Love's Got a Hold on You
| "Love's Got a Hold on You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
| from the album Don't Rock The Jukebox | ||||
| B-side | "That's All I Need to Know" | |||
| Released | July 13, 1992 | |||
| Format |
Promo-only CD single 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1991[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Arista 12447 | |||
| Writer(s) |
Carson Chamberlain Keith Stegall | |||
| Producer(s) |
Scott Hendricks Keith Stegall | |||
| Alan Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"Love's Got a Hold on You" is a song written by Carson Chamberlain, Jackson's road manager, and Keith Stegall, his producer, and performed by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in July 1992 as the final single from Jackson's second album, Don't Rock the Jukebox It was also the only song that Jackson did not co-write on the album. It peaked at number 1 on both the U.S. Billboard country music chart, and on the Canadian RPM country music chart.
Content
The narrator is falling in love and doesn't know why he is acting differently. He asks the doctor and then his friends, they all say that it sounds like he is falling in love.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "love has him in a lassoed condition." She goes on to say that Jackson's "rich vocal romping hooks this catchy twirl." The production was described as "big-sounding" and that it adds "just the right snap."[2] Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song an A grade," saying that "the light jaunty arrangement creates just the right mood for the silly lyrics, while Jackson’s laid-back delivery fits the song like a glove. The result is that Jackson creates an infectious singalong-friendly earworm out of a song that could have been a grating annoyance in the wrong hands."[3]
Peak chart positions
"Love's Got a Hold on You" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 25, 1992.
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 4 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 12 |
| Preceded by "I Still Believe in You" by Vince Gill |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single September 19-September 26, 1992 |
Succeeded by "In This Life" by Collin Raye |
| Preceded by "In This Life" by Collin Raye |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 24, 1992 |
Succeeded by "If I Didn't Have You" by Randy Travis |
References
- ↑ The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Alan Jackson. Arista Records. 1995. 07822 18801.
- ↑ Billboard, August 1, 1992
- ↑ CountryUniverse.net Review by Ben Foster
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1906." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 24, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Alan Jackson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alan Jackson.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
