Heard It in a Love Song

"Heard It in a Love Song"
"Heard It in a Love Song"
Single by The Marshall Tucker Band
from the album Carolina Dreams
B-side	"Life in a Song"
Released	March 1977
Genre	Country rock; Southern rock; pop rock;
Length	4:55 (album version); 3:29 (single edit)
Label	Capricorn
Songwriter(s)	Toy Caldwell
Producer(s)	Paul Hornsby
The Marshall Tucker Band singles chronology

"Heard It in a Love Song" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, from their 1977 album Carolina Dreams; it was written by Toy Caldwell.

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Cash Box praised the "pure-toned vocals" and "excellent work on the flute and guitars."^[4] Record World said it combines "a flavorful mix of rock and country stylings."^[5]

This was the highest-charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 11, 1977.^[6] It also reached number 51 on the Country chart and number 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Heard It in a Love Song" was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number 5 on the Pop chart. It also charted higher on their other corresponding national charts.

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Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	5
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[8]	31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[6]	14
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening^[9]	25
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[10]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Rank
Canada^[11]	69
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[12]	57
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[13]	37

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Doug Gray-lead vocals
Toy Caldwell-lead & acoustic guitars
Tommy Caldwell-bass guitar, background vocals
George McCorkle-rhythm guitar
Paul Riddle-drums
Jerry Eubanks-flute, background vocals

Guest musicians

Paul Hornsby-piano, Hammond organ

Mark Chesnutt, on his 2006 album of the same name^[14]
Country band Crossfire, on their album, Bullistik.

[1]
"Lake Of The Ozarks Summer 2019 Concert Guide". LakeExpo. May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
[2]
Papadatos, Markos (May 7, 2017). "Review: Eric Church tips hat to Marshall Tucker Band with classic song". Digital Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
[3]
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Carolina Dreams - The Marshall Tucker Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
[4]
"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 12, 1977. p. 34. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
[5]
"Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. March 12, 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
[6]
"Billboard Hot 100 chart for June 18, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
[7]
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 5238a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
[8]
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 23, 1977. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
[9]
"Heard It in a Love Song (song by Marshall Tucker Band)". Music VF.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
[10]
Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 18, 1977
[11]
Canada, Library and Archives (April 22, 2019). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
[12]
"Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
[13]
"Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1977". April 22, 2019.
[14]
Deming, Mark. "Mark Chesnutt - Heard It in a Love Song". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

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[1] [1]
"Lake Of The Ozarks Summer 2019 Concert Guide". LakeExpo. May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[2] [2]
Papadatos, Markos (May 7, 2017). "Review: Eric Church tips hat to Marshall Tucker Band with classic song". Digital Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[3] [3]
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Carolina Dreams - The Marshall Tucker Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[cb-4] [4]
"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 12, 1977. p. 34. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

[rw-5] [5]
"Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. March 12, 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[Billboard-6] [6]
"Billboard Hot 100 chart for June 18, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-7] [7]
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 5238a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[8] [8]
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 23, 1977. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[9] [9]
"Heard It in a Love Song (song by Marshall Tucker Band)". Music VF.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[10] [10]
Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 18, 1977

[11] [11]
Canada, Library and Archives (April 22, 2019). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.

[12] [12]
"Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.

[13] [13]
"Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1977". April 22, 2019.

[14] [14]
Deming, Mark. "Mark Chesnutt - Heard It in a Love Song". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

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