"I'd Love You All Over Again is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many o ...

. It was released in January 1991 as the last single from his debut album, ''

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'' and the song was Jackson's first number 1 single on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as well as his second number 1 on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart. This was also Jackson's first single not to have an accompanying music video.

Content

The song is told from the point of view of a husband celebrating his 10th anniversary. He states that if he had the chance to love his wife for the first time again, he would. The song was written for Alan's wife, Denise in a hotel room in

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on a rainy evening.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade," saying that the song "showcases a particular skill that Jackson has as a songwriter. He can include a clever turn of phrase without it sounding forced, or worse, distracting from the overall mood."CountryUniverse.net
Review by Kevin John Coyne

Peak chart positions

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1991 singles 1990 songs Alan Jackson songs Songs written by Alan Jackson Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Arista Nashville singles