"Love Story" is the third single by British rock group Jethro Tull. It was released in late November 1968.[4] It reached No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1969, spending eight weeks on that chart.[5]
| "Love Story" | ||||
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| Single by Jethro Tull | ||||
| B-side | "Christmas Song" | |||
| Released | 29 November 1968[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | 30 October 1968[3] | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London, UK[3] | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Island WIP 6048[4] Fontana Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Anderson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis | |||
| Jethro Tull singles chronology | ||||
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The original UK single was released on 29 November 1968 with the B-side "Christmas Song".[2] In the U.S., "Love Story" was released on 12 February 1969,[6] with "A Song for Jeffrey" on the B-side.[4] Record World said that the band "[lays] down a hard beat."[7] "Love Story" and "Christmas Song" did not appear on an album until the 1972 compilation Living in the Past, but "A Song for Jeffrey" did appear on the band's first album, This Was (1968).
Personnel
edit- Jethro Tull
- Ian Anderson – flute, mandolin, lead vocals
- Mick Abrahams – wah-wah guitar
- Glenn Cornick – bass guitar
- Clive Bunker – drums
- Additional personnel
- Terry Ellis - producer
See also
edit- Jethro Tull: This Was (1968)
References
edit- ^ "Love Story". 45cat.com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Jethro Tull-Love Story". Discogs. 29 November 1968. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b "This Was (50th Anniversary Book Edition)". leespeaksoutaboutmusic. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 504–506. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 162. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Jethro Tull-Love StoryUS". Discogs. 12 February 1969. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Record World. March 1, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-05-09.