Love on Arrival
| "Love on Arrival" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dan Seals | ||||
| from the album On Arrival | ||||
| B-side | "Those"[1] | |||
| Released | January 1990 | |||
| Recorded | August 1989 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dan Seals | |||
| Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
| Dan Seals singles chronology | ||||
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"Love on Arrival" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Dan Seals. It was released in January 1990 as the lead-off single from his album On Arrival. The song spent three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart that April, making it the longest-running chart-topper of his career.[2]
Content
[edit]A 1950s-style rock 'n' roll tune with a prominent saxophone, the singer and his girlfriend communicate using common abbreviations, such as PDQ, TGIF (although here, it means "Thank God I found" you) and TLC. The other abbreviation is "LOA," which is short for the title lyric ("love on arrival"), which the girlfriend promises to her long-absent beau once he arrives home.
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 56 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 12 |
Cover Versions
[edit]Bluegrass group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver covered the song on their 2011 album, Drive Time.
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Dan Seals > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9039." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 28, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
