"Perfect Love" is a song written by Sunny Russ and Stephony Smith, and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in January 1998 as the third and final single from her compilation album (Songbook) A Collection of Hits. The song reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
| "Perfect Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Trisha Yearwood | ||||
| from the album (Songbook) A Collection of Hits | ||||
| B-side | "I Need You" | |||
| Released | January 12, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown, Trisha Yearwood | |||
| Trisha Yearwood singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editDeborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "infectious, uptempo tune that celebrates the joys of being in love." She goes on to say that Yearwood delivers the song with "her usual passion and vibrancy."[2]
Music video
editThe music video for "Perfect Love" was directed by Gerry Wenner, and produced by Sharon Ullman. The video premiered on CMT on January 14, 1998, during CMT's "Delivery Room." The video shows Yearwood shows performing the song in a vintage novelty shop, including scenes of a young couple, an elderly couple, and two kids walking through the shop. The couples and kids are trying on clothes and dancing. Throughout the video, shots of toys, items, and pictures in the shop come to life.
Chart positions
edit"Perfect Love" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 17, 1998.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 27 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 19 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 403.
- ^ Billboard, January 17, 1998: Vol. 110 Iss. 3 - p. 66
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3508." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 6, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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