"Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" is a song recorded by American country music artist
B. J. Thomas
Billy Joe Thomas (August 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021) was an American singer widely known for his pop, country and Christian hits of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Popular songs by Thomas include "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' ...
. It was released in May 1983 as the first single from the album ''New Looks''. The song was written by Lewis Anderson.
The song was his biggest hit in over five years. "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" was the second of three number ones on the country chart. It was his first number one since "
" eight years before. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.
The song was Thomas' final entry on the
pop chart
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, reaching number 93.
The song was a
Top 20
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pop hit in the UK for
Daniel O'Donnell
Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell, MBE (born 12 December 1961) is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. After rising to public attention in 1983, he has since become a household name in Ireland and Britain; he has also had cons ...
in the 1990s.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1983 singles
B. J. Thomas songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Lewis Anderson
1983 songs
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