Heard It in a Love Song

"Heard It in a Love Song" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, written by Toy Caldwell off their 1977 album Carolina Dreams. It features the distinctive flute-playing of Jerry Eubanks.

"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)

It was the highest charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 11, 1977.[4] 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 five on the Pop chart. It also charted higher on their other corresponding national charts.

The song was also recorded by Mark Chesnutt on his 2006 album of the same name[5] and by country band Crossfire on its album, Bullistik.

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank Canada[7] 69 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 57 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] 37

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

References

1. "Lake Of The Ozarks Summer 2019 Concert Guide". LakeExpo. May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
2. Papadatos, Markos (May 7, 2017). "Review: Eric Church tips hat to Marshall Tucker Band with classic song". Digital Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Carolina Dreams - The Marshall Tucker Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
4. "Billboard Hot 100 chart for June 18, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
5. "Mark Chesnutt - Heard It in a Love Song". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
6. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 18, 1977
7. Canada, Library and Archives (April 22, 2019). "Image : RPM Weekly".
8. "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
9. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1977". April 22, 2019.