Love, Me

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“Love, Me”
Single by Collin Raye
from the album All I Can Be
B-side Blue Magic[1]
Released October 1991[1]
Format single
Recorded 1991
Genre Country
Length 3:52
Label Epic
Writer(s) Skip Ewing
Max T. Barnes
Collin Raye singles chronology
"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"
(1991)		 "Love, Me"
(1991)		 "Every Second"
(1992)

"Love, Me" is the title of a single released in 1991 by American country music artist Collin Raye. In January of 1992, the single became Raye's first Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts; the same year, the song received a Song of the Year nomination from the Country Music Association.[2] The single has been cited as a popular choice for funerals.[3][4]

Contents

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"Love, Me" tells of a couple who promise to love each other, even after passing away. The song's narrator tells of being with his grandfather, and reading a note that was written by his grandmother back when both grandparents were younger. Upon showing the note, the grandfather explains that he had intended to meet her at a certain tree, but instead found a note explaining why she was not there: "If you get there before I do, don't give up on me / I'll meet you when my chores are through, I don't know how long I'll be / But I'm not gonna let you down, darling, wait and see / And between now and then, 'til I see you again, I'll be loving you / Love, me." By the second verse, the narrator and his grandfather are at a church, attending the grandmother's funeral; here, the grandfather reads her the note, and is moved to tears.

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The song is also available on Raye's 2007 EP Selected Hits.

[edit] Succession

Preceded by
"My Next Broken Heart"
by Brooks & Dunn		 Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number one single by Collin Raye
January 4-January 18, 1992		 Succeeded by
"Sticks and Stones"
by Tracy Lawrence

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Collin Raye singles. LPDiscography.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
  2. ^ Collin Raye Biography. MusicianGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
  3. ^ Collin Raye Biography. Oldies.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
  4. ^ Huey, Steve. allmusic ((( Collin Raye > Biography))). All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.

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