"Let's Make Love" is a song written by

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and Bill Luther, and recorded by American

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artist

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and her husband

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as a duet. It was released in 2000 as the third single from Hill's album, '' Breathe'', and is also featured on McGraw's first greatest hits album. The song reached number 6 on Hot Country Songs. An accompanying video was released in black and white, and featured McGraw and Hill in and around

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. The song won them a

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for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 2001. Its b-side, "There Will Come a Day", later charted at number 35 on Hot Country Songs in 2001, based on unsolicited airplay.

Cover

Australian born Irish singer Johnny Logan covered the song as a duet with Natasja Crone. It was released as single and included on his 2001 album, '' Reach for Me''. The Italian singer

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covered this song twice for his album '' Forever Begins Tonight'': in English and in a bilingual Spanglish version.

Chart positions

"Let's Make Love" debuted at number 65 on Hot Country Songs dated for November 20, 1999 based on unsolicited airplay. As an album cut, it reached as high as number 52 and spent 20 weeks on the charts before falling off. Upon its release as a single, it re-entered on the May 20, 2000 chart at number 60.

Year-end charts

Parodies

*American country music parody artist

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released a parody of "Let's Make Love" titled "Let's Shoot Dove" on his 2002 album ''

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''.

References

2000 singles 1999 songs Faith Hill songs Tim McGraw songs Songs written by Aimee Mayo Male–female vocal duets Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Songs written by Marv Green Songs written by Chris Lindsey Warner Records Nashville singles Black-and-white music videos {{2000s-country-song-stub