"Love's Got a Hold on You" is a song written by Carson Chamberlain and Keith Stegall and performed by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in July 1992 as the final single from Jackson's second album, Don't Rock the Jukebox. It was also the only song that Jackson did not co-write on the album. It peaked at number 1 on both the U.S. Billboard country music chart, and on the Canadian RPM country music chart.
| "Love's Got a Hold on You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
| from the album Don't Rock The Jukebox | ||||
| B-side | "That's All I Need to Know" | |||
| Released | July 13, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1991[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Arista 12447 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carson Chamberlain Keith Stegall | |||
| Producer(s) | Scott Hendricks Keith Stegall | |||
| Alan Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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The narrator is falling in love and doesn't know why he is acting differently. He asks the doctor and then his friends, they all say that it sounds like he is falling in love.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "love has him in a lassoed condition." She goes on to say that Jackson's "rich vocal romping hooks this catchy twirl." The production was described as "big-sounding" and that it adds "just the right snap."[2] Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song an A grade," saying that "the light jaunty arrangement creates just the right mood for the silly lyrics, while Jackson’s laid-back delivery fits the song like a glove. The result is that Jackson creates an infectious singalong-friendly earworm out of a song that could have been a grating annoyance in the wrong hands."[3]
"Love's Got a Hold on You" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 25, 1992.
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 4 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 12 |
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Alan Jackson singles | |
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| Here in the Real World | |
| Don't Rock the Jukebox | |
| A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) | |
| Who I Am | |
| The Greatest Hits Collection |
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| Everything I Love | |
| High Mileage | |
| Under the Influence |
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| When Somebody Loves You | |
| Drive | |
| Greatest Hits Volume II | |
| What I Do | |
| Like Red on a Rose | |
| Good Time | |
| Freight Train | |
| 34 Number Ones | |
| Thirty Miles West | |
| Other songs |
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| See also |
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