That's How Strong My Love Is

"That's How Strong My Love Is"
Single by O. V. Wright
B-side"There Goes My Used To Be"
Released1964
RecordedMemphis, Tennessee, United States
GenreSoul
LabelGoldwax
Songwriter(s)Roosevelt Jamison

"That's How Strong My Love Is" is a song written by Roosevelt Jamison and first recorded in 1964 by deep soul singer O. V. Wright.[1]

The song is a soulful love ballad and has been covered many times, most notably in 1965 by Otis Redding, with Redding's cover reaching no.18 on the Billboard R&B chart and no.74 on the US pop chart.[2] Redding's version is regarded as one of his signature songs.[3] The lyrics use natural phenomena such as the sun, the moon, and the ocean to describe the extent of the author's love.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference secondhand was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 368. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
  3. ^ Steven Mirkin, "Otis Redding" in The Rough Guide to Rock, edited by Peter Buckley, 3rd edn., 2003, p.859