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The Power of Love (Charley Pride song)

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"The Power of Love"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album Power of Love
B-side"Ellie"
ReleasedMay 1984
GenreCountry
Length3:33
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Don Cook
Gary Nicholson
Producer(s)Norro Wilson
Charley Pride singles chronology
"Ev'ry Heart Should Have One"
(1983)
"The Power of Love"
(1984)
"Missin' Mississippi"
(1984)

"The Power of Love" is a song written by Gary Nicholson and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from his album Power of Love. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1]

Chart performance

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 11

Lee Roy Parnell version

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"The Power of Love"
Single by Lee Roy Parnell
from the album On the Road
B-side"Straight and Narrow"
ReleasedOctober 1, 1994
GenreCountry
Length3:39
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Don Cook
Gary Nicholson
Producer(s)Scott Hendricks
Lee Roy Parnell singles chronology
"Take These Chains from My Heart"
(1994)
"The Power of Love"
(1994)
"A Little Bit of You"
(1995)

"The Power of Love" was covered by American country music artist Lee Roy Parnell and released as the fourth single from his album, On the Road, in October 1994. Parnell's version peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 64
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 51

References

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  1. ^ "Charley Pride singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "Charley Pride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Lee Roy Parnell singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2653." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 14, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Lee Roy Parnell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.