I Keep On Loving You
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"I Keep On Loving You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music
singer Reba McEntire
. Written by Ronnie Dunn
and Terry McBride
, it is the third single
from McEntire's studio album Keep On Loving You
. The song was released to radio in February 2010 as her eighty-fourth chart single.
of Brooks & Dunn
, along with his frequent co-writing partner, former McBride & the Ride
lead singer Terry McBride
. In the song, the female narrator expresses patience with her partner after he has made mistakes, telling him that she "keep[s] on loving" him.
McEntire told The Boot that she identified with the song because of her long marriage to her manager, Narvel Blackstock, as well as Dunn's long marriage to his wife, Janine: "We have been through rough times and tough times and arguments, but we made up over and over again." Reba also performed this song on the Faith Hill
special: Home for the Holidays, for people giving their love to tell their adopted kids to show how much they mean to them.
She performed the song at the 2010 ACM Awards.
, and premiered on CMT & GAC in March 2010. Mostly shot in black-and-white minus color shots of Reba singing, the video depicts a young bride and groom's wedding. She also portrays the bride's aunt. The bride's parents are played by Christian LeBlanc
and Tracey E. Bregman
(Michael
and Lauren Baldwin
from the CBS soap The Young & The Restless
).
thought that the song was an example of "mixed messages" on the album, saying that its theme of "patience and forgiveness for a partner who missteps time after time" was in contradiction to "Consider Me Gone
."
Blake Boldt of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-up, saying that it "becomes something special on the strength of her performance." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also commended McEntire's performance, but thought that the second verse was weakly written and that the song was overproduced.
Hot Country Songs
chart for the week of February 6, 2010. It also debuted number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 8, 2010, and at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of June 12, 2010. It entered the Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 19, 2010 becoming her 58th Top 10 hit on that chart, with a peak of number 7.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
. Written by Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
and Terry McBride
Terry McBride (musician)
Terry McBride is an American country music artist. Between 1989 and 1994, and again from 2000 to 2002, McBride was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist in the band McBride & the Ride, a country music group which recorded six studio albums and charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot...
, it is the third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from McEntire's studio album Keep On Loving You
Keep on Loving You (album)
Keep On Loving You is the twenty-fifth studio album and twenty-fourth solo album by American country artist, Reba McEntire. The album was released August 18, 2009 on Starstruck/Valory and on Humphead Records in the UK, and was produced by Tony Brown, Mark Bright, and McEntire.Keep On Loving You is...
. The song was released to radio in February 2010 as her eighty-fourth chart single.
History
"I Keep On Loving You" was written by Ronnie DunnRonnie Dunn
Ronnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
of Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
, along with his frequent co-writing partner, former McBride & the Ride
McBride & the Ride
McBride & the Ride was an American country music band initially composed of Terry McBride , Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas . The group was founded in 1989 through the assistance of record producer Tony Brown...
lead singer Terry McBride
Terry McBride (musician)
Terry McBride is an American country music artist. Between 1989 and 1994, and again from 2000 to 2002, McBride was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist in the band McBride & the Ride, a country music group which recorded six studio albums and charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot...
. In the song, the female narrator expresses patience with her partner after he has made mistakes, telling him that she "keep[s] on loving" him.
McEntire told The Boot that she identified with the song because of her long marriage to her manager, Narvel Blackstock, as well as Dunn's long marriage to his wife, Janine: "We have been through rough times and tough times and arguments, but we made up over and over again." Reba also performed this song on the Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
special: Home for the Holidays, for people giving their love to tell their adopted kids to show how much they mean to them.
She performed the song at the 2010 ACM Awards.
Music videos
The music video was directed by Michael SalomonMichael Salomon
Michael Salomon is a music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos...
, and premiered on CMT & GAC in March 2010. Mostly shot in black-and-white minus color shots of Reba singing, the video depicts a young bride and groom's wedding. She also portrays the bride's aunt. The bride's parents are played by Christian LeBlanc
Christian LeBlanc
Christian Jules LeBlanc is an American actor.LeBlanc currently plays Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless. He first played the role from 1991 to 1993, and then resumed the role in 1997. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the role six times, and won for Outstanding Lead Actor...
and Tracey E. Bregman
Tracey E. Bregman
Tracey E. Bregman is an German-American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful and for her role as Sarah Smythe on The Young and the Restless .-Personal life:She was born...
(Michael
Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin is a fictional character on the CBS television soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Christian LeBlanc originally from late December 1991 until June 1993 and then he returned on April 25, 1997. The character has also crossed over briefly to As the World Turns on April...
and Lauren Baldwin
Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
Lauren Baldwin is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless and its "sister soap" The Bold and the Beautiful. She is portrayed by American actress Tracey E. Bregman...
from the CBS soap The Young & The Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
).
Critical reception
The song has been met with generally favorable reviews. Mikael Wood and Randy Lewis of the Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
thought that the song was an example of "mixed messages" on the album, saying that its theme of "patience and forgiveness for a partner who missteps time after time" was in contradiction to "Consider Me Gone
Consider Me Gone
"Consider Me Gone" is the title of a song written by Steve Diamond and Marv Green. It was recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire as her second release for the Valory label, a sister label of Big Machine Records. It is also the second single from her twenty-sixth studio album Keep...
."
Blake Boldt of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-up, saying that it "becomes something special on the strength of her performance." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also commended McEntire's performance, but thought that the second verse was weakly written and that the song was overproduced.
Chart performance
"I Keep On Loving You" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart for the week of February 6, 2010. It also debuted number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 8, 2010, and at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of June 12, 2010. It entered the Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 19, 2010 becoming her 58th Top 10 hit on that chart, with a peak of number 7.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 97 |