"The Man in Love with You" is a song written by

Steve Dorff Stephen Hartley Dorff (born April 21, 1949) is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Career Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon" and " My Heart Wi ...

and Gary Harju, and recorded by American country music artist

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...

. It was released in June 1994 as the fourth and final single from his album '' Easy Come Easy Go''. It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 2 in Canada.

Critical reception

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, of ''

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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "even up against a lush string section and a mean mess of chord changes, ol' George stays as cool as a cucumber."''

'', July 2, 1994

Music video

This is one of the few of Strait's singles that has a music video. It was directed by Bill Young.

Chart positions

"The Man in Love with You" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 25, 1994.

Year-end charts

References

1994 singles 1993 songs George Strait songs Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs written by Steve Dorff MCA Records singles {{1994-country-song-stub