"Love Remembers" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Craig Morgan. It was released in May 2008 as the first single from his fifth studio album, That's Why

That's Why

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, his first release for the BNA Records

BNA Records

BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster...

 label, as well as his eleventh top 40 hit on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country charts. Morgan wrote the song with his producer, Phil O'Donnell.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator addresses a former lover, telling her that although she may not remember the details of their former relationship, that "love remembers" those details — such as "the taste of cotton candy lip gloss on the lips of a long kiss / And the plans we made together". In the second verse, he tells her that she might be driven to drink because of his memory ("You might convince yourself there's shelter in a bottle"). The radio edit omits a piano intro.

Reception

The song received a "thumbs down" review from the country music site The 9513. Reviewer Jim Malec said of the song's production and lyrical content, "it's exceptionally disappointing to hear [Morgan] succumb to the temptations of the format", when compared to his "quirky, often twangy" works such as his 2005 single "Redneck Yacht Club

Redneck Yacht Club

"Redneck Yacht Club" is a song sung by country music singer-songwriter Craig Morgan. The second single released from his CD, My Kind of Livin, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart...

". He also referred to this song as "crescendoing and over-sung", comparing it to a Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...

 song. Although he did point out "vibrant, colorful imagery" in the lyrics, he added "it is a song less concerned with telling a story in sequence than it is with creating an aesthetic." Jessica Philips of Country Standard Time

Country Standard Time

Country Standard Time is a website dedicated to country music and related genres such as Bluegrass and Rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1992 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England but went...

magazine described the song more favorably in her review of the album, saying "[it] melds together several vivid images of a love that is gone. The ending becomes an almost-power ballad, and Morgan really lets it rip."

Chart performance

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Chart (2008)	Peak position