Love Has No Reason
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Unable to approach the success of You Light Up My Life
, Debby Boone
left Top 40 radio behind in 1980 and turned her career toward Country music with the release of her fourth album, Love Has No Reason (No. 17 Country). Boone had already established a presence on Country radio prior to the release of this album having placed seven singles, including You Light Up My Life
(No. 4 Country), on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Boone's first album, You Light Up My Life
, also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Country Albums chart.
Love Has No Reason was produced by Larry Butler who was responsible for much of Kenny Rogers
' music during this era. The album's first single, "Are You On The Road To Lovin' Me Again," rose to No. 1 on the Country singles chart and crossed over to AC radio peaking at No. 31. Two weeks before Road ascended to No. 1, Boone was part of a historic Top 5 on the Billboard Country singles chart. For the week ending April 19, 1980, the Top 5 positions were all held by women:
The album's next two singles did not fare as well. Free To Be Lonely Again peaked at No. 14 Country. (The song's writer, Diane Pfeifer, released the song prior to Boone, but only climbed to No. 85 Country.) The final single, Take It Like A Woman, just missed the Country Top 40 peaking at No. 44. Take It Like A Woman charted at the same time as Colorado Country Morning by her father, Pat Boone
, which reached No. 60.
Bass
Drums
Guitar
Piano
Background Vocals
You Light Up My Life (song)
Many artists have covered "You Light Up My Life" since 1977. The following year, Johnny Mathis recorded and named his album after the song. LeAnn Rimes released her version as a single in 1997, 20 years after Boone's version was released and on the same record label . Her version fared modestly...
, Debby Boone
Debby Boone
Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...
left Top 40 radio behind in 1980 and turned her career toward Country music with the release of her fourth album, Love Has No Reason (No. 17 Country). Boone had already established a presence on Country radio prior to the release of this album having placed seven singles, including You Light Up My Life
You Light Up My Life (song)
Many artists have covered "You Light Up My Life" since 1977. The following year, Johnny Mathis recorded and named his album after the song. LeAnn Rimes released her version as a single in 1997, 20 years after Boone's version was released and on the same record label . Her version fared modestly...
(No. 4 Country), on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Boone's first album, You Light Up My Life
You Light Up My Life (album)
After the song "You Light Up My Life" soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, singer Debby Boone needed to quickly assemble her first solo album. The result was the RIAA-certified platinum album, You Light Up My Life . Joe Brooks produced the album after writing and producing the title track...
, also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Country Albums chart.
Love Has No Reason was produced by Larry Butler who was responsible for much of Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
' music during this era. The album's first single, "Are You On The Road To Lovin' Me Again," rose to No. 1 on the Country singles chart and crossed over to AC radio peaking at No. 31. Two weeks before Road ascended to No. 1, Boone was part of a historic Top 5 on the Billboard Country singles chart. For the week ending April 19, 1980, the Top 5 positions were all held by women:
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) - Dottie WestDottie WestDottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
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) - Debby BooneDebby BooneDeborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...
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(Beneath Still Waters) - Tammy WynetteTammy WynetteVirginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
(Two Story HouseTwo Story House"Two Story House" is a single by American country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Released in February 1980, it was the first single from their album Together Again. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...
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The album's next two singles did not fare as well. Free To Be Lonely Again peaked at No. 14 Country. (The song's writer, Diane Pfeifer, released the song prior to Boone, but only climbed to No. 85 Country.) The final single, Take It Like A Woman, just missed the Country Top 40 peaking at No. 44. Take It Like A Woman charted at the same time as Colorado Country Morning by her father, Pat Boone
Pat Boone
Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
, which reached No. 60.
Track listing
- "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" (Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison)
- "I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again"
- "Just When I Needed a Love Song"
- "Even a Fool Would Let Go"
- "Free to Be Lonely Again" (Diane Pfeifer)
- "I'd Even Let You Go"
- "Love Put a Song in My Heart"
- "When It's Just You and Me"
- "If It's So Easy"
- "Take It Like a Woman"
Personnel
Engineer- Billy Sherrill
Bass
- Tommy CogbillTommy CogbillThomas Clark Cogbill, and known as Tommy Cogbill was an American bassist and record producer.Tommy Cogbill was born in Johnson Grove, Tennessee. He was a highly sought-after session and studio musician who appeared on many now-classic recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, especially those recorded in...
Drums
- Jerry CarriganJerry CarriganJerry Carrigan is an American drummer and record producer born 13 September 1943 in Florence, Alabama. He first achieved widespread recognition by being part of the first wave of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later as a session musician in Nashville, Tennessee for over 3 decades...
Guitar
- Jimmy Capps
- Ray Edington
- Bob MooreBob MooreBob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...
- Billy Sanford
Piano
- David BriggsDavid Briggs (American musician)David Briggs is an American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner....
Background Vocals
- Buzz Cason
- Wendy Suits
- Diane Tidwell
- Dennis Wilson
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |