Perfect Love

"Perfect Love" is the title of a song written by Sunny Russ and Stephony Smith, and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in January 1998 as the third and final single from her album, (Songbook) A Collection of Hits. The song reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "infectious, uptempo tune that celebrates the joys of being in love." She goes on to say that Yearwood delivers the song with "her usual passion and vibrancy."^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in January 1998.

Chart positions

"Perfect Love" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 17, 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	27
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	19

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 403.
↑ Billboard, January 17, 1998: Vol. 110 Iss. 3 - p. 66
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3508." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 6, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ "Trisha Yearwood Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Trisha Yearwood.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Nothin' but the Taillights" by Clint Black	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 4-April 11, 1998	Succeeded by "Bye, Bye" by Jo Dee Messina
Preceded by "Little Red Rodeo" by Collin Raye	RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 6, 1998	Succeeded by "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain

Trisha Yearwood singles

Trisha Yearwood	"She's in Love with the Boy" "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" "That's What I Like About You" "The Woman Before Me"

Hearts in Armor	"Wrong Side of Memphis" "Walkaway Joe" (w/ Don Henley) "You Say You Will" "Down on My Knees"

The Song Remembers When	"The Song Remembers When" "Better Your Heart Than Mine"

The Sweetest Gift	"It Wasn't His Child" "Reindeer Boogie"

Thinkin' About You	"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" "Thinkin' About You" "You Can Sleep While I Drive" "I Wanna Go Too Far" "On a Bus to St. Cloud"

Everybody Knows	"Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" "Everybody Knows" "I Need You"

(Songbook) A Collection of Hits	"How Do I Live" "In Another's Eyes" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Perfect Love"

Where Your Road Leads	"There Goes My Baby" "Where Your Road Leads" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Powerful Thing" "I'll Still Love You More"

Real Live Woman	"Real Live Woman" "Where Are You Now"

Inside Out	"I Would've Loved You Anyway" "Inside Out" (w/ Don Henley) "I Don't Paint Myself in Corners"

Jasper County	"Georgia Rain" "Trying to Love You"

Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love	"Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" "This Is Me You're Talking To" "They Call It Falling for a Reason"

PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit	"PrizeFighter" "I Remember You"

Guest singles	"Hope" "Squeeze Me In" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Love Will Always Win" (w/ Garth Brooks) "Another Try" (w/ Josh Turner) "Breaking Apart" (w/ Chris Isaak) "The Call" (w/ Garth Brooks)

Other singles	"I Fall to Pieces" (w/ Aaron Neville) "Wild as the Wind" (w/ Garth Brooks) "You're Where I Belong" "Santa on the Rooftop" (w/ Rosie O'Donnell)