles cover versions[]

According to biographer Mark Lewisohn (in The Complete Beatles Chronicle, p. 362), the Beatles (first as the Quarrymen) regularly performed the song, from at least 1960 through 1962 with Paul McCartney on lead vocal. A very early home recording rehearsal (dated tentatively to May 1960) of it was included on Anthology 1 as well as on previous unauthorized releases. They continued playing it regularly including at The Star-Club in Hamburg through the end of 1962, an audience recording was made there which is included in the album Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962. Additionally according to author Doug Sulpy (in Drugs, Divorce And A Slipping Image, sec. 22.25) on Jan. 22, 1969 during the massive Get Back sessions they cut a version with John Lennon doing a "loose" lead vocal of it, that version has never been officially released. Lastly, in December 1961 the two singer-musicians that were asked to join the Beatles, namely Tony Sheridan and Roy Young, did a studio version that was released on the Sheridan album My Bonnie (1962) although none of the Beatles participate.

Beatles personnel[]

Paul McCartney - vocals, guitar
John Lennon - guitar
George Harrison - guitar
Stuart Sutcliffe - bass

Other cover versions[]

Peggy Lee (single A-side in 1959 as "Hallelujah I Love Him So")
Ella Fitzgerald on her Verve release Rhythm Is My Business
Connie Francis (as "Hallelujah I Love Him So")
Timi Yuro (as "Halleluja I Love Him So")
Eddie Cochran (single A-side)
Eva Cassidy (as "Hallelujah I Love Him So")
Earl Grant
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Stevie Wonder on the 1962 album Tribute to Uncle Ray
Davy Graham (acoustic instrumental version on 1963 album The Guitar Player)

Harry Belafonte on the 1958 album Belafonte Sings the Blues, a smart "jazzy" version
The Animals
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Frank Sinatra on My Way (1969)
Humble Pie
Brenda Lee (as "Hallelujah I Love Him So")
Jerry Reed
The Blues Band
The Holloways
Raymond van het Groenewoud translated the song on his 1988 album Intiem
Ben l'Oncle Soul in a French version called Demain j'arrête

Hugh Laurie on the special edition of his album Let Them Talk
Crystal Gayle
Maceo Parker on his 2008 album Roots & Grooves
Tony DeSare on his 2009 album Radio Show
David Sanborn on his 2010 album Only Everything
Guy Sebastian "Hallelujah I Love Her So" from The Memphis Album
James Hunter
Jamie Cullum
in a reggae version called Rose Marie
Ryan Montbleau
Neil Sedaka, on his 1966 Australian album Neil Sedaka at Chequers
(Armenian Jazz Singer)

Eddie Cochran version[]

"Hallelujah, I Love Her So" is an adaption of the Ray Charles song by Eddie Cochran. It was released as a single on Liberty Records in November 1959.

Personnel[]

Eddie Cochran: vocal, guitar
Jimmy Stivers: piano
Gene Riggio: drums
Don Myers: electric bass
Mike Henderson: tenor sax
Mike Deasy: baritone sax^[3]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1960)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	22

George Jones and Brenda Lee version[]

George Jones covered the song on his 1984 album Ladies' Choice as a duet with Brenda Lee titled "Hallelujah, I Love You So". It was released as a single in 1984 and peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1985.^[4]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles^[4]	15
Canada RPM Country Tracks	13

References[]

^ "Ray Charles website". Raycharles.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
^ "Hallelujah, I Love Her So (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
^ "Eddie Cochran biography". Eddiecochran.info. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] "Ray Charles website". Raycharles.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

[2] "Hallelujah, I Love Her So (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2021-08-19.

[3] "Eddie Cochran biography". Eddiecochran.info. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[whitburn2013-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.

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"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
Song by the Beatles (then known as the Quarrymen)
from the album Anthology 1
Released	20 November 1995
Recorded	July 1960^[2]
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	1:13
Songwriter(s)	Ray Charles