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"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.

"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[1] Southern rock[2] pop rock[3]
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
"Long Hard Ride" (1976) "Heard It in a Love Song" (1977) "Can't You See" (1977)

Reception

Cash Box praised the "pure-toned vocals" and "excellent work on the flute and guitars."[4]

Chart history

This was the highest-charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 11, 1977.[5] 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.

Personnel

• 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

Cover versions

• Mark Chesnutt, on his 2006 album of the same name[11]
• Country band Crossfire, on their album, Bullistik.

References

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