"Let Me Love You Tonight" is a 1980 song by the American
pop
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Albums
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and
country rock
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band
Pure Prairie League. The lead vocalist for the band at the time was
Vince Gill, who would later become a successful
country music singer in his own right. Noted
saxophonist David Sanborn can also be heard on the track.
Charts
Taken as the first single from their 1980 album, ''
Firin' Up
''Firin' Up'' is the eighth studio album by American country rock band Pure Prairie League, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music) on their new label Casablanca. "Let Me Love You Tonight" is the band's biggest pop hit, peaking at number 10 on the ...
'', "Let Me Love You Tonight" became the band's first (and, to date, only) song to enter the top 10 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 10 during the summer of 1980, and remained in the
Top 40 for 11 weeks. The song also spent three weeks at number one on the ''
Billboard
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adult contemporary chart.
[Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications)]
Chart history
See also
*
List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.)
References
External links
Single release information at discogs.com
1980 singles
Pure Prairie League songs
Casablanca Records singles
Pop ballads
1980 songs
1980s ballads
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