Love or Something Like It (song)

"Love or Something Like It"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album Love or Something Like It
Released May 29, 1978
Genre Country
Length 2:51
Label United Artists
Writer(s) Kenny Rogers
Steve Glassmeyer
Producer(s) Larry Butler
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"Sweet Music Man"
(1977)
"Love or Something Like It"
(1978)
"The Gambler"
(1978)

"Love or Something Like It" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in May 1978 as the first single and title track from the album Love or Something Like It. The song was written by Rogers and Steven Glassmeyer (a member of Rogers's backing band) and would be Kenny Rogers' third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1978) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 32
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 36
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 3

Cover versions

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 298.
Preceded by
"Only One Love in My Life"
by Ronnie Milsap
Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

August 5, 1978
Succeeded by
"You Don't Love Me Anymore"
by Eddie Rabbitt
Preceded by
"Homefolks"
by Bob Murphy & Big Buffalo
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

August 19, 1978
Succeeded by
"Only One Love in My Life"
by Ronnie Milsap