"Love's Gonna Live Here" is a 1963 single by
Buck Owens
Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on ...
, who also wrote the song. The single would be Buck Owens' second number one on the country charts spending sixteen weeks at the top spot and a total of thirty weeks on the chart.
After "Love's Gonna Live Here" finished its 16-week stay at No. 1, no other song would spend more than 10 weeks at No. 1 for 49 years; the closest any song came was years later, with
David Houston's "
Almost Persuaded" spending nine weeks at No. 1 from August to October 1966. On January 12, 2013, "
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fourth studio album, '' Red'' (2012). It was released for digital download and to U.S. pop radio as the lead single from ''Red'' on A ...
" by
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...
would become the first song since "Love's Gonna Live Here" to spend at least 10 weeks at No. 1.
On July 6, 2013, "
Cruise" by
Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single "Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was d ...
surpassed the 16-weeks-at-No.-1 longevity of "Love's Gonna Live Here" on the ''Billboard''
Hot Country Songs chart when that song logged its 17th week at No. 1, something that had not happened in more than 49 years.
Chart performance
Cover versions
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Sten & Stanley on the 1994 album ''
Musik, dans & party 10'' as "Nu leker livet igen".
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Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music.
Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
- On the album ''
Waylon at JD's'' (Sound Limited), released in December 1964
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Wanda Jackson
Wanda LaVonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Since the 1950s, she has recorded and released music in the genres of rock, country and gospel. She was among the first women to have a career in rock and roll, ...
- On the album ''
The Happy Side of Wanda Jackson'' (
Capitol
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Specific capitols include:
* United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
* Numerous ...
), released in 1969
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Emmylou Harris - On the album ''
Last Date'', released in 1982.
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Martina McBride
Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material.
McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and reloc ...
- On the album ''
Timeless'' (
RCA
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), released on October 10, 2005
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The Derailers
The Derailers are an American country music band based in Austin, Texas. They were founded by Portland, Oregon, natives Tony Villanueva and Brian Hofeldt in 1994.
History
The Derailers' first LP, ''Live Tracks'', was issued in 1995. It was the f ...
- On the album ''
Under the Influence of Buck'' (
Palo Duro Records), released on July 31, 2007
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Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerabl ...
- On the album ''
Dwight Sings Buck
''Dwight Sings Buck'' is country music artist Dwight Yoakam's 17th studio album, and a tribute album to Buck Owens. The album was released on October 23, 2007 (Yoakam's 51st birthday), by New West Records.
Background
Buck Owens and the Bakersfie ...
'' (
New West
New West Records is a record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia. It had offices in Burbank, California, and Beverly Hills, California. The label was established in 1998 by Cameron Strang "for artists who perform real musi ...
), released on October 23, 2007
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* ]Tanya Tucker
Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...
– On the album '' My Turn'', released on June 30, 2009
References
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Buck Owens songs
1963 singles
Songs written by Buck Owens
Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer)
Capitol Records singles
Sten & Stanley songs
1963 songs