''I'll Love You More'' is a studio album by American

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artist

Jeannie Seely Marilyn Jeanne Seely (born July 6, 1940) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She also has several acting credits and published a book. Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning hit "Don't Touch Me" (1966) ...

. Her third studio record, it was released on January 15, 1968, by

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and was produced by

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. The album included two singles, one of which became a hit. That song, "

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" was a top ten hit in early 1968, leading to the release of the album.

Background and content

''I'll Love You More'' was recorded in several sessions beginning in September 1967 and ending in September 1968. All sessions were held at the Fred Foster Recording Studio in

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and were produced by Foster himself. The album contained 11 tracks previously unrecorded by Seely. ''I'll Love You More'' included cover versions of songs recorded by other artists. Such covers included " If My Heart Had Windows", originally recorded by

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. A second cover was "

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", which was originally cut by

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in 1961. The album also contained songs written by Seely's then-husband, songwriter

Hank Cochran Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy ...

. Six of the record's tracks were either written or co-written by Cochran. The ninth track, "You've Changed Everything About Me But My Name", was co-written by Cochran and Seely.

Release and reception

''I'll Love You More'' was officially released on January 15, 1968, by Monument Records in a vinyl record format. Five songs were featured on the record's first side and six appeared on the opposite side. It was later released in a digital format. The record peaked at number 30 on the ''

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chart in April 1968. The release included two singles issued in 1967. The first single, "When It's Over", became a minor hit in 1967 and reached number 39 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The album's second single became a major hit. "

" peaked at number 10 on the country songs chart, becoming Seely's second top ten single. In later years, the album received three out of five stars from

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Track listing

Original edition

Digital edition

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the

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of ''I'll Love You More''. * Fred Foster – producer * Bill Forshee – cover * Ken Kim – photography *

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– technician * Jeannie Seely – lead vocals * Tommy Strong – engineering

Chart performance

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1968 albums Monument Records albums Jeannie Seely albums Albums produced by Fred Foster