"Somebody Loves You" is a song written by
Allen Reynolds
Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
Biography
Ear ...
, and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Crystal Gayle. It was released in December 1975 as the first single and title track from the album ''
Somebody Loves You''.
"Somebody Loves You" was one of two hits produced by
Crystal Gayle in 1976. "Somebody Loves You" was followed by the single, "
I'll Get Over You". Gayle's voice was still growing when this song was produced, but is still a pieces of work that should be remembered by Gayle. This single reached number 8 on the country music chart that year. In 1976, Gayle released an album by the same name that featured "Somebody Loves You" in it.
Content
The song talks about a woman that loves someone who lives far away and she explains how she can't get in contact with him. For example, Gayle sings in one part of the song how she "couldn't reach him by the U.S. Mail". Then she says "guess who loves, somebody loves you, I do".
Cover versions
The only cover version of note came from
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...
, who recorded this for her album
Dreamin' My Dreams, in 1977.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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1975 singles
1975 songs
Crystal Gayle songs
Songs written by Allen Reynolds
Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds
United Artists Records singles
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