''Love Me Again'' is a 1978

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by Rita Coolidge and was released on the A&M Records label. "You" was released as the first single. It was previously recorded by Australian recording artist

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. Coolidge's version, in contrast to Hines', is more mellow in tone and it became a Top 40 hit in both the United States and Canada during the summer of 1978. Despite the song having previously hit in Australia, Coolidge's version did not chart there. The title track "Love Me Again" was released as a single and then covered and appeared as a single for

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in 1980.

Track listing

Side one

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, George Daly) – 4:01 # " Sweet Inspiration" ( Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) – 2:59 # "Love Me Again" ( David Lasley, Allee Willis) – 3:38 # "It Just Keeps You Dancing" ( Booker T. Jones,

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) – 3:04

Side two

# " Bye Bye, Love" ( Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:58 # "The Jealous Kind" ( Robert Charles Guidry) – 4:19 # "Hello Love, Goodbye" ( Johnny Rodriguez) – 3:45 # " You're So Fine" ( Lance Finnie, William Schofield) – 3:02 # " Songbird" ( Christine McVie) – 2:57

Personnel

*Rita Coolidge - vocals *

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- lead guitar, acoustic guitar *Jerry McGee - electric guitar * Stephen Bruton - acoustic guitar *Dennis Belfield - bass * Booker T. Jones - electric piano, organ, string arrangements * Michael Utley - electric piano, synthesizer *

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, Sammy Creason - drums *Steve Forman - percussion *Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Jim Haas, Cory Wells, Larry Lee - backing vocals *Jules Chaikin - conductor ;Technical *Jim Isaacson, Kent Nebergall - engineer * Annie Leibovitz - photography

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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