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I Love the Way You Love Me

I Love the Way You Love Me

1993 single by John Michael Montgomery

"I Love the Way You Love Me" is a song recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery from his debut album, Life's a Dance (1992). It was written by Victoria Shaw and Chuck Cannon, and released in March 1993 as the album's second single. The song reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It became Montgomery's first number-one single and was named Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.[1]

Quick Facts Single by John Michael Montgomery, from the album Life's a Dance ...

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1993.

Charts

More information Chart (1993), Peak position ...

Boyzone version

Quick Facts Single by Boyzone, from the album Where We Belong ...

"I Love the Way You Love Me" was covered by the Irish boyband Boyzone. It was released on November 23, 1998, as the fifth single from their third album, Where We Belong (1998). The song has received a gold certification in the UK, where it charted at number two, and in New Zealand, where it topped the RIANZ Singles Chart for two weeks. "I Love the Way You Love Me" was re-produced by Steve Mac for its single release, with the album version being produced by Rose & Foster.

Track listings

UK CD1[8]

  1. "I Love the Way You Love Me" (Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon)
  2. "Waiting for You" (Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Stephen Gately)
  3. "Let the Message Run Free" (Ronan Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan)

UK CD2[9]

  1. "I Love the Way You Love Me" (Shaw, Cannon)
  2. "Grease Medley" (live from Wembley) (Barry Gibb, Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, John Farrar)
  3. "No Matter What" (live from Wembley) (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman)

UK cassette single[10]

  1. "I Love the Way You Love Me" (Shaw, Cannon)
  2. "Waiting for You" (Harding, Curnow, Gately)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the By Request album booklet.[11]

  • Victoria Shaw – writing
  • Chuck Cannon – writing
  • Paul Gendler – acoustic guitars
  • Frizzy Karlsson – electric guitars
  • Steve Mac – piano, production, mixing
  • Chris Laws – drums, engineering
  • Richard Niles – string arrangement
  • Robin Sellars – mix engineering

Charts

More information Chart (1998–1999), Peak position ...

Certifications

More information Region, Certification ...

References

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    "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
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    "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 21, 1998. p. 23. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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    I Love the Way You Love Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1998. 563 199-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    I Love the Way You Love Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1998. 563 198-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    By Request (UK CD album booklet). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1999. 547 599-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    "Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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