Heard It in a Love Song

"Heard It in a Love Song"
"Heard It in a Love Song"
Single by The Marshall Tucker Band
from the album Carolina Dreams
B-side	"Life in a Song"
Released	March 1977
Genre	Country rock; Southern rock; pop rock;
Length	4:55 (album version); 3:29 (single edit)
Label	Capricorn
Songwriter(s)	Toy Caldwell
Producer(s)	Paul Hornsby
The Marshall Tucker Band singles chronology

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

Chart history[]

It was the highest-charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 11, 1977.^[4] 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 five on the Pop chart. It also charted higher on their other corresponding national charts.

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	14
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[5]	10

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1977)	Rank
Canada^[6]	69
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[7]	57
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[8]	37

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[]

The song was also recorded by Mark Chesnutt on his 2006 album of the same name^[9]
Country band Crossfire covered it on their album, Bullistik.

References[]

^ "Lake Of The Ozarks Summer 2019 Concert Guide". LakeExpo. May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ Papadatos, Markos (May 7, 2017). "Review: Eric Church tips hat to Marshall Tucker Band with classic song". Digital Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Carolina Dreams - The Marshall Tucker Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 chart for June 18, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 18, 1977
^ Canada, Library and Archives (April 22, 2019). "Image : RPM Weekly".
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1977". April 22, 2019.
^ "Mark Chesnutt - Heard It in a Love Song". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

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[1] "Lake Of The Ozarks Summer 2019 Concert Guide". LakeExpo. May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[2] Papadatos, Markos (May 7, 2017). "Review: Eric Church tips hat to Marshall Tucker Band with classic song". Digital Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[3] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Carolina Dreams - The Marshall Tucker Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[4] "Billboard Hot 100 chart for June 18, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

[5] Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 18, 1977

[6] Canada, Library and Archives (April 22, 2019). "Image : RPM Weekly".

[7] "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.

[8] "Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1977". April 22, 2019.

[9] "Mark Chesnutt - Heard It in a Love Song". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

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show v t The Marshall Tucker Band
Doug Gray Marcus James Henderson Rick Willis Pat Ellwood B.B. Borden Jerry Eubanks Toy Caldwell George McCorkle Paul Riddle Tommy Caldwell Franklin Wilkie Stuart Swanlund Rusty Milner Tim Lawter Ronnie Godfrey Bobby Ogdin Bob Wray James Stroud Tom Robb Ace Allen Don Cameron Frank Toler Mark Pettey Ronald Radford Paul Thompson Garry Guzzardo David Muse Chris Hicks Clay Cook Tony Heatherly
Studio albums	The Marshall Tucker Band (1973) A New Life (1974) Where We All Belong (1974) Searchin' for a Rainbow (1975) Long Hard Ride (1976) Carolina Dreams (1977) Together Forever (1978) Running Like the Wind (1979) Tenth (1980) Dedicated (1981) Tuckerized (1982) Just Us (1983) Greetings from South Carolina (1983) Still Holdin' On (1988) Southern Spirit (1990) Still Smokin' (1992) Walk Outside the Lines (1993) Face Down in the Blues (1998) Gospel (1999) Stompin' Room Only (2003) Beyond the Horizon (2004) Carolina Christmas (2005) The Next Adventure (2007)
Live albums	Live on Long Island (2006)
Singles	"Can't You See" (1973) "Fire on the Mountain" (1975) "Heard It in a Love Song" (1977)

show v t Mark Chesnutt
Studio albums	Too Cold at Home Longnecks & Short Stories Almost Goodbye What a Way to Live Wings Thank God for Believers I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt Savin' the Honky Tonk Heard It in a Love Song Rollin' with the Flow Outlaw Tradition Lives
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Too Cold at Home" "Brother Jukebox" "Blame It on Texas" "Your Love Is a Miracle" "Broken Promise Land" "Old Flames Have New Names" "I'll Think of Something" "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" "Ol' Country" "It Sure Is Monday" "Almost Goodbye" "I Just Wanted You to Know" "Woman, Sensuous Woman" "She Dreams" "Goin' Through the Big D" "Gonna Get a Life" "Down in Tennessee" "Trouble" "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" "It's a Little Too Late" "Let It Rain" "Thank God for Believers" "It's Not Over" "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "This Heartache Never Sleeps" "Fallin' Never Felt So Good" "Lost in the Feeling" "She Was" "Heard It in a Love Song" "Rollin' with the Flow" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"
Guest singles	"A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side"
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