"Big Love" is a song written by
Jeff Stevens and Michael Clark, and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Tracy Byrd
Tracy Lynn Byrd (born December 17, 1966) is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992, Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his 1993 single " Holdin' Heaven", which reached Number One on ' ...
. It was released in September 1996 as the lead-off single and title track from his album of the
same name. It peaked at number 3 in the United States, and number 5 in Canada. The song was previously recorded in 1994 by
Chris LeDoux from his album ''
Haywire'', and released as the
b-side to his single "Dallas Days and Fort Worth Nights."
Critical reception
Larry Flick, of ''
Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorable by saying that "the groove-oriented introduction of this song kicks off its big-sounding production, and Byrd's voice delivers the lyric with buoyant enthusiasm. He also stated that the song shows that Byrd is delivering radio-ready material that will fare well on the radio.
['' Billboard'', September 14, 1996]
Music video
The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and was filmed in
Denver, Colorado
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,
Winter Park, Colorado
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It is ho ...
and just east of Winter Park on west
Rollins Pass
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.
Chart positions
Year-end charts
References
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1996 singles
1996 songs
Tracy Byrd songs
Chris LeDoux songs
Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Songs written by Michael Clark (songwriter)
Songs written by Jeff Stevens (singer)
MCA Nashville Records singles