I Never Knew Love
| "I Never Knew Love" | ||||
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| Single by Doug Stone | ||||
| from the album More Love | ||||
| B-side | "This Empty House"[2] | |||
| Released | October 19, 1993[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Epic 77228 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Boone, Will Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | James Stroud, Doug Stone | |||
| Doug Stone singles chronology | ||||
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"I Never Knew Love" is a song written by Larry Boone and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in October 1993 as the lead-off single from his fourth album More Love. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 3 on the Canadian RPM Tracks chart. The song was also Stone's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 81.[2]
Content
[edit]In this song, the narrator tells his lover about revelations in his life like that he didn't know the power of a song until his mother died, didn't know what innocence was until he saw a newborn baby, and didn't know what love was until he met her.
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1993-1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 81 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 64 |
References
[edit]- ^ AOL Music profile for "I Never Knew Love"
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2366." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 24, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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