"Love Me Like You Used To" is a song written by Paul Davis and

Bobby Emmons Bobby Gene Emmons (February 19, 1943 – February 23, 2015) was an American keyboard player and songwriter. He was an active session musician in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the keyboardist of The Memphis Boys, playing keyboards on tracks by E ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

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for his 1985 studio album ''

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''. The song was later recorded by American country music artist

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in 1987. The song was released in July of that year as the first single and title track from Tucker's album ''

Love Me Like You Used To ''Love Me Like You Used To'' is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, released in 1987. Continuing the success of her preceding comeback album '' Girls Like Me'', the album produced three Billboard Top Ten Co ...

''. The song reached number two on the ''

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chart.

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