Too Much of You

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"Too Much of You"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album Ride, Ride, Ride
B-side"If This is Love"
ReleasedJuly 1967 (1967-07)
Recorded1968
StudioRCA Victor Studio
Genre
Length2:20
LabelChart
Songwriter(s)Gene Hood
Producer(s)Slim Williamson
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)"
(1967)
"Too Much of You"
(1967)
"Promises, Promises"
(1967)

"Too Much of You" is a song written by Gene Hood that was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson. It was released as a single in July 1967 via Chart Records.

Background and release[edit]

"Too Much of You" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in January 1967, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Slim Williamson, Anderson's producer while recording for the Chart label. Five additional tracks were cut at the same recording session, including the single's B-side "If This Is Love."[2]

"Too Much of You" was released as a single in July 1967 via Chart Records.[3] It spent a total of 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 28 in October 1967. It was Anderson's third single to reach into the top 40 of the country songs chart.[4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1967 studio album, Ride, Ride, Ride. This was Anderson's debut studio recording.[2]

Track listings[edit]

7" vinyl single[5]
  • "Too Much of You" – 2:20
  • "If This Is Love" – 2:14

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 28

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ride, Ride, Ride: Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Lynn (March 1967). "Ride, Ride, Ride (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Chart Records.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ^ ""Too Much of You" chart history". Discogs. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Lynn Anderson -- "Too Much of You"". Discogs. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.