"Desperado Love" is a song written by Michael Garvin and

Sammy Johns Sammy Reginald Johns (February 7, 1946 – January 4, 2013) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his million-selling 1975 hit single, "Chevy Van (song), Chevy Van". Career Johns was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Johns ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist Conway Twitty. It was released in June 1986 as the first single from his album '' Fallin' for You for Years''. The song was Twitty's 35th and final solo number one country hit on the Billboard chart and 51st overall (he also reached number 1 five more times on Billboard in duets with Loretta Lynn during the 1970s, giving him an overall total of 40 Billboard number ones) The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart. When factoring in the other music publications "Desperado Love" was Conway's 51st number 1 hit. He would have four more number 1 singles through 1990; even though 1986's "Desperado Love" would be his last chart topper on Billboard. Vince Gill sings the harmony vocal on this song, according to the jacket of the 1986 "Falling for You for Years" album.

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1986 singles 1986 songs Conway Twitty songs Warner Records singles Songs written by Michael Garvin Songs written by Sammy Johns {{1986-country-song-stub