Loving You (Chris Rea song)

"Loving You"
Single by Chris Rea
from the album Chris Rea
B-side"Let Me Be the One"
Released5 February 1982[1]
Length3:47
LabelMagnet
Songwriter(s)Chris Rea
Producer(s)Jon Kelly, Chris Rea
Chris Rea singles chronology
"Dancing Girls"
(1980)
"Loving You"
(1982)
"Every Beat of My Heart"
(1982)
Music video
"Loving You (1982)" on YouTube

"Loving You" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1982 as the lead single from his fourth studio album Chris Rea. It was written by Rea and produced by Jon Kelly and Rea.[2] "Loving You" reached No. 65 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for three weeks.[3] It also peaked at No. 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

"Loving You" features an eighteen-piece string section. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Dave Mallett.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lee, Phil (25 February 1982). "New release for Rea". The Mansfield & Sutton Recorder.
  2. ^ Thom Jurek. "Chris Rea - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. ^ "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  4. ^ "Chris Rea". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-09.