Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love
| "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" | ||||
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| Single by B. J. Thomas | ||||
| from the album New Looks | ||||
| B-side | "I Just Sing" | |||
| Released | May 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Lewis Anderson | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Drake | |||
| B. J. Thomas singles chronology | ||||
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"Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" is a 1983 single written by Lewis Anderson and recorded by B.J. Thomas. It was his biggest hit in over five years. "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" was the second of three number ones on the country chart. It was his first number one since, "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" eight years before. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1] The song was Thomas' final entry on the pop chart, reaching #93.
The song was a top 20 pop hit in the UK for Daniel O'Donnell in the 1990s.
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 93 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 13 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 343.
| Preceded by "José Cuervo" by Shelly West |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 14, 1983 |
Succeeded by "Common Man" by John Conlee |
| Preceded by "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 7, 1983 |
Succeeded by "Jose Cuervo" by Shelly West |
| Preceded by "Jose Cuervo" by Shelly West |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 21, 1983 |
Succeeded by "Common Man" by John Conlee |
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