"Hello Love" is a 1974 single by Hank Snow. "Hello Love" was Snow's seventh and final number one on the U.S. country singles chart, and his first number one in twelve years. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.[1]
| "Hello Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Hank Snow | ||||
| from the album Hello Love | ||||
| B-side | "Until the End of Time" | |||
| Released | January 1974 | |||
| Recorded | September 26, 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | RCA Records 47-8072 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aileen Mnich, Betty Jean Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins and Ronny Light | |||
| Hank Snow singles chronology | ||||
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When "Hello Love" peaked in popularity, Snow (at 59 years, 11 months) became the oldest singer to have a No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The record stood for more than 26 years, until Kenny Rogers (at 61 years, 9 months), eclipsed the record with "Buy Me a Rose."
In the media
editFrom 1974 to 1987, the song was the theme to A Prairie Home Companion.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits (Second ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-8230-8291-9.
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